Their tactics to force construction of data centers even against significant opposition from local communities have become increasingly forceful and hostile.
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An Arkansas Judge Sent A Cancer Patient To "Debtors’ Prison" Over A Few Bounced Checks
The court system in the town of Sherwood is destroying the lives of poor people, a new federal lawsuit alleges.
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Argentine General and 28 Others Sentenced to Life for Crimes Against Humanity
Thousands gathered outside a federal court in Cordoba to hear the historic sentencing for crimes committed at secret Dirty War-era detention centers, marking a landmark step in the struggle for justice in Argentina.
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Police Break Up Zimbabwe "Mega-Demonstration" In Defiance Of Court Order
Friday's "mega-demonstration" marked the first time that Zimbabwe's fractured opposition joined in a single action to confront President Robert Mugabe's government in a decade.
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Fascism Revisited, Part II: The Cosy Relationship with Capitalists Continues
We would not have the rabidly free market, neoliberal – and increasingly fascist-leaning – system we have today if not for capitalists who have invested in small far-right groups from the 1930s onwards.
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Fascism Revisited, Part I: A Cozy Relationship To Capitalism Takes Root
A new brand of fascism and far-right ideology is on the march, with demagogues moving towards power from Austria to the U.S., France to Finland, Greece to Germany.
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The NSA Leak Is Real, Snowden Documents Confirm
A hacking group calling itself the “ShadowBrokers” is auctioning off authentic NSA software, part of a powerful constellation of tools used to covertly infect computers worldwide.
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The Obama Administration’s $1 Billion Giveaway to the Private Prison Industry
Don’t believe everything you read on the Statue of Liberty.
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Surveillance Isn’t Colorblind
Rapidly developing technology exposes communities of color to near-constant surveillance and over-policing.
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Turkey At A Crossroads—From the July Coup to ISIS, A Country In Turmoil
If Erdogan manages to re-establish stability, he will have ensured the rise of a new brand of aggressive radical Islam – one fueled by the edicts of Wahabi dogma that promotes absolute theocratic control.
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UC Davis chancellor resigns after [Occupy] pepper-spray scandal
Following the 2011 Occupy Wall Street incident that went viral, the university spent at least $175,000 on consultants to try to remove “venomous” references on the Internet and improve the chancellor's reputation.
