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Police State
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Hedges v. Obama: Fighting the Militarized State
This law, if it is not struck down, will essentially replace our civilian judiciary with a military one, meaning people will not have a chance to get a lawyer or see the inside of a courtroom.
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Hundreds Protest Police Shootings in Albuquerque As Anonymous Hacks A.P.D. Page
A protest over deadly police shootings in Albuquerque turned from a peaceful demonstration to “mayhem,” as officers in riot gear clashed with protesters.
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Cop In Riot Gear Violently Blindsides Girl During Arizona Riots
In a shocking move, a police officer in riot gear comes out of nowhere to check a girl into a bench, for no clear reason.
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Which Is More Terrifying: Google or Facebook?
Relentlessly, the two companies are pushing toward a dystopian future in which privacy is null and we wear social networks on our faces.
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Police Killing Inflames San Francisco Community, Revealing Further Divides
"This is a travesty. There is no justification whatsoever for him to be massacred with 14 bullet holes."
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Edward Snowden Calls Obama Plan for NSA Reform A “Turning Point”
Praising the president’s proposal to end NSA bulk data collection, Snowden says it “marks the beginning of a new effort to reclaim our rights from the NSA."
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What Really Happened When FBI Agents Gunned Down Ibragim Todashev?
Contradictory evidence abounds in the fatal 2013 shooting of Todashev, a friend of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
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Egyptian Court Issues Mass Death Sentence to 529 Morsi Supporters
More than 500 supporters of ousted President Mohamed Morsi were sentenced to death in a trial critics say lacked due process.
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Oakland To Pay Out $4.5 Million To Occupy Protester Scott Olsen
Iraq War veteran and Occupy Oakland protester Scott Olsen will receive a $4.5 million settlement from the city of Oakland after being hit and critically injured by a beanbag round to the head in 2011.
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Which U.S. Corporate Interests Backed the Ukraine Putsch
Giant corporations, from Cargill to Chevron, see Ukraine as a potential “gold mine” of profits from agricultural and energy exploitation.
