The country’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham, has promised a break from the politics of the last 40 years—realizing more broadly that Labour must stand up for the 99% against big business, or the party will become irrelevant.
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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.
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Hacker Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer Attempts to Overturn Conviction
Auernheimer is serving a 41-month prison sentence for identity theft and conspiracy after he obtained thousands of email addresses through AT&T's public servers.
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The NSA is Recording Every Single Phone Call
The surveillance system is capable of recording “100 percent” of calls in at least one foreign country.
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The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago. In 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
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Edward Snowden Looms Over Pulitzer Prizes
Next month, the trustees who oversee America’s most distinguished journalistic award could face their toughest decision in at least four decades.
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Administration Tries Again With Regulations Targeted at For-Profit Colleges
For-profit schools, which target poor students and students of color, are responsible for 46 percent of the nation’s student debt defaults.
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How the NSA Plans to Infect "Millions" of Computers with Malware
The NSA used Facebook as a Trojan horse to infect targets with malware.
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The Feinstein Syndrome: “The Fourth Amendment for Me, But Not for Thee”
If Dianne Feinstein is a whistleblower, then Colonel Sanders is a vegetarian evangelist.
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CIA Called Out for Spying on Senate During Bush-Era Torture Investigation
Senator Dianne Feinstein openly accused the CIA of spying on congressional staffers as they investigated illegal detention and interrogation programs under George W. Bush.
