The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
Police State
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Follow the Money: How the NSA Monitors the Financial World
Secret documents reveal that the main NSA financial database Tracfin already had 180 million datasets by 2011.
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Chris Hedges: The Origins of Our Police State
The tyranny of law enforcement in poor communities is a window into our emerging police state. These thuggish tactics are now being used against activists and dissidents.
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Syrian Refugees March and Occupy to Demand Asylum in Switzerland
Syrian refugees impatient with foot-dragging by Swiss authorities to grant them legal status have been braving the autumnal chill in an improvised camp out front of the migration office in Bern.
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Exposed: NSA Shares Raw Intelligence Including Americans' Data with Israel
Details of the intelligence-sharing agreement are laid out in a memorandum of understanding between the NSA and its Israeli counterpart -- the latest top-secret document provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden.
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In Swing Vote on Syria, A Dozen Liberal Senators Are the Decisive Block
Some Democratic senators who’ve cultivated progressive reputations nationwide haven’t hesitated to dive into Obama’s war tank. Will others do the same?
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New Brazil Protests Flare Up in 150 Cities, Meeting Tear Gas and Rubber Bullets
Brazil's Independence Day celebrations turned violent after protesters disrupted a military parade in Rio, and police fired tear gas at the crowd as it shouted anti-government slogans.
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Exposed: NSA and British Spy Agency Cracked Encryption Codes to Violate User Privacy
Edward Snowden's latest leaks reveal how U.S. and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked the online encryption relied on by hundreds of millions of people to protect their personal data.
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Top 10 Unproven Claims for War Against Syria
Here are some key questions which President Obama has yet to answer in the call for congressional approval for war against Syria.
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New Law Exiles Homeless People From South Carolina Capital
The Columbia City Council called an emergency meeting and passed a bill at 3:30am, now known as the “Emergency Homeless Response Plan,” which enables the forcible removal of homeless people from the city center.
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Strongman of Egypt: How General Al-Sisi Took the Revolution's Thunder
To millions of Egyptians, General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is a hero who saved Egypt from the Muslim Brotherhood and is now battling a war on terror. Could he be the country's next president?
