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.
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Egypt's Military Eyes Return as Unprecedented Millions of Protesters Flood the Streets
Squares across Egypt were overwhelmed by the scale of popular participation and energy on Sunday, as protesters demanded an end to Morsi's reign in what some called the largest political assembly in world history.
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Whistleblowing 2.0: From the Pentagon Papers to Bradley Manning to PRISM
From Edward Snowden’s bombshell revelations about the extent of state snooping, to the ongoing court martial of Private Bradley Manning, 2013 has become the year of the whistleblower.
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WikiLeaks' Baltasar Garzón: The Man Edward Snowden Wants On His Side
Best known as the superjudge who ordered the arrest of General Pinochet, the crusading legal head of WikiLeaks has been approached by the NSA whistleblower to represent him.
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Revealed - "Sock Puppet" Software Allows U.S. Military to Creat Fake Online Identities
The U.S. military is developing software that will let it secretly manipulate social media sites by using fake online personas to influence internet conversations and spread pro-American propaganda.
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NSA Leaks Show Us What New Fascism Looks Like
The power of truth-tellers like Edward Snowden is that they dispel a whole mythology carefully constructed by the corporate cinema, the corporate academy and the corporate media.
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Egypt Braces for Millions to Retake the Streets in Protests on June 30
Massive nationwide protests are planned for Sunday, June 30, as some 18 million Egyptians have signed a petition seeking to oust the Islamist president, Mohammed Morsi, from power.
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At the top of our Lungs: The People’s Filibuster of the Texas Senate
The spoken word, including yelling, is one of the most democratic tools in a citizen’s arsenal.
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Voting Rights Act, Section 4, Struck Down By Supreme Court
The Supreme Court struck down Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act Tuesday, altering the landmark civil rights law that designates federal oversight of voting rights in Southern states.
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The Story Behind the "NATO 3" Domestic Terrorism Arrests
Accused of domestic terrorism during the NATO summit, Brian Church, Brent Betterly and Jared Chase were victims of police entrapment and the use of "Red Squad" tactics by the Chicago police.
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Don’t Plug the Citizen Leak: Let Democracy Flow
Big Media is colluding with U.S. Senators to craft legislation that protects less than 1% of the populace and further ensures Obama’s ability to “plug” citizen leaks.
