The way the urban commons create a space to solve material problems and enable social movements to forge city-wide networks are antidotes to people being attracted towards the far-right.
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HBO Takes on the Pussy Riot Rebellion
The Russian band's performance was sloppy, reckless, and over in less than a minute. Soon the whole world was listening.
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Edward Snowden: The Truth About U.S. Surveillance Will Emerge
In a live Q&A with Guardian readers from a secret location in Hong Kong, Snowden hinted at more disclosures to come and that their publication could not be prevented by his arrest or – more chillingly – his death.
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Brazilian Protests Continue As Tens of Thousands Flood Nation's Streets
Politicians were hamstrung in their response to an estimated 50,000 people who continued to fill São Paulo's streets on Wednesday as they called for an end to corruption and improved conditions throughout the country.
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NSA Surveillance, the Occupy Movement and Defending Our Constitutional Rights
Our government has gone beyond its obligations to uphold the law and is blatantly violating constitutional freedoms.
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Protests Rock Brazil As Cities Rebel Against Transit Hikes, World Cup Corruption
Protesters have massed across Brazil to demonstrate against the rising costs of both public transport and the 2014 World Cup to be held in the country, following clashes with police over several days.
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Outsourcing Big Brother: How the FBI and CIA Use Private Contractors to Monitor Social Media
Companies like Palantir Technologies Inc, Booz Allen Hamilton and i2 are mining your Facebook and Twitter data to discern whether you're a terrorist, have ties to terrorists — or maybe just have the potential to someday become one.
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Storing Data, Burning Carbon: The Ecology of a National Security State
The indiscriminate and warrantless collection of personal data from millions of people not only violates the U.S. Constitution — the data farms are also an extreme waste of water and electricity.
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With New York Bill, "Annoying" the Police Could Soon Land You In Jail
Bill S.2402, sponsored by New York State Senator Joe Griffo, seeks to make it a felony to annoy a police officer.
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NSA Spying Extends to Contents of U.S. Phone Calls
The National Security Agency disclosed in a secret Capitol Hill briefing that thousands of analysts can listen to domestic phone calls, e-mail and text messages.
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From Greenwald to Assange: Prosecuting Our Watchdogs of Democracy
As the mainstream media has a field day eviscerating Obama’s secret NSA spying program, a separate clandestine debate is beginning to trickle into public discourse: how to prosecute journalists who publish big leaks.
