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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Are You Kidding – Chevron’s Lobbyist Now Runs the Congressional Science Committee?
As CEO of Dow Lohnes Government Strategies, a lobbying firm retained by Chevron to influence Congress, Stephen Sayle was paid $500,000 before taking his current gig atop the House Science Committee.
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Outrage In India After Leaked Intelligence Report Calls NGOs "Threat to National Security"
In India last month, a furor erupted over a leaked intelligence bureau report which claimed that NGOs and civil society organizations like Greenpeace posed a threat to national security.
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Opening the Taps: Detroit’s Fight for Public Water Is Also the Nation’s
The solution to Detroit's water crisis isn't privatization – which has a terrible track record in the U.S. and around the world – but a more equitable water policy that looks out for all citizens.
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Anti-Liberal Film Recasts American History As Tea Party Tragedy
Dinesh D’Souza, the conservative political commentator and respected Christian apologist, was in Houston last weekend for the premiere of his new movie, "America: Imagine the World Without Her."
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Web For All: Winning Internet Freedom Is A Central Battle for Real Democracy
The FCC is threatening to kill the Internet's innovative, information-democratizing potential because doing so serves the interests of the biggest corporations whose wealth dominates government.
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Vikings Invade British Museum As Activists Challenge Big Oil’s Propaganda Machine
The key message coming from artist insurgent protests like this one is the way London has made itself a pivotal global player enabling – and greenwashing – the devastating impacts of the fossil fuel industry.
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Is It Racism, Cynicism – Or Both – That Catapulted U.K. Independence Party to Populist Success?
UKIP's newly elected James Carver claims the party is getting support from minority communities, young people and women, people the media said they could never count as supporters.
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Why Is U.S. Military Pushing K-12 Students to Build Drones In Dayton?
Using vast resources to develop a shadow education system throughout the U.S., the military is going after young children to recruit a weapons-friendly generation of scientists and engineers.
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Honored Argentine Judge Now Faces Trial for Crimes Against Humanity Case
Judge German Castelli, who in 2012 ruled against 18 perpetrators accused of torture, murder and enforced disappearances during Argentina's military dictatorship, now stands accused of political negligence.
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Dispatches From Brazil's World Cup: "No One Lives Here Anymore"
At a favela five minutes from Brazil's most famous stadium, every family has been removed by force.
