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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On Founders and Keepers of Occupy Wall Street
Last week, a power struggle within an Occupy collective emerged into the public realm when one member took sole ownership of the @OccupyWallSt Twitter handle.
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Global Scientists Rebuke F.C.T. Journal For "Censorship" After Rat-Tumor GM Monsanto Study Expelled
83 top scientists say the decision by the editor of Food and Chemical Toxicology to retract a paper that found GM corn and the Monsanto pesticide Roundup damaged the organs of rats was represents conflicts of interest and sets a dangerous precedent.
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Exposed: NATO 3 Trial Reveals Entrapment, Police Misconduct, Faulty Evidence
When police encourage and orchestrate ”terrorist plots,” and then arrest their ”co-conspirators” prior to the act, can you call it law enforcement? We're about to find out with the trial of the NATO 3 in Chicago.
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NSA Targets Apps For Spying
The National Security Administration (NSA) and its British counterpart pull data from popular Android smartphone apps like Angry Birds and Google Maps
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Exposing the Mont Pelerin Society: Koch-Powered Climate Denial At Its Best
An investigation reveals Charles Koch's long-standing affiliation with the Mont Pelerin Society, a global group of industrialists, academics and economists who seek to eliminate all government regulations while devouring the planet's resources.
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Venture Capitalist Compares 'War On 1 Percent' To Nazi Anti-Semitism
Yes, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and author of the novel, "Sex and the Single Zillionaire"—who is worth $8 billion—really said that.
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Ukrainian Journalist: 10 Things The West Needs To Know About The Crisis In Kiev
This article was submitted to Business Insider by Taras Ilkiv, who felt that outsiders needed to comprehend the situation in Kiev.
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E.U. Citizens Initiative Launches Water Rights onto European Agenda
Water and who should provide it – the public or private sector – has become the first issue pushed onto Brussels' policy agenda via a new mechanism, the E.U. Citizens' Initiative, meant to involve ordinary people in decision-making.
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Just Don't Talk About Power: Exposing the Davos Class
A new report by the Transnational Institute makes clear that the widening gulf between rich and poor is closely tied to an economic system that favors corporate rights over human rights.
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Justice Department Withholds FISA Court Orders on NSA's Bulk Collection of Data
The decision to keep some of the records secret, in the thick of Edward Snowden’s revelations, has raised suspicions within the ACLU that the government continues to hide bulk surveillance activities from the U.S. public.
