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Net Neutrality Wins In Brazil’s "Internet Constitution"
The groundbreaking legislation in South America’s biggest country would enshrine Net neutrality and attempt to curb NSA spying.
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The Alternative Candidate: Could Bez of Happy Mondays Be a Hit in British Parliament?
Calling for "new world order," Bez promises to campaign for the redistribution of wealth, banking reform and an end to war – and he is already raising the profile of issues like fracking and genetically modified food.
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UN Climate Panel Casts Dire Picture In New Report
Climate change has already cut into the global food supply and is fueling wars and natural disasters, and governments are unprepared to protect populations.
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Which Is More Terrifying: Google or Facebook?
Relentlessly, the two companies are pushing toward a dystopian future in which privacy is null and we wear social networks on our faces.
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$25 Million Bank of America Settlement Amounts to Wrist-Slap
Two settlements between Bank of America and state and federal regulators over actions during the financial crisis challenge conventional assumptions about Republicans, Democrats and Wall Street.
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First Things First 2014: A Tech Manifesto For Meaningful Work
In this manifesto, Cole Peters urges designers, developers, technologists and communicators to refocus priorities in favor of more lasting, democratic forms of communication.
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Cesar Chavez Comes to Life In Film About California's Heroic Labor Leader
Mexican actor-turned-director Diego Luna has made the heroic labor and civil rights leader Cesar Chavez the subject of a new film.
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Police Killing Inflames San Francisco Community, Revealing Further Divides
"This is a travesty. There is no justification whatsoever for him to be massacred with 14 bullet holes."
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Introducing Loomio: Occupy-Inspired App For Consensus Decision Making
Modeled on the Occupy General Assembly, the consensus-based digital platform is already being used by activists in Ukraine.
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Grad School Is a Debt Machine
America's student debt burden has been on the rise for years—along with America's class of incredibly well-educated retail workers.
