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Judge Orders FBI to Explain Withholding Records of Occupy Houston Assassination Plot
A federal judge has ordered the FBI to explain why it withheld information requested by a graduate student for his research on a plot to assassinate Occupy Houston protest leaders.
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National Consensus On Inequality Has Deepened Since Occupy
More people are talking about inequality and directly fighting against it.
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Hacker Andrew "Weev" Auernheimer Attempts to Overturn Conviction
Auernheimer is serving a 41-month prison sentence for identity theft and conspiracy after he obtained thousands of email addresses through AT&T's public servers.
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The NSA is Recording Every Single Phone Call
The surveillance system is capable of recording “100 percent” of calls in at least one foreign country.
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U.K. Worker Anger Is Rising Over Unfair Living Wage
The Living Wage remains an informal benchmark, and employers get to decide whether or not to pay it.
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Colorado Supreme Court Overturns Corporate Challenge to GMO Labeling Bill
Right to Know Colorado GMO has announced plans to force GMO labeling.
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Exposed: Kentucky Coal-Ash Dumping Tracked By Hidden Cameras
Environmental groups allege that dumping is illegal and plan to sue a company they say is responsible for continuous discharge.
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The Town That Turned Poverty Into a Prison Sentence
Most states shut down their debtors’ prisons more than 100 years ago. In 2005, Harpersville, Alabama, opened one back up.
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Follow the Money: Why Media Are Playing Google Politics in the Bay Area
"It is all about the money and the advertising revenue – [hence] the lack of serious investigation into how the tech industry is directly responsible for the increase in rent prices and the pushing out of average citizens from the city."
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European Greens Predict Financial Crash When the Carbon Bubble Bursts
Will the "carbon bubble" be the cause of the next shock to our economic and financial system?
