Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Waking Up From the Forever “War on Terror”: Are We There Yet?
Without a clear and effective upsurge of grassroots opposition, Americans can expect to remain citizens of a war-driven country for the rest of their lives.
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WikiDemocracy: Julian Assange’s WikiLeaks Party Could Win Senate Seat In Australia
Much to the chagrin of the U.S. government, Julian Assange and his WikiLeaks Party are likely to win Senate seats in the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales.
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In Unusual Setback, the EPA Rejects State Dept's Keystone Pipeline Review
Calling the State Department's 2,000 page oil industry-funded review of the Keystone XL pipeline "insufficient," the EPA rejected it.
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The CISPA Assault: Threatening Americans' Internet Privacy and Basic Rights
The Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA) has passed in the House with amendments. It carves a loophole in all known privacy laws and grants legal immunity for companies to share your private information.
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Introducing the Green Shadow Cabinet
The Cabinet will serve as an independent voice in U.S. politics, putting the needs of people and protection of the planet ahead of profits for big corporations.
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Gathering Student Information at Grade Schools Across America
New York parents are furious with the Bill Gates-sponsored corporate school program, inBloom, which compiles private student information for companies that contract with it to create "teaching tools."
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The Rule of Law in Times of Ecological Collapse
The rule of law needs to be applied to the environment.
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The Persecution of Lynne Stewart
The near total collapse of our judicial system, wrecked in the name of national security and “the war on terror,” is encapsulated in the saga of this courageous attorney.
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Obama's Pacific Trade Deal Is No Deal At All
The Trans-Pacific Partnership assaults local economic development, labor and the environment, and creates an international court where corporations can sue governments.
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In Michigan, Anti-Drone Protests Escalate at New Drone Command Center
This afternoon, peaceful, nonviolent activists will converge at the gates of the 110th Fighter Wing of the Air National Guard in Battle Creek, Michigan, to oppose the recent installation of a drone command center there.
