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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5 Unbelievably Creepy Surveillance Tactics
They could be ripped from the plot of a sci-fi movie.
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The Senate Report on CIA Interrogations You May Never See
The Senate intelligence committee is set to vote on the results of its investigation into detention and interrogation at the CIA.
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Seven States to Sue the EPA
New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman and a seven-state coalition of seven states announced it will sue the EPA for violating the Clean Air Act by failing to address methane emissions from the oil and natural gas industry.
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The Fugitive: An Interview with Julian Assange
Julian Assange has been holed up in the Ecuadorian embassy for six months. In a rare interview, The Guardian asks the WikiLeaks founder about reports of illness, paranoia – and if he'll ever come out.
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The Fiscal Cliff vs. the Heartland
Rather than the tactical games being played in Washington, we should be focusing on why median wages continue to drop when income and wealth are ever more concentrated at the top.
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Mining Firms on U.S. Public Lands Pay No Royalties
Companies that extracted oil, gas, natural gas liquids and coal on federal and Indian lands produced $11.4 billion in federal revenue last year - but paid no royalties.
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HSBC's $1.92B Settlement: When Too-Big-to-Fail Becomes Too-Big-to-Indict
State and federal authorities decided against indicting HSBC in a money-laundering case.
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Greetings from Michigan, the Right-to-Rip-Off-Unions State
What should one call these Orwellian “right to work” laws?
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Techtivist Report: "Black Box" Surveillance Gets ITU Backing
Plans to adopt a global standard to make it easier for governments and corporations to intercept all our Internet traffic were “quietly endorsed” at the International Telecommunications Union meeting in Dubai last week.
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What Does the NDAA Really Authorize?
This year's military spending bill passed by the Senate says citizens can't be detained in the U.S. -- but concerns remain about the scope of detention powers.
