We have to be smart in how we fight against Trump and the Republican Party this time around. That means picking our battles wisely, and not taking bait that’s dangled in front of our faces.
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Tar Sands Protesters Shut Down Keystone XL in Oklahoma as #FearlessSummer Begins
Eight protesters blocked construction of a pump station for TransCanada’s controversial Keystone XL pipeline on Seminole lands by locking themselves to equipment.
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America's Defining Choice: A Free or An Authoritian Future
Today's whistleblowers are fighting the same scourge that the Founders and every genuine patriot has fought against, only today, the authoritarianism that we're confronting isn't a foreign enemy, but one from within.
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From Philippines to NSA: 111 Years of the U.S. Surveillance State
Over the past century — from America's war in the Philippines in 1902, to the National Security Act of 1947, to the NSA's spying program in 2013 — we can see a disturbing continuum.
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The Last Mystery of the Financial Crisis
It's long been suspected that ratings agencies like Moody's and Standard & Poor's helped trigger the meltdown. A new trove of embarrassing documents shows how they did it.
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5 Demands in Brazil: A Million Marchers Across Country Say "It's Not About 20 Cents"
Last week’s violent police crackdown on the mostly peaceful bus fare protests appears to have opened Pandora’s Box, allowing a wide range of long-repressed grievances to come pouring out.
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Facing Charges of Espionage, Edward Snowden Seeks Asylum in Ecuador
Who is actually bringing injury to America" those who are secretly building a massive surveillance system or those who inform citizens that it's being done?
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Pennsylvanians Demand Moratorium on Fracking as EPA Delays Frack Study By 2 Years
A recent poll showed that almost two-thirds of Pennsylvanians are in favor of a full moratorium on fracking.
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How Women and Mobile Media Are Raising Citizens' Voices In India
CGNET is a voice portal that citizens call to record a news story, and it's helping women especially get the word out about issues in remote parts of India that have long been ignored.
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Terror vs. Surveillance? Keeping Americans Safe in Two Simple Steps
Before I am bullied into accepting intrusive government surveillance that is open to politicized abuse, here are two proposals: stop creating new terrorists, and change U.S. policy toward the Arab and Muslim world.
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Treasury Dept and Comerica's Debit Card Payment System Bilks the Poor
A government initiative aimed at saving money by eliminating paper checks is hurting some recipients of federal benefits while earning the bank that operates the program millions in fees charged to consumers.
