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Progressive Lawyer Tim Canova Could Beat Unpopular DNC Chair In Florida Primary
Debbie Wasserman Schultz is the living, breathing embodiment of everything rotted and corrupt about the Democratic Party – whereas Tim Canova has a history of activism with the Occupy movement and is a steadfast opponent of the Patriot Act.
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U.S. Congress Passes Surveillance Reform In Vindication for Edward Snowden
The bulk collection of Americans’ phone records will end as the Senate passes the USA Freedom Act.
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Protests Continue Across Canada Against Repressive "Patriot Act" Style Bill
One major concern is how the Canadian government categorizes who and what types of actions will be targeted as “terrorism” – with language vague enough to include just about anyone.
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Act Out! Episode 13 - #ShellNo, Frack is Wack, and the Sun sets on the Patriot Act
This week we dive into the toxic sludge of the oil industry.
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NSA Phone Surveillance Revealed By Edward Snowden Ruled Illegal
The U.S. court of appeals has ruled that the bulk collection of telephone metadata is unlawful, in a landmark decision that clears the way for a full legal challenge against the National Security Agency.
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Stepping Out From Shadow of Patriot Act, It's Time To End NSA Data Collection
Maintaining a database of phone records upends a fundamental premise of the Constitution – the government should intrude on Americans’ private lives only if it has probable cause to suspect criminal activity.
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World's Youth See Snowden As a Hero – Making Surveillance Reform Inevitable
According to a worldwide poll, a large and important segment of global society sees Edward Snowden as hero and whistleblower — and its members are the future.
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A Hillary Clinton Coronation Will Pave the Way for a Scott Walker Presidency
Hillary Clinton is obviously not a progressive candidate – and she is the epitome of the Washington establishment that most Republicans are running against, and which most Americans have grown to distrust.
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Lobbyists for Spies Appointed To Oversee Spying
A wave of recent appointments has placed intelligence industry insiders into key Congressional roles overseeing intelligence gathering – just as lawmakers in DC are set to take up a series of sensitive surveillance issues like the Patriot Act.
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Can the Surveillance State Repeal Act Shift the Course on Spying?
Eager to reset the debate and anchor it in long overdue transparency, a bipartisan block of representatives have introduced the proposal to restore civil liberties, privacy and freedom of thought.
