The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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What the Progressive Caucus Said - and Failed to Say - About Edward Snowden and the NSA
Leaders and members of the Progressive Caucus in Congress say things that appeal to their constituencies back home — without throwing down the gauntlet and battling an administration that has made clear its contempt for essential civil liberties.
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NSA Leak Revives Ethical Questions on Private Security Contractors
The Edward Snowden affair exposes the role of using contractors in intelligent work.
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The Judicial Lynching of Bradley Manning
The documents that detail the crimes, torture and killing Manning revealed, because they are classified, have been barred from discussion in court, effectively removing the fundamental issue of war crimes from the trial.
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Stop Watching Us: New Petition Website Demands Congressional Investigation of NSA Surveillance
A coalition of 85 technology companies, organizations and privacy advocates launched a website Tuesday calling for a special congressional committee to investigate the National Security Agency’s secret surveillance program.
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Edward Snowden: The Whistleblower Behind Revelations of NSA Surveillance
The 29-year-old source behind the biggest intelligence leak in the NSA's history explains his motives, his uncertain future and why he never intended on hiding in the shadows. Snowden joins the ranks of Daniel Ellsberg and Bradley Manning.
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Thousands of UC Hospital Workers Strike for Safer Staffing, Pensions
13,000 workers at seven campuses of University of California hospitals began a two-day strike on Tuesday to protect their pensions and enhance patient care.
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Hedges: Rise Up Or Die
We must either defy the corporate state or accept our extinction as a species.
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In AP Scandal, Mainstream Media Gets a Taste of Government Medicine
Corporate media just got nailed with a crackdown on whistleblowing, the kind activists have experienced in heavy doses. Lo and behold, mainstream journalists don't like what they're being told to swallow.
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Tax Haven Exposé Pushes Countries to Launch Investigations
Drawing from a leaked trove of 2.5 million digital files, the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists opened the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts and nearly 130,000 individuals in 170 countries.
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We Are Players in the Game of Revolution
A people's democracy on a global scale is within reach -- if we have the courage to seize it.
