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Spying on activists: New document shows US Army targeted Olympia war protesters
Spying on activists: New document shows US Army targeted Olympia war protesters
Edward Snowden revelations have left many Americans shocked by the massive intelligence dragnet operated by the National Security Agency.
US involvement in Iraq never ended
US involvement in Iraq never ended
After decades of war, Iraq is a divided and shattered country that seems as far away from peace as ever. Neither the Iraq War nor US involvement in it has ever really ended.
Life in the electronic concentration camp: the many ways that you’re being tracked and controlled
Life in the electronic concentration camp: the many ways that you’re being tracked and controlled
[A security camera] doesn’t respond to complaint, threats, or insults. Instead, it just watches you in a forbidding manner. Today, the surveillance state is so deeply enmeshed in our data devices that we don’t even scream back because technology companies have convinced us that we need to be connected to them to be happy.
The bombing of Pearl Harbor: What FDR knew
The bombing of Pearl Harbor: What FDR knew
'At this point in its history, the American Republic has arrived under the theory that the President of the United States possesses limitless authority publicly to misrepresent and secretly to control foreign policy, foreign affairs and the war power.'
Leaked TPP Chapter: 5 Scary Provisions In WikiLeaks’ Trans-Pacific Partnership Release
Leaked TPP Chapter: 5 Scary Provisions In WikiLeaks’ Trans-Pacific Partnership Release
Concerns about the TPP are rising as it lays out a number of provisions that could prove harmful to the citizenry of the countries impacted by the agreement, which make up about 40 percent of the world economy.
8 ways WikiLeaks cables about a tiny country like Iceland expose the dark depths of American Empire
8 ways WikiLeaks cables about a tiny country like Iceland expose the dark depths of American Empire
A Chelsea Manning-leaked cable showed how Iceland asked the U.S. to stop European "bullying," just the first of a deluge of revelations detailing how America throws around its weight.
Food stamp outage highlights problems with privatization of public services
Food stamp outage highlights problems with privatization of public services
The US government shutdown was not to blame for the crashing of the food stamp program for poor families in 17 states on October 12, just the latest in a long line of snafus by private contractors hired by government.
The tragedy of Greece as a case study of neo-imperial pillage and the demise of Social Europe
The tragedy of Greece as a case study of neo-imperial pillage and the demise of Social Europe
Three and a half years after the EU and IMF, the "twin monsters" of global neoliberalism, came to the "rescue," Greece has been transformed from a developed economy into an emerging economy, posting unemployment and poverty rates that are normally associated with so-called "third world" nations, and is permanently stuck in a vicious cycle of debt, austerity and depression.
Farmers slam awards for GMO proponents
Farmers slam awards for GMO proponents
The Asian Peasant Coalition (APC) deemed that the award is "a mere campaign ploy to promote GMOs," noting that the foundation's donors have commercial interests in GMO.
US govt shutdown spares military but hurts children and the poor
US govt shutdown spares military but hurts children and the poor
Rania Khalek: Government shutdown means halting social services while maintaining NSA spying, deportations and continuing drone strikes in Afghanistan
How Intelligence Was Twisted to Support an Attack on Syria
How Intelligence Was Twisted to Support an Attack on Syria
bearing in mind the consequences of utilizing ambiguous intelligence to justify an act of war
US, the Biggest User of Chemical Weapons in History Asserts “Right To Protect” Syria
US, the Biggest User of Chemical Weapons in History Asserts “Right To Protect” Syria
How can the US proclamation that it intends to intervene militarily in Syria to protect civilians from chemical warfare be taken seriously, when the US has slaughtered and poisoned hundreds of thousands with chemical weapons itself, in Vietnam, Iraq and elsewhere?
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