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In Deference to Great Men: Aaron Sorkin vs. the Occupy Movement 27 Aug 2013 | 08:14 pm
Surely, the Occupy Movement had its flaws, but the decision to avoid allowing the Movement to be co-opted by Congress was one of the strengths of Occupy, not its fatal flaw as "The Newsroom's" Will Mc...
Ellen Brown: The Leveraged Buyout of America 27 Aug 2013 | 08:05 pm
Giant banks are buying up our country’s infrastructure, the power and supply chains that are vital to the economy. Aren’t there rules against that?
We’re All Still Hostages to the Big Banks 27 Aug 2013 | 07:57 pm
Five years after the Lehman Brothers collapse, banking lobbyists have blocked essential reforms at every turn.
With Opposition to Monsanto Growing, India's Farmers Turn to Traditional Bees and Honey 27 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
As India's government prepares to make the controversial Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India bill a law, the tiny bee may be emerging as a potential savior by offering ways to increase crop yi...
Al Jazeera America: A Radical Voice or Big Media Pawn? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:33 pm
Will the fledgling media outlet tackle the major issues facing Americans that Big Media won’t touch?
Revealed: Spying Scandal Engulfs Other U.S. Agencies 27 Aug 2013 | 07:28 pm
Former prosecutor Patrick Nightingale says he and his colleagues may have been unwitting pawns in the federal government’s effort to deceive defendants and the court system, thereby violating citizens...
Despite Federal Ban, Vermont Legalizes Hemp — Effective Immediately 26 Aug 2013 | 11:03 pm
Lawmakers in Vermont have pushed for the nullification of the federal ban on marijuana’s cannabis cousin: hemp.
650,000 Demand Obama Bans Fracking on Public Lands 26 Aug 2013 | 10:40 pm
A coalition of 276 environmental and consumer organizations delivered to President Obama nearly 650,000 public comments asking the federal government to ban fracking on public lands.
Der Spiegel: NSA Hacked UN Videocalls As Part of Surveillance Program 26 Aug 2013 | 10:34 pm
The extent of U.S. covert surveillance at the UN was further detailed Sunday in a report by Germany's leading weekly, which claimed agents hacked into video conferencing at New York headquarters.
Why Mass Marches Still Matter: 2013’s March on Washington 26 Aug 2013 | 10:29 pm
If it is possible to organize a demonstration of hundreds of thousands, it is possible to expand a movement’s influence.
