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In Deference to Great Men: Aaron Sorkin vs. the Occupy Movement
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 McAvoy alleges.
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Al Jazeera America: A Radical Voice or Big Media Pawn?
Will the fledgling media outlet tackle the major issues facing Americans that Big Media won’t touch?
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Despite Federal Ban, Vermont Legalizes Hemp — Effective Immediately
Lawmakers in Vermont have pushed for the nullification of the federal ban on marijuana’s cannabis cousin: hemp.
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What Are the U.S. And Russia Really Fighting Over? Pipelines!
Wrapped up in the excitement of Edward Snowden's NSA leaks, many have missed the “Great Game” geopolitical standoff between the U.S. and Russia, who are vying over the future global control of natural gas.
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The NSA Can Spy on 75 Percent of U.S. Internet Traffic
Prism was just the tip of the iceberg.
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Exposed: IRS Is Colluding With Banks To Unfairly Target U.S. Citizens Abroad
BERLIN—Until she divulged her husband’s financial records to the IRS three years ago, Genette Eysselinck was a proud American, born on an Army base in North Carolina, and living in a small city in southern France.
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California Lawmakers Demand Federal Investigation of Offshore Fracking
With fracking off the California coast elevated as a major regional issue, lawmakers are demanding to know why the federal government is approving such operations without following legally required environmental reviews.
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Memo from Oslo: If Peace Is Prized, a Nobel for Bradley Manning
Opening heart and mind to moral responsibility, Bradley Manning lifted a shroud and illuminated terrible actions of America's warfare state.
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Monsanto and Big Food Pull Out the Big Guns, Challenging Washington's GMO Labeling Law
As the Washington State I-522 campaign to label genetically modified organisms in food products is gaining steam, Big Ag and Biotech are taking the battle for consumers' hearts and minds to the next level.
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Arctic Researcher: Methane Releases From Permafrost Signal "Urgent and Imminent" Climate Crisis
The rapid melting of the Siberian and Canadian-Alaskan permafrost means millions, if not billions of new methane tons will be released into the atmosphere, initiating an uncontrolled feedback mechanism.