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Movement to Abolish Corporate Personhood Gains Momentum (Kaitlin Sopoci-Belknap)
(Image: Jared Rodriguez / t r u t h o u t) July 1, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- In the year and a half since the Citizens United decision, Americans from all walks of life have become concerned about ...
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Torture Crimes Officially, Permanently Shielded (Glenn Greenwald)
July 1, 2011 (Salon.com) -- In August, 2009, Attorney General Eric Holder -- under continuous, aggressive prodding by the Obama White House -- announced that three categories of individuals ...
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Observations On The Day (Paul Craig Roberts)
June 29, 2011 (Information Clearing House) -- Americans are a doomed people for many reasons. One reason is that they are disunited and at one another’s throats and, thus, cannot stand up the ...
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Fukushima Spews, Los Alamos Burns, Vermont Rages and We’ve Almost Lost Nebraska (Harvey Wasserman)
June 29, 2011 (CommonDreams.org) -- Humankind is now threatened by the simultaneous implosion, explosion, incineration, courtroom contempt and drowning of its most lethal industry. We know only two ...
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WARNING! Hate Flag: Demystifying 9/11: Israel and the Tactics Of Mistake (Dr. Alan Sabrosky)
Hate flagEditor's note: Instead of pulling this story, I've decided to flag it with the following entry from Wikipedia. I'm not convinced that it is a good idea to remove objectionable content, per ...
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US Foreign Policy Invigorated at the Expense of Gaza (Ramzy Baroud)
Ramzy Baroud -- World News Trust June 30, 2011 -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made a series of stern and fiery statements recently, giving the impression that war is somehow upon us ...
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'Know Your Digital Rights' Guide -- Full Version (EFF)
By Hanni Fakhoury -- EFF Staff Attorney June 2011 Know Your Rights Whitepaper (pdf) EFF Police Tips (pdf) Your computer, your phone, and your other digital devices hold vast amounts of personal ...
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Know Your Digital Rights -- Tips For Talking To The Police -- Summary (EFF)
June 27, 2011 (EFF) -- The police want to search my server, my personal computer, or my phone. What do I do now? Don’t consent to a search. • Say “No,” and tell the police to come back with a ...
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U.S. Spending, Manufacturing Cooled in Slowdown (Alex Kowalski)
June 26, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Consumer spending probably climbed at the slowest pace in almost a year and manufacturing cooled as dimmer job prospects and elevated commodity costs weighed on the U.S. ...
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Earth in the Balance, Humankind on the Edge (Nathan Myhrvold)
June 22, 2011 (Bloomberg) -- Complacency is baked into our species. We can’t resist thinking that recent experience defines the future. Give us a run of good luck, and we are apt to turn that into ...
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New York governor signs law approving gay marriage (Dan Wiessner)
People celebrate after the New York Senate passed a bill legalizing gay marriage in New York June 24, 2011. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi June 24, 2011 -- ALBANY, New York (Reuters) -- Governor Andrew ...
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