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December 31, 2013
WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Calls on Computer Hackers to Unite Against NSA Surveillance
December 31, 2013
Apple denies working with NSA on iPhone backdoor
December 31, 2013
Lawsuit Demands Info on Rule That Permits NSA to Spy on the Whole World
December 30, 2013
Fiery explosions in ND crude oil train derailment
December 30, 2013
Homeless Japanese Being 'Recruited' To Clean Up Fukushima Disaster
December 30, 2013
Glenn Greenwald: The NSA Can "Literally Watch Every Keystroke You Make"
December 30, 2013
High housing costs push many teachers out of S.F.
December 30, 2013
Jobless Benefits Cut for 1.3 Million, Despite Highest Long-Term Unemployment Since World War II
December 30, 2013
New York Mayor-elect de Blasio names former teacher to lead schools
December 29, 2013
NSA installing malware and spyware on new consumer laptops
December 29, 2013
US will cling to mass surveillance like nuclear weapons - Assange to RT
December 29, 2013
Court Uphold’s France’s 75-Percent ‘Millionaires’ Tax’
December 29, 2013
The public should know what really goes on with drone killing
December 29, 2013
Female suicide bomber kills 15 in Russia's Volgograd (VIDEO)
December 28, 2013
Youth Can Handle The Truth
December 27, 2013
A&E: 'Duck Dynasty' resuming 'with the entire Robertson family'
December 27, 2013
Obama and Holder Protecting JPMorgan Chase NYC From Criminal Investigation
December 27, 2013
Guantanamo: Twelve Years of US War Crimes
December 27, 2013
Wall Street Execs Urged to Donate $91 Billion in Bonuses to Victims of Financial Crisis
December 27, 2013
There's an Alarming Number of Deaths in US Jails
December 27, 2013
10 Good Things about the Year 2013
December 27, 2013
Japan gets Okinawa approval for U.S. Marine base move
December 27, 2013
Federal judge: NSA phone surveillance legal
December 27, 2013
'Thousands' killed in South Sudan violence, UN boosts peacekeepers to 12,500
December 26, 2013
Wave of Israeli Air and Ground Assaults Pounds Gaza
December 26, 2013
Obama's Quiet Gift to Iraq: Hellfire Missiles and Surveillance Drones
December 26, 2013
How Do You End Homelessness? If You're This State, You Offer People Homes
December 26, 2013
Bread and Puppet Theater Founder Peter Schumann on 50 Years of Art and Resistance
December 26, 2013
Christmas Day Drone Strike Pounds Pakistan
December 26, 2013
Billion-Dollar Climate Change Denial Network Exposed
December 25, 2013
Small Town Accidentally Hires Black Drag Queen Dance Troupe for Christmas Parade
December 24, 2013
iPads for Newborns? Marketing Tablets for Babies 'Horrifies' Parents, Experts
December 24, 2013
'The Only Thing We Have to Fear...' is the CIA
December 24, 2013
Food Behind Bars Isn’t Fit for Your Dog
December 23, 2013
Mikhail Kalashnikov, inventor of AK-47, dies at 94
December 23, 2013
"If the Risk Is Low, Let Them Go": Elderly Prison Population Skyrockets Despite Low Risk to Society
December 23, 2013
Aging Political Prisoners Suffer From Illness, Decades in Solitary Confinement
December 23, 2013
It Doesn't Taste Like Chicken
December 23, 2013
Snowden Slams NSA Review as 'Cosmetic'
December 23, 2013
Are We Falling Off the Climate Precipice? Scientists Consider Extinction
December 23, 2013
The Worst Long-Term Unemployment Crisis Since the Depression
December 23, 2013
What's the Difference Between a Meth Kingpin and a Wall Street CEO? The Meth Dealer Might Go to Jail.
December 23, 2013
Truman's True Warning on the CIA
December 23, 2013
In San Francisco and Oakland, Residents Fight Back Against Tech Giants
December 22, 2013
Michael Ratner: NSA Surveillance Program Needs to be Torn Apart from Branch to Branch
December 22, 2013
Vigil for teen found shot in police car ends with tear gas, and arrests
December 22, 2013
Fired By Walmart for Christmas
December 22, 2013
Michelle Alexander on Bill Moyers: Locked Out of the American Dream
December 22, 2013
Edward Snowden: Person of the Year
December 22, 2013
Mediastan: WikiLeaks 'Road Movie'
December 22, 2013
Cracker Barrel rolls over: 'Duck Dynasty' products back
December 21, 2013
TEPCO detects record radiation at Fukushima’s reactor 2, new leak suspected
December 21, 2013
Demilitarizing the Economy: A Movement is Underway
December 21, 2013
3 US Military Aircraft Hit in S. Sudan, 4 Wounded
December 21, 2013
Indigenous Groups Win Right to Seize Chevron’s Canadian Assets over $18 Billion in Amazon Pollution
December 20, 2013
Judge strikes down Utah's same-sex marriage ban
December 20, 2013
We were subjected to 'meticulous, daily torture' – freed Gitmo detainee
December 20, 2013
Arctic 30 Members Welcome Russian Amnesty, But Refuse to Apologize for Trying to Stop Oil Drilling
December 20, 2013
Can BlackBerry Be Fixed?
December 20, 2013
President Obama Orders US Troops to South Sudan
December 19, 2013
The NSA Review Panel Didn't Answer the Real Question: Was Any of This Legal?
December 19, 2013
Obama Wrongs the Bill of Rights
December 19, 2013
Almost 90 hurt as ceiling collapses at London theatre
December 19, 2013
World's most powerful satellite telescope 'Gaia' launched to map Milky Way in 3D
December 19, 2013
Volcker Rule Made Meaningless by Abundant Exemptions
December 19, 2013
New Mexico Supreme Court rules to allow same-sex marriage
December 19, 2013
Study Shows Gulf Oil Spill Linked to Dolphin Disease and Death
December 19, 2013
If You Believe the Goverment, ‘You’re Stupid’
December 19, 2013
Mandela Is Gone, but Apartheid Is Alive and Well in Australia
December 19, 2013
Public Education and the Arts: Lessons From the New Deal
December 19, 2013
Unemployed Americans Speak Out as Benefits are Slashed at Christmas
December 19, 2013
Edward Snowden: NSA Surveillance Is about Power, Not "Safety"
December 19, 2013
Morsi Charged with Terrorism as Egyptian Military Widens Crackdown on Journalists, Activists
December 19, 2013
Target: 40 million credit cards compromised
December 19, 2013
A Wedding Was Bombed–Don't Worry, It Was by the US, Not in the US
December 19, 2013
D.C. Workers Win $11.50 Minimum Wage Increase
December 19, 2013
Putin 'to pardon' jailed former oil tycoon Khodorkovsky
December 19, 2013
'NSA ruined it!' Brazil ditches Boeing jets, grants $4.5 bln contract to Saab
December 19, 2013
NSA Whistleblower Kirk Wiebe Details Gov’t Retaliation After Helping Expose "Gross Mismanagement"
December 19, 2013
Secret CIA Torture Report Outed by Senator
December 18, 2013
Under Amazon’s CIA Cloud: The Washington Post
December 18, 2013
Published: The Autobiography of Mark Twain – Volume 2
December 18, 2013
Gold drops in volatile trade after Fed says to cut stimulus
December 18, 2013
Bitcoin takes 50% plunge after China's biggest exchange bans new deposits
December 18, 2013
Mandela and Arafat
December 18, 2013
President Obama's NSA Review Group Is Typical Administration Whitewash
December 18, 2013
Edward Snowden is a Patriot
December 18, 2013
A Powerful Rebuke of Mass Surveillance
December 18, 2013
Freedom for Arctic 30, Pussy Riot Celebrated as Russian Amnesty Law Passes
December 17, 2013
Mandela and the ANC Brought Real Political Changes to Post- Apartheid South Africa
December 17, 2013
Obama and Climate Change: The Real Story
December 17, 2013
Pope Francis Labels Capitalism "New Tyranny", But Is It More Than Rhetoric?
December 17, 2013
Study: Chemicals Linked to Cancer, Birth Defects in Water Near Fracking Hotspots
December 17, 2013
On Selling Out: Progressives on the Take
December 17, 2013
Selling of ADHD: Diagnoses and Prescriptions Soar After 20-Year Marketing Effort by Big Pharma
December 17, 2013
Gunpowder and Blood on Their Cold, Dead Hands
December 17, 2013
Sen. Feinstein Defends NSA Spying as 'Major Tool' to Stop 'Terrorists'
December 17, 2013
As Judge Rules NSA Surveillance "Almost Orwellian," Obama Prepares to Leave Spying Program Intact
December 17, 2013
Revealed: Norway spies on Russia for NSA
December 16, 2013
America’s Child Soldiers
December 16, 2013
Where is the Political Leadership on Gun Control?
December 16, 2013
Edward Snowden says judge's ruling vindicates NSA surveillance disclosures
December 16, 2013
Pirate Bay relocates to Peru while working on ‘domain-irrelevant’ browser
December 16, 2013
The Permanent Crisis at Fukushima
December 16, 2013
Nikki Giovanni on Poetry, Grief and Her New Book, "Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid"
December 16, 2013
"Makes Absolutely No Sense": Budget Deal That Helps Billionaires, Not the Poor
December 16, 2013
Betty Dodson's Feminist Sex Wars
December 16, 2013
'Snowden Vindicated': Judge Rules Against 'Indiscriminate' NSA Spying
December 15, 2013
A Look at Abortion in Haiti
December 15, 2013
Actor Peter O'Toole dead, aged 81
December 15, 2013
Nelson Mandela buried at Qunu ancestral home
December 15, 2013
Nelson Mandela buried at Qunu ancestral home
December 15, 2013
Syrian rebels execute 80 civilians outside Damascus
December 15, 2013
White House delayed enacting rules ahead of 2012 election to avoid controversy
December 15, 2013
Italian girl ‘sexually assaulted’ riot cop with a kiss
December 15, 2013
Snowden Reveals Extent of Canada's Spying on Behalf of NSA
December 15, 2013
United Nations Warns of Toxic E-Waste Surge Ahead of Holiday
December 15, 2013
New York Times Professional Lies About Thailand's Upheaval
December 13, 2013
Irresponsible or humane? Belgians split over child euthanasia bill approval
December 13, 2013
Colorado school shooting suspect takes own life
December 13, 2013
Fossil Fuel's Wastewater Creating Earthquake Boom
December 13, 2013
Self-Censorship Biggest Failure of Israeli Media
December 13, 2013
"One of Our Greatest Coups": The CIA & the Capture of Nelson Mandela
December 13, 2013
Michael Lehnert: Here's why It's long past time that we close Guantánamo
December 12, 2013
‘This is not a movement you are going to stop’ – Connecticut governor signs first GMO labeling law in US
December 12, 2013
Uruguay Becomes First Country To Fully Legalize Marijuana
December 12, 2013
Obama Delivers Another Raw Deal
December 12, 2013
Coke's Conspiracy Against Tap Water
December 12, 2013
Chris Matthews and the Reagan Myth
December 12, 2013
The End of the Internet As We Know It
December 11, 2013
Published: Time Magazine's Snowden Snub
December 11, 2013
Coolant problem at International Space Station disrupting some systems - NASA
December 11, 2013
Walton Family Foundation Spent $91.4 Million Greenwashing and Walmarting Rivers and Oceans in 2012
December 11, 2013
ALEC’s "Institutional Corruption," From Backing Apartheid to Assault on Clean Energy, Public Sector
December 11, 2013
How History Will Remember Obama (Hint: Not Well)
December 11, 2013
A Cruel, Irresponsible and Dysfunctional Budget Deal
December 11, 2013
Congress Blew It - Again: The National Budget Should Reflect National Priorities
December 11, 2013
Obama's Oil Expansion Plans: A Clear and Present Danger to Public Safety
December 10, 2013
Violent mass looting engulfs Argentina amid police strike, 9 dead
December 10, 2013
US government sells last of its GM shares
December 10, 2013
Nation's Tech Giants Unite in Demand for Surveillance Reform
December 10, 2013
What would Universal Healthcare look like in the US?
December 10, 2013
"A Pan-Africanist Hero": Nelson Mandela Remembered by African Union Commission Chairwoman
December 10, 2013
Raúl Castro Praises Nelson Mandela’s "Unwavering Dedication to the Revolutionary Struggle"
December 10, 2013
Desmond Tutu’s Lively Tribute to Nelson Mandela: "He Gave Us an Incredible Gift"
December 10, 2013
Maya Angelou’s Tribute to Nelson Mandela: We Lift Our Tearful Voices to Say 'Thank You'
December 10, 2013
Same-sex marriages to be allowed in England, Wales from March
December 10, 2013
Measuring Food Waste
December 10, 2013
Guilty verdict in California city corruption trial
December 10, 2013
In Cape Town, leaders pay tribute to Mandela
December 10, 2013
Over 500 world-famous authors sign anti-surveillance petition
December 10, 2013
NSA, GCHQ 'planted agents' into World of Warcraft, Second Life to spy on gamers
December 10, 2013
Battle for the Arctic: Canada, Russia Spar in Northern Land Grab
December 10, 2013
9/11 Link To Saudi Arabia Is Topic Of 28 Redacted Pages In Government Report
December 09, 2013
18 Los Angeles sheriff's officials indicted, accused of abuse, obstruction
December 09, 2013
Pension Theft: Class War Goes to the Next Stage
December 09, 2013
Leaked: Pussy Riot, Greenpeace activists will be freed under amnesty
December 09, 2013
CIA's multibillion dollar spy program ends up being 'a colossal flop'
December 09, 2013
Day of Action Unites Students, Teachers in Protest
December 09, 2013
Assange Marks 3 Years in Custody: Still in Great Jeopardy from US
December 09, 2013
Seymour Hersh: Obama "Cherry-Picked" Intelligence on Syrian Chemical Attack to Justify U.S. Strike
December 09, 2013
Rev. Jesse Jackson on the Life of Nelson Mandela & the Movement that Backed His Anti-Apartheid Fight
December 09, 2013
Shooting the Messenger
December 09, 2013
Bye-bye, Fake Liberals: The Warren Democrats Are Winning!
December 09, 2013
Record outdoor radiation level that ‘can kill in 20 min’ detected at Fukushima
December 09, 2013
1 out of 3 Bank Tellers in NY on Public Assistance
December 09, 2013
Put the "United" Back in the United States of America
December 09, 2013
Pilots Who Target Drone Killings Work Behind a Joystick in Nevada
December 08, 2013
Richard Eskow: How Shall We Remember Nelson Mandela?
December 08, 2013
Max Eternity: On the Life and Legacy of Nelson Mandela
December 08, 2013
After acquiring necessary drug, Tennessee wants to execute 11 inmates
December 08, 2013
Oil Spill in Alabama Spreads As Mucked Cleanup Persists
December 08, 2013
Protesters topple Lenin statue, tell Ukraine's president 'you're next'
December 08, 2013
Saving the Net from the Surveillance State: Glenn Greenwald Speaks Up (Q&A)
December 08, 2013
Whose sarin?: Like Bush, Obama Cherry Picks the Facts
December 08, 2013
'Whose Sarin?' Investigative Bombshell Questions Obama's Case for Syria War
December 07, 2013
Want to Cut Food Stamp Spending? Raise the Minimum Wage
December 07, 2013
Thinking Beyond Big Marijuana
December 07, 2013
California Ships Prisoners Out of State to "Reduce" Its Prison Population
December 07, 2013
NSA leaks: Sweden spied on Russian leaders for US
December 07, 2013
Radioactive Fukushima Water Headed for US West Coast
December 07, 2013
A Hard Lesson from Motown: They Will Steal Your Pension
December 07, 2013
The Pathetic Centrists
December 07, 2013
Villagers Overrun Drilling Site To Halt Chevron Fracking
December 06, 2013
Discovering the Power of People's History - and Why It Is Feared Today
December 06, 2013
Mandela’s message a universal one
December 06, 2013
'Real leaders must be ready to sacrifice all for the freedom of their people'
December 06, 2013
Global Activists Celebrate Mandela's Gift to Justice Movements
December 06, 2013
Mandela Embodied the Victories and Failures of the South African Liberation Struggle
December 06, 2013
Soweto Activist: While Mandela Helped Build "The New South Africa," Struggle Continues for Many
December 06, 2013
Nelson Mandela, the Conscience of the World
December 06, 2013
Sanitizing Mandela: 12 Mandela Quotes That Won't Be In the Corporate Media Obituaries
December 06, 2013
Randall Robinson on Nelson Mandela: How the U.S. Back SA's Apartheid Regime
December 06, 2013
Filmmaker Danny Schechter: The Anti-Apartheid Movement Behind Mandela Can’t Be Forgotten
December 06, 2013
Nelson Mandela, Freedom’s Champion
December 06, 2013
Nelson Mandela: South Africa’s Liberator as Prisoner and President, Dies at 95
December 05, 2013
Workers Demand Livable Wage in Hundred-City Strike
December 04, 2013
Black Friday Discounts on Corporate Taxes are No Bargain
December 04, 2013
Stolen Radioactive material container from hijacked truck found empty in Mexico
December 04, 2013
Suspect in custody after Fla. student opened fire
December 04, 2013
Ontario Activists Protest Tar Sands Pipeline By Locking Themselves to Machinery
December 04, 2013
Ontario Activists Protest Tar Sands Pipeline By Locking Themselves to Machinery
December 04, 2013
For sale: Detroit's art collection?
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