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Edward Snowden is an American hero who has significantly raised public awareness about the United States' government's threat to global freedom by using extreme and illegal measures of surveillance.
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The Story of Stuff
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A Recipe for Fascism
By Chris Hedges TRUTHDIG American politics, as the midterm elections demonstrated, have descended into the irrational. On one side stands a corrupt liberal class, bereft of ideas and unable to respond coherently to the collapse of the global economy, the … Continue reading
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Crises of Capitalism
In this RSA Animate, renowned academic David Harvey asks if it is time to look beyond capitalism towards a new social order that would allow us to live within a system that really could be responsible, just, and humane.
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The Impossible Hamster
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New Ways Bankers Are Spying on You
By Karen Blumenthal WALL STREET JOURNAL Big Banker is watching you—more closely than ever. With lenders still skittish about making new loans, credit bureaus and others are hawking services that help banks probe deeply into your financial closet. The new … Continue reading
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They thought the party would last forever …
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My New Custom Giants Shirt
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The Ten Biggest American Cities That Are Running Out Of Water
24/7 Wall St Some parts of the United States have begun to run low on water. That is probably not much of a surprise to people who live in the arid parts of America that have had water shortages for … Continue reading
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Voter Intimidation At McDonald’s: Employees Told That, Unless Republicans Win, They Won’t Get Raises Or Benefits
By Amanda Terkel HUFFINGTON POST WASHINGTON — There may be something rotten at McDonald’s — and it’s not a year-old Happy Meal. The owner of a franchise in Canton, Ohio enclosed a handbill in employees’ paychecks that threatened lower wages … Continue reading
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Big Ideas that Change the World – Consumerism
A very nice documentary on consumerism and its discontents. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZ29DQvopZo (1/4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJWYWKNdq4Y (2/4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFTjqzqZ3zU (3/4) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MyMvJ2giDmQ (4/4) Andy
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