27 Oct 2015

Whistleblower Validated in Goldman Sachs-New York Fed Corruption Case

A former Goldman Sachs employee and a former NY Fed employee will plead guilty to criminal charges related to leaking documents from the Fed to Goldman.

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27 Oct 2015

U.S.-Backed Coalition Bombs Doctors Without Borders Hospital in Yemen

For the second time this month, U.S.-backed forces bombed a Doctors Without Borders hospital after they’d reported their GPS coordinates to the military.

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26 Oct 2015

Federal Appeals Court: US Citizens Can’t Sue FBI Agents For Torture Abroad

The decision effectively grants FBI agents involved in terrorism investigations abroad immunity from lawsuits alleging torture or other rights violations.

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26 Oct 2015

Facebook Secretly Lobbying To Pass CISA

Though Facebook claims publicly to oppose the privacy invading bill, the massive social networking site is working behind the scenes to get CISA passed.

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26 Oct 2015

Protest Song of the Week: ‘Merciful God’ by Tom Robinson

British singer-songwriter Tom Robinson released his new album, “Only the Now,” this month, and the album is a collection of collaborations with numerous artists and includes a few protest songs. Robinson is well-known for the anthem he wrote for the London gay pride parade in 1976 called “Glad to Be

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24 Oct 2015

From Psilocybin To MDMA: Researchers Are In The Throes Of A Psychedelic Revival

U.S. scientists are finally investigating whether psychedelic drugs from MDMA to magic mushrooms can help ease depression, anxiety, PTSD and even addiction.

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23 Oct 2015

Republican Presidential Candidates: Musical Satire in Limericks (VIDEO)

Ted Cruz has the Ivy League curse/
Got an ego so big he might burst/
So shameless a liar/
His pants caught on fire/
Global warming — perhaps at its worst!

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23 Oct 2015

U.S. Immigration Prisons Lack Oversight, Re-Traumatize Refugees

Studies show families fleeing extreme violence in Central America are treated as criminals, not survivors, when detained in facilities without oversight.

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23 Oct 2015

Hacking The CIA Director’s AOL Account Was A Political Act

The teenager who hacked CIA Director John Brennan’s AOL account said he did it to “Free Palestine.” Why is the media ignoring his motivations?

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23 Oct 2015

Pharma CEO Who Said He Only Cares About Shareholders Loses Them Money

Valeant CEO J. Michael Pearson let it be known that his company’s shareholders, not patients needing the company’s drugs, were his only real concern.

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