Confirming Dangers of FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal, New Study Shows Telecoms Throttling YouTube, Netflix, and Other Apps
[Media] Confirming Dangers of FCC’s Net Neutrality Repeal, New Study Shows Telecoms Throttling YouTube, Netflix, and Other Apps by Jessica Corbett Posted December 7, 2018 An ongoing study first reported by Bloomberg reveals the extent to which major American...The Koch Brothers Are Watching You — And New Documents Reveal Just How Much They Know
[Social] The Koch Brothers Are Watching You — And New Documents Reveal Just How Much They Know By Calvin Sloan Posted December 1, 2018 New documents uncovered by the Center for Media and Democracy show that the billionaire Koch brothers have developed detailed...For Russia Change Comes SWIFT
[Economic] For Russia Change Comes SWIFT by Tom Luongo Posted November 28, 2018 During the ruble crisis of 2014/15 Russia announced in the wake of U.S. and European sanctions over reunifying with Crimea that it would begin building a domestic electronic financial...America Is On The Brink Of A Nervous Breakdown
[Social] America Is On The Brink Of A Nervous Breakdown by John Whitehead Posted November 23, 2018 Authoritarian regimes begin with incremental steps. Overcriminalization, surveillance of innocent citizens, imprisonment for nonviolent—victimless—crimes, etc. Bit by...Why American Leaders Persist in Waging Losing Wars
[Politics] Why American Leaders Persist in Waging Losing Wars By William J. Astore Posted November 21, 2018 As America enters the 18th year of its war in Afghanistan and its 16th in Iraq, the war on terror continues in Yemen, Syria, and parts of Africa, including...Quotable Sayings
Choose being kind over being right, and you will be right every time.
Richard Carlson
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Therefore you always have to ask yourself: Why do I get this specific information in this specific form at this moment? Ultimately, it’s always about questions of power.”
Dr. Konrad Hummler, Swiss banking and media executive
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If we actually had a functioning judicial system and an independent press, Manning would have been a witness for the prosecution against the war criminals he helped expose.
Chris Hedges
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