Protecting Duke Energy, Ignoring protests, Surrendering Species & the Planet

When Benjamin Franklin was asked what kind of a government had been created, it is reported that he replied:

A republic if you can keep it!

Have we failed? Did we willingly surrender?

Stories

The Day We Fight Back: Activism Sweeps the Internet with Global Action Against Mass Surveillance Nearly a decade after the George W. Bush administration's warrantless spying program came to light, the issue of mass government surveillance has again sparked a global outcry with ... Read More →

The Sixth Extinction: Elizabeth Kolbert on How Humans Are Causing Largest Die-Off Since Dinosaur Age In the history of the planet, there have been five known mass extinction events. The last came 65 million years ago, when an asteroid about half the size of Manhattan collided with the Earth, ... Read More →

Bridgegate Scandal Grows as NJ Lawmakers Issue 18 Subpoenas to Christie's Office, Port Authority New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's "Bridgegate" continues to unfold, as a legislative panel investigating the scandal has issued 18 more subpoenas. They include one for the head of the state's ... Read More →

WEB EXCLUSIVE

READ: Prologue to The Sixth Extinction & See Author Elizabeth Kolbert on Democracy Now!

 

 

 

WEB EXCLUSIVE

Amy Goodman Questions Freed Pussy Riot Members on Olympics, Putin & Obama During 1st U.S. Appearance

 

 

COLUMN

The Sochi Olympics, From Putin and the Plutocrats to Pussy Riot

 

 

 

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