Chris Hedges |
Recalled to Life
Chris Hedges, TruthDig
Hedges writes: "Those with jobs worry about being laid off. Some live in terror that creditors, or the state, will electronically empty their meager bank accounts for debts they owe."
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Chris Hedges, TruthDig
Hedges writes: "Those with jobs worry about being laid off. Some live in terror that creditors, or the state, will electronically empty their meager bank accounts for debts they owe."
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David Byrne |
The NSA Is Burning Down the Web, But What if We Rebuilt a Spy-Proof
Internet?
David Byrne, Creative Time Reports
Byrne writes: "What will life be like after the Internet? Thanks to the mass surveillance undertaken by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the general creepiness of companies like Google and Facebook, I’ve found myself considering this question. I mean, nothing lasts forever, right?"
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David Byrne, Creative Time Reports
Byrne writes: "What will life be like after the Internet? Thanks to the mass surveillance undertaken by the National Security Agency (NSA) and the general creepiness of companies like Google and Facebook, I’ve found myself considering this question. I mean, nothing lasts forever, right?"
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Joshua Holland
| Millennials Didn't Abandon Our Institutions — Our Institutions Failed
Them
Joshua Holland, Moyers and Company
Holland writes: "The Pew Research Center recently released a study finding that the Millennial generation – those born between the early 1980s and 2000 – is increasingly alienated from the major institutions of American society."
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Joshua Holland, Moyers and Company
Holland writes: "The Pew Research Center recently released a study finding that the Millennial generation – those born between the early 1980s and 2000 – is increasingly alienated from the major institutions of American society."
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Natasha
Lennard | Albuquerque Cops Assault and Kill Camping Homeless Man
Natasha Lennard, Salon
Lennard writes: "A video showing Albuquerque cops assaulting, shooting and killing a mentally ill homeless man who was illegally camping has sparked outrage and calls for greater oversight of the consistently brutal police department."
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Natasha Lennard, Salon
Lennard writes: "A video showing Albuquerque cops assaulting, shooting and killing a mentally ill homeless man who was illegally camping has sparked outrage and calls for greater oversight of the consistently brutal police department."
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Payday
Lending: The Loans With 350% Interest and a Grip on America
David Dayen, Guardian UK
Dayen writes: "Drive down the main streets of the more depressed cities in America, and you probably won'T encounter the logos of Bank of America, Wells Fargo or JPMorgan Chase. Instead, you'll be bombarded by signs that read more like demands: Instant Loans Here! No Credit Necessary! Payday Advance!"
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David Dayen, Guardian UK
Dayen writes: "Drive down the main streets of the more depressed cities in America, and you probably won'T encounter the logos of Bank of America, Wells Fargo or JPMorgan Chase. Instead, you'll be bombarded by signs that read more like demands: Instant Loans Here! No Credit Necessary! Payday Advance!"
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Malcolm
Gladwell | How Waco Went Wrong
Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker
Gladwell writes: "Doyle's memoir, is an account of what it means to be a religious radical—to worship on the fringes of contemporary Christianity."
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Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker
Gladwell writes: "Doyle's memoir, is an account of what it means to be a religious radical—to worship on the fringes of contemporary Christianity."
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25 Years After
Spill, Alaska Town Struggles Back From 'Dead Zone'
Marisa Penaloza, Debbie Elliott, National Public Radio
Excerpt: "On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine water. At the time, it was the single biggest spill in U.S. history."
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FOCUS | Nate Silver: Republicans Favored to Take Senate
Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor
Sappenfield writes: "Nate Silver, the political prognosticator pilloried by Republicans for correctly predicting President Obama's convincing victory in 2012, has perhaps just given the GOP another reason to curse him."
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Marisa Penaloza, Debbie Elliott, National Public Radio
Excerpt: "On March 24, 1989, the tanker Exxon Valdez struck a reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil into the pristine water. At the time, it was the single biggest spill in U.S. history."
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FOCUS | Nate Silver: Republicans Favored to Take Senate
Mark Sappenfield, The Christian Science Monitor
Sappenfield writes: "Nate Silver, the political prognosticator pilloried by Republicans for correctly predicting President Obama's convincing victory in 2012, has perhaps just given the GOP another reason to curse him."
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