Saturday, May 17, 2014

RSN: An Antidote to Big Brother's Chill, Chevron Uses Deep Pockets to Win Ecuador Legal Battle, et al




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Bill Moyers | An Antidote to Big Brother's Chill
Bill Moyers. (photo: Robin Holland)
Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company
Moyers writes: "Attention should be paid to the fact that when Edward Snowden dumped the government's huge vault of secret spying onto the floor of our collective consciousness, Amazon.com reported that sales of Orwell's '1984' shot through the ceiling."
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Elizabeth Warren Reveals Inside Details of Trade Talks
George Zornick, The Nation
Zornick reports: "Warren spoke about the trade deals in some of her most direct remarks to date on the issue - and revealed some inside details about the debate in Congress."
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5 Reasons Why Narendra Modi Leading India Is So Controversial
Charlotte Alfred, The Huffington Post
Alfred writes: "As the world's largest-ever democratic vote wrapped up on Monday, a controversial politician is poised to take the reins of power, after exit polls showed his opposition party trouncing the incumbents."
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German Official Mulls Breaking Up Google
Frank Jordans, Associated Press
Jordans reports: "A senior German official has warned that Google may have such a dominant market position that a breakup of the company 'must be seriously considered.'"
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The Democrats Challenge to Citizens United
Jim Newell, Salon
Newell writes: "Suggesting that a proposal would be the silver bullet needed to solve the problems maligning our election spending system is a pretty serious hyping."
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Turning Texas Blue vs. Electing Wendy Davis
Amy Chozick, The New York Times
Chozick reports: "Texas, with its 38 electoral votes and its changing demographics, offers a tantalizing opportunity for Democrats to flip the state that is the bulwark of any Republican presidential campaign."
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Chevron Uses Deep Pockets to Win Ecuador Legal Battle
Lauren Carasik, Al Jazeera America
Carasik reports: "In exchange for Chevron's dropping a fraud claim against the firm, Patton Boggs agreed to pay the oil company $15 million."
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