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RSN: Civil War Invades an Elephant Sanctuary, Benghazi Lunacy, et al



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Edward Snowden and Laura Poitras | Taking on America's Runaway Surveillance State
A bus drives past a banner supporting Edward Snowden in Hong Kong's business district, 06/17/13. (photo: Kin Cheung/AP)
Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras, The Nation
Excerpt: "The question we have to ask ourselves is: When they committed these crimes-when James Clapper committed a crime by lying under oath to the American people-were they actually held accountable?"
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Google, Facebook and Amazon Write to FCC Demanding True Net Neutrality
Guardian UK
Excerpt: "More than 100 technology companies including Google, Facebook, Twitter and Amazon have written to US regulators to warn that proposed net neutrality rules pose a "grave threat to the internet"."
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How Republicans Twist Benghazi...
Dean Obeidallah, The Daily Beast
Obeidallah writes: "Sure, there was a period of time after the attack when Republicans and Democrats alike were making a concerted effort to determine what really happened that night."
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Wrongfully Convicted Ex-Inmate Details Real Death Penalty Scandal
Josh Eidelson, Salon
Eidelson writes: "After 14 years on death row and seven scheduled execution dates, John Thompson was exonerated and set free a decade ago after private investigators uncovered evidence that prosecutors had illegally withheld exculpatory evidence."
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Privacy Tools: Encrypt What You Can
Julia Angwin, ProPublica
Angwin writes: "Ever since Edward Snowden revealed the inner secrets of the NSA, he has been urging Americans to use encryption to protect themselves from rampant spying."
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Robert Redford | Storytelling to Save the Planet
Robert Redford, Reader Supported News
Redford writes: "What are these reports missing? Is it that we don't believe them, or is it that we don't see enough examples of everyday citizenry taking action to inspire real change?"
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Civil War Invades an Elephant Sanctuary
Bill McQuay, Christopher Joyce, National Public Radio
McQuay and Joyce report: "Ivory poachers are killing some 22,000 African elephants a year. Among the recent casualties was a group of rare forest elephants in the Central African Republic."
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