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How the Government Outsourced Intelligence to Silicon Valley
Book Excerpt How the Government Outsourced Intelligence to Silicon Valley Posted on Feb 18, 2015 By Robert Scheer Excerpt from “They Know Everything About You: How Data-Collecting Corporations and Snooping Government Agencies Are Destroying Democracy” (Nation Books, February 2015). http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/how_the_government_ outsourced_intelligence_to_silicon_valley_20150218 … Continue reading
Why There Is No Massive Anti-War Movement in America
Why There Is No Massive Anti-War Movement in America Posted on Feb 3, 2015 By Tom Engelhardt, TomDispatch http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/why_ there_is_no_massive_antiwar_movement_in_america_20150203 Photo by Beverly & Pack (CC BY 2.0) This piece first appeared at TomDispatch. Well, it’s one, two, three, look at that … Continue reading
American Sniper’: American Hero or American Psycho?
‘American Sniper’: American Hero or American Psycho? Posted on Jan 22, 2015 By Sonali Kolhatkar (Please follow the links) YouTube Breaking box office records, director Clint Eastwood’s newest film, “American Sniper,” raked in $107 million in its wide release in theaters over … Continue reading
Prison State of America: A Grotesque Manifestation of Corporate Capitalism
Prison State of America: A Grotesque Manifestation of Corporate Capitalism Post Categories: Canada Chris Hedges | The incarcerated poor have become the nation’s most exploited workers. They are the prototype drones for the corporate totalitarian state. Prisons employ and exploit … Continue reading