All News Articles for 2013-06-27

Thursday, June 27, 2013
'EvilOlive, Transient Thurible, MoonLightPath...": The NSA's Active Internet Spy Programs
Guardian reports on vast scale of current NSA metadata programs
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[title] Gasland Part II Director Josh Fox on the Perils of Fracking
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Scientists Warn: Largest Ocean 'Dead Zone' in History
Unregulated pollution runoff from agribusiness is expanding the Gulf of Mexico toxic zone and choking marine life
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Global Backlash After Leaks Reveal Hypocrisy of US Spying
What we know so far about the NSA: International outcry hinges on content of revelations
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Starving for Education: Philly Hunger Strike Stretches Into 2nd Week
As city policies decimate public schools, community members fight back
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Telecoms Implicated in Bush-Era Domestic Spying Now Starting 'Privacy Coalition'
AT&T among founding members of 21st Century Privacy Coalition
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'Reading Your Diary': Latest NSA Revelations Show Decade of Bulk Internet Spying
Bulk collection of internet metadata, initiated by Bush and continued under Obama administration for two years
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Uprisings Resurge in Chile as Workers, Students Rail Against Privatization
Massive protests cap off a nationwide student strike
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Ecuador to US: We Won't Be 'Blackmailed' over Snowden
Vowing not to be bullied, nation cancels trade pact preemptively and offers US human rights training
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CIA's Plan to Crush Leaks Gets Leaked
Memo written by CIA director John Brennan describes plan to "reinforce corporate culture of secrecy"
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[title] Texas Moves Forward With Voter ID Laws
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Portuguese Mobilize in General Strike to Fight Austerity
Policies "punish the country" and "violate the people" say unions
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'Ridiculous': Experts Slam UN for Nuclear Danger Downplay
UNITED NATIONS - The United Nations has come under criticism from medical experts and members of civil society for what these critics consider inaccurate statements about the effects of lingering radioactivity on local populations.
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