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The Federal Communication Commission's proposal for new net neutrality rules will allow internet service providers to charge companies for preferential treatment, effectively undermining the concept

All too often bills are proposed and laws are passed in the United States that are in grave violation of the United States' obligations under the International Covenant on Civil and Political ...

Cecily McMillan-facing the possibility of seven years in prison for elbowing a plainclothes policeman in Zuccotti Park-is the latest victim of a cloaked offensive to destroy activist leaders. - ...

Former Green Cabinet presidential nominee Dr. Jill Stein discusses her movement's efforts to address environmental problems through a "Green New Deal" that would transition the U.S. away from a ...

Walters did more than just secure his own fate, but he also helped all other South Carolina third parties to have equal ballot access. Like a master chess player, the South Carolina Libertarian ...

If we act NOW, we can ensure a free, open and equal Internet for the 21 st Century. On Wednesday, May 15 the FCC will vote on a proposal to end net neutrality and impose class-based Internet ...

The Worldwide #WaveOfAction is a turning point for the worldwide community behind the Occupy movement. Today marks the beginning of a three-month-long campaign - so get ready for the ride. The ...

Remarkably important article in Saturday's New York Times, by Moises Velasquez-Manoff, "What Happens When the Poor Receive a Stipend?" It tells the story of what happened to the lives of the Eastern

A global shift towards a vegan diet is vital to save the world from hunger, fuel poverty and the worst impacts of climate change, a UN report said today. As the global population surges towards a ...

Gar Alperovitz: The person who created Davos, the gathering of the most powerful corporate capitalists structures in the entire world, this year opened the conference saying he thought capitalism ...