Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives to testify before a joint hearing of the Commerce and Judiciary Committees on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, about the use of Facebook data to target American voters in the 2016 election. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
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Zuckerberg Pledges To Fix Facebook’s Privacy Problems—No One Trusts Him

Dozens of senators told the Facebook CEO that the social media giant was failing Americans.

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Why 55 U.S. Senators Voted for Genocide in Yemen

A vote against one war is never just a vote against one war. It’s a vote to challenge, if ever so slightly, the power of the war machine. Some Senators are paid not to do that.

Why 55 U.S. Senators Voted for Genocide in Yemen

Tuesday’s debate and vote in the U.S. Senate on whether to end (technically whether or not to vote on whether to end) U.S. participation in the war on Yemen can certainly be presented as a step forward. While 55 U.S. Senators 

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David Swanson

David Swanson is an author, activist, journalist, and radio host. He is director of WorldBeyondWar.org and campaign coordinator for RootsAction.org. Swanson’s books include War Is A Lie and When the World Outlawed War. He blogs at DavidSwanson.org and WarIsACrime.org. He hosts Talk Nation Radio. He is a 2015, 2016, 2017 Nobel Peace Prize Nominee.

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Democrats and Republicans Unite In Vote To Extend Warrantless Surveillance

Civil liberties groups have decried the expansion of warrantless surveillance, saying that it violates Americans’ rights to privacy, creates an end-run around the Fourth Amendment, and may be subject to politically motivated abuse.

Democrats and Republicans Unite In Vote To Extend Warrantless Surveillance

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate has quietly voted to give intelligence agencies the permission to conduct warrantless surveillance on U.S. citizens for an additional five years. Senators took a vote on Tuesday of this week to end debate on a bill, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), that allows the

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Thandisizwe Chimurenga

Thandisizwe Chimurenga is an award-winning, freelance journalist based in Los Angeles, California. She is a staff writer for MintPress News, Daily Kos and co-hosts a weekly, morning drive-time public affairs/news show on the Pacifica Radio network. She is the author of No Doubt: The Murder(s) of Oscar Grant and Reparations … Not Yet: A Case for Reparations and Why We Must Wait; she is also a contributor to several social justice anthologies.

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Anyone Of “Russian Descent” Now Targeted In Senate Investigation

How the committee expects subjects to go about ascertaining whether a person is of “Russian descent” is unclear. “It does indicate that the committee is throwing a rather broad net,” Jonathan Turley, a professor of law at George Washington University, said.

Anyone Of “Russian Descent” Now Targeted In Senate Investigation

TYT-- The Senate committee probing alleged Russian interference in the U.S. political system has deemed anyone “of Russian nationality or Russian descent” relevant to its investigation, according to a document obtained by TYT. In an email dated December 19, 2017, April Doss—who 

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Republican Senator Comes To Defense Of Muslim Opponent Following Barrage Of Bigotry

This Muslim-American woman is brave for running in a deeply red state, and even braver for not faltering in the face of hatred.

Republican Senator Comes To Defense Of Muslim Opponent Following Barrage Of Bigotry

When visiting Democratic senatorial candidate Deedra Abboud’s website, you’ll see a long list of the work she’s done within her community to advocate for Muslim-Americans, migrants, and diversity dating back over two decades. Abboud is an 

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California Primary System Locks Out Third-Party And Alternative Candidates

Voters who turn out for Tuesday’s California primary will face a bewildering array of candidates, including 34 choices for a single U.S. Senate seat.

California Primary System Locks Out Third-Party And Alternative Candidates

SACRAMENTO --- Voters will go to the polls today in California, a state with an unusual and controversial primary system that many election analysts are calling a failure. The June 7 primary, like every California primary since a 2010 ballot initiative reformed the state’s electoral system, is a “nonpartisan blanket primary,” also known as a

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Maryland’s Green Party Senate Candidate Says It’s Time To ‘Build A Political Alternative’

Inspired by the success of Seattle’s third-party City Council member, Kshama Sawant, Margaret Flowers is using her campaign as an opportunity to ‘build a political alternative that’s the opposite of the two corporate parties.’

Maryland’s Green Party Senate Candidate Says It’s Time To ‘Build A Political Alternative’

BALTIMORE --- A pediatrician and activist from Maryland who’s running for the U.S. Senate says it’s time for Americans to demand a voice in government. “This seems like a really important time to start to build a political alternative that’s the opposite of what the two corporate parties are,” Margaret Flowers told MintPress News. In January,

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A gonzo journalist from Austin, Texas and Staff Writer for MintPress News, Kit O'Connell's writing has also appeared at Truthout, the Texas Observer, and The Establishment.

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