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Manning Sentence Commuted–No Thanks to Corporate Media Opinion

President Barack Obama shook the media world Tuesday by announcing he is commuting the 35-year prison sentence of US Army leaker Chelsea Manning. While responses on his actions are split, with some calling it “joyous news” and others–including a

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

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Press Corps to President-Elect Trump: Rules Are Ours to Set—Not Yours

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"When you shout down or ignore a reporter at a press conference who has said something you don't like, you're going to face a unified front," letter warns media-hostile Trump

January 18, 2017
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Category: Media

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That's It. Eight Years Later, Obama White House Admits Gitmo Won't Close

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'In Gitmo, America has institutionalized the idea of indefinite detention without charge or trial'

January 18, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Moving Beyond Resistance

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January 19, 2017
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Déjà vu All Over Again: The GOP Prepares to Make the Rich Even Richer

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It's not that trickle-down economics "doesn't work." The problem is that it has "worked" exactly how the wealthy and powerful have always wanted it to work: for them

January 19, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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2016 US Elections

Chelsea Manning's Attorneys: Obama's Commutation Will Help Save Life of Jailed Army Whistleblower

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In one of his final acts in office, President Obama shortened the sentences of 209 prisoners and pardoned 64 individuals on Tuesday. The list included Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who is now

January 18, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Whistleblowers

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Jeremy Scahill on Obama's Commutation of Chelsea Manning & Continued Demonization of Edward Snowden

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While President Obama has commuted the sentence of Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning, the administration has indicated it has no plans to pardon NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. White House Press Secretary

January 18, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Whistleblowers

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Oscar López Rivera to Be Freed as Obama Commutes Sentence of Puerto Rican Independence Activist

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On Tuesday, President Obama also commuted the sentence of longtime Puerto Rican independence activist Oscar López Rivera, who has been imprisoned for about 35 years, much of the time in solitary confinement.

January 18, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Activism

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Activists Call on Obama to Pardon Leonard Peltier, Warning He'll Die in Prison Otherwise

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While President Obama shortened the sentences of Oscar López Rivera and Chelsea Manning and 207 other prisoners, Obama took no action on 71-year-old imprisoned Native American activist Leonard Peltier. Peltier is a

January 18, 2017
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Category: Justice

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Activism

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Jeremy Scahill: Did Education Nominee Betsy DeVos Lie to Senate About Ties to Anti-LGBT Foundation?

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On Tuesday, education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos faced intense questioning by Democratic senators during her confirmation hearing. DeVos is a longtime backer of charter schools and vouchers for private and religious schools.

January 18, 2017
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Category: Justice

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