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Edward Snowden on Trump administration's recent arrest of an alleged journalistic source

The Justice Department released an indictment of twenty five year-old NSA contractor Reality Winner yesterday, just a few hours after the Intercept posted a story based on a top secret document that described how the NSA believes Russian actors tried to

June 7, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

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A Federal Regulator Is Probing Wells Fargo’s Mortgage Practices

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A consumer watchdog agency is following up on ProPublica’s reports that the scandal-ridden bank improperly charged fees to customers from Los Angeles to Oregon. Meanwhile, the bank is conducting its own inquiry.

June 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

America's public lands are in danger. Help us fight the government sell-off

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In a divided country, support for US public lands is a rare bridge issue – yet the Republican platform has opened the door to disposing of 640m national acres

June 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Wilkerson: From Qatar Rift to Syria Battlefield, Trump & Gulf Allies Target Iran

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Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, former chief of staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell, says that the Trump administration and its Gulf allies are taking aim at Iran through the re-ignited dispute with Qatar.

June 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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50 Years After Since June 1967 War, Israel Continues World's Longest Military Occupation

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In the third and final installment of our special on the 50th anniversary of the June 1967 war, author and scholar Norman Finkelstein argues that the U.S.-backed "peace process" was never intended to

June 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Type: Video

WikiLeaks: Qatar Has Funded ISIS for Years, and the US Knew About It

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News broke over the weekend that four countries — Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates — severed diplomatic ties with Qatar over allegations that the country is funding terrorism in an effort to keep the region destabilized. Qatar

June 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Should We Give AIs the Same Rights as Humans?

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How AI will be implemented and treated hinges on the fundamental question of whether it will be given "personhood" status and thereby receive the same rights as persons. Experts continue to debate whether this should be done.

June 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Philosophy

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Philosophical Debates

What Is “Open Science”? (And Why Some Researchers Want It)

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There is a movement within the scientific community that asks for greater collaboration between research teams. The idea is that with greater access to information, more people working separately on the same problems can solve them more efficiently and with the greatest transparency.

June 6, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

Trump Attacks London's Mayor & Jeremy Corbyn Calls for Theresa May's Ouster After Terror in London

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Twelve people have been arrested in London after three attackers killed seven people and injured 48 more on Saturday night. The three attackers were shot dead by police. It’s the third

June 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Type: Video

Trump Uses London Attack to Call for SCOTUS to Back Travel Ban Blocked by Multiple Courts

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Following the attacks in London on Saturday night, President Trump launched a tweet storm calling for the United States to impose his proposed Muslim travel ban, which would prohibit all refugees and

June 5, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

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Immigration

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