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Playing for Change: I'd Rather Go Blind

January 17, 2014

PFC Band Live performance of the Etta James Classic, "I'd Rather Go Blind", filmed at Byron Bay, Australia

Defending the Right to Protest

January 17, 2014

New York City has agreed to pay nearly $18 million for the arrest, detention and fingerprinting of hundreds of protesters, journalists, legal observers and bystanders during the 2004 Republican National Convention

UNMANNED: America's Drone Wars

January 17, 2014

The teaser trailer for director Robert Greenwald's highly anticipated upcoming film, UNMANNED: America's Drone Wars.

January 17, 2014

Rating Obama’s NSA Reform Plan: EFF Scorecard Explained

Cindy Cohn and Parker HIggins Electronic Frontier Foundation

President Obama racked up 3.5 points out of a possible 12.

January 17, 2014

Organisms Do Evolve

Carin Bondar YouTube

A 'crazy dorky scientist' and Miley fan just couldn't resist making this 'Wrecking Ball' parody

Organisms Do Evolve

January 17, 2014

A 'crazy dorky scientist' and Miley fan just couldn't resist making this 'Wrecking Ball' parody. Full lyrics are here.

January 17, 2014

Pennsylvania Voter ID Law Struck Down as Judge Cites Burden on Citizens

Rick Lyman The New York Times

The law hampered the ability of hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvanians to cast their ballots, with the burden falling most heavily on elderly, disabled and low-income residents

January 17, 2014

Christie: A Bully’s Bully

Katha Pollitt The Nation

Oh, how we love those Republican “straight-shooters.”

January 17, 2014

Despite Violence, Cambodian Workers Vow To Continue Their Fight

Michelle Chen In These Times

Since December of last year, garment workers in Cambodia have been fighting to raise the minimum wage. The government has responded with violence, resulting in the death of five workers.

January 17, 2014

Software

Larry Wright Cagle