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June 15, 2013

Sacramento Shutters Seven Schools Filled with Poor and Minority Kids

Steven Hsieh Alternet

A history of ntergenerational poverty and racial segregation

June 15, 2013

Just the Tip of the Iceberg

Glenn Greenwald The Guardian

Addressing many of the issues arising from last week's NSA stories

June 15, 2013

Brussels Failed to Act Against US Surveillance of EU Citizens

Nina Haase Deutsche Welle

"The telecommunications providers have been forced to set up an electronic interface for the authorities so that IP addresses can be retrieved.. These trends also exist in Europe."

June 14, 2013

Iranian Election

Mansour Osanloo The New York Times

June 14, 2013

Booz and Allen

Pat Oliphant GoComics

June 14, 2013

IndustriALL launches new print magazine “Global Worker”

IndustriALL

The first copy of IndustriALL Global Union’s biannual print magazine “Global Worker” was launched this week at the 28-29 May IndustriALL Executive Committee.

June 14, 2013

IndustriALL launches new print magazine “Global Worker”

IndustriALL

The first copy of IndustriALL Global Union’s biannual print magazine “Global Worker” was launched this week at the 28-29 May IndustriALL Executive Committee.

Richie Havens Opens Woodstock: 'Freedom'

June 14, 2013

Richie Havens (1941-2013) opens the Woodstock concert in 1969 with the song 'Freedom.' Havens was an influential musical and political figure for more than 30 years.

Back in Black - Future Technology

June 14, 2013

The Daily Show with Jon Stewart
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Lewis Black will gladly give up all of his private information, just so long as the future contains robotic beer butlers.

Natural Selection, the Rap Guide to Evolution

June 14, 2013

A track from Baba Brinkman's album The Rap Guide to Evolution, sponsored by the Wellcome Trust. Also rapping and breaking: Charles Darwin, Sarah Palin, and Richard Dawkins.