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March 14, 2014

The CIA Has Brought Darkness to America by Fighting in the Shadows

Gary Younge The Guardian

After 9/11 the agency was given free rein to break the rules but when allowed to play dirty abroad, it's difficult to stop at home

March 14, 2014

Neil DeGrasse Tyson Shows Science and Religion Can Co-Exist In ‘Cosmos’

Jack Jenkins ThinkProgress

“The issue ... is not religion versus non-religion, or religion versus science,” Tyson says. “The issue is ideas that are different versus dogma.”

March 14, 2014

Lawsuit Opposes 'Co-located' Private Schools

Leonie Haimson

The placement of private schools in public school space is overcrowding public schools and blocking efforts to reduce class size. A lawsuit spearheaded by NYC public school parents opposes such 'co-location.'

10 Minutes of History from Tony Benn

March 14, 2014

Tony Benn, a leading figure of the Labour Party for two generations, gives an impassioned 10 minute history lesson. An obituary for Benn, who died on Mar 14, is here.

March 14, 2014

The Battle for Chattanooga: Southern Masculinity and the Anti-Union Campaign at Volkswagen

Mike Elk In These Times

Conversations with workers on both sides of the union battle reveal that the macho culture at the plant, helped fuel the anti-union campaign by low-level management and workers, who stressed obedience to authority and masculine self-reliance as reasons to reject the UAW.

March 14, 2014

Tony Benn, Veteran Labour Politician, Dies Aged 88

Patrick Wintour and Rowena Mason The Guardian

Tony Benn served in the House of Commons and in Labor cabinets, but he was perhaps most influential after he resigned from Parliament. He wrote and campaigned in favor of genuine democracy tirelessly, and on other issues including against the invasion of Iraq.