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‘The World Will Be Shocked’ – Greenwald on Upcoming NSA Expose

Obama administration’s objective with Snowden is “to intimidate future whistleblowers from coming forward”

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/02-8

Robert Reich: The Republicans of the Supreme Court

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/02-6

Why Edward Snowden’s Leaks Have Empowered All of Us

Elliot Sperber, AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/knowledge-metadata-power?akid=10648.9992.jCQ0ok&rd=1&src=newsletter863811&t=11

Chomsky Says Young People Don’t Care About Surveillance – Is He Right?

April M. Short, AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/civil-liberties/do-nsa-leaks-shock-younger-generation?akid=10648.9992.jCQ0ok&rd=1&src=newsletter863811&t=5

Richard Eskow: Where the Hell Is the Outrage?

http://www.commondreams.org/view/2013/07/09-0

Pesticide Use Spikes as GMO Failure Cripples Corn Belt

http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/09-6

Fukushima Radioactive Levels Surge 90-Fold in Three Days
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/09-3

Corporate Interests Prevail in Transatlantic Trade Talks
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2013/07/09-7

How Unchecked Capitalism Has Brought the World to the Brink of Apocalypse and What We Must Do Now

Robert Jensen, AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/visions/how-unchecked-capitalism-has-brought-world-brink-apocalypse-and-what-we-must-do-now?akid=10674.9992.l-FfdY&rd=1&src=newsletter866634&t=3

Activists Sue Federal Agency for Illegally Withholding Affordable Housing Funds

Alyssa Figueroa, AlterNet

http://www.alternet.org/activism/right-city-sues-federal-housing-finance-agency-withholding-millions-national-housing-trust?akid=10674.9992.l-FfdY&rd=1&src=newsletter866634&t=13

How American Weapons Are Crushing Dissent in Egypt

Thalif Deen, Inter Press Service

http://www.alternet.org/world/american-arms-crush-dissent-egypt?akid=10674.9992.l-FfdY&rd=1&src=newsletter866634&t=19

If You Love Nature and Defend It Against Human Destruction, Be Prepared to Be Called a Fascist

George Monbiot, The Guardian

http://www.alternet.org/environment/if-you-love-nature-and-defend-it-be-prepared-be-called-fascist?akid=10674.9992.l-FfdY&rd=1&src=newsletter866634&t=21