Jon Queally

‘We Are Resetting The Net To Shut Off Mass Surveillance’

Online day of action marks one year since Snowden reporting began and calls for people to “take their privacy back” from prying eyes.

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By Jon Queally
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To mark the one year anniversary of the first reporting based on information revealed by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden on June 5, 2013, privacy advocates, organizations, and technology companies all over the world on Thursday are participating in 'Reset The Net'—an online day of action in which participants pledge to take real steps to protect

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Shooting Rampage Shocks Canada

The nation that has largely avoided mass shootings mourns.

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By Jon Queally
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Canadian law enformcement officials are conducting an intense manhunt Thursday morning after what appears to be a lone individual went on a shooting rampage at a residential area in the eastern town of Moncton, New Brunswick Wednesday night that left 3 Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers dead and at least two more injured. The Mounties who

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Brazil Readies ‘RoboCop’ Riot Squads For World Cup Protests

Demonstrators call out government for spending billions on soccer tournament as poor sidelined and public services are diminished nationwide.

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By Jon Queally

As Brazilians opposed to outrageous sums of public money spent on preparations for the upcoming World Cup protest with marches and strikes, the nation's government and its police forces are boasting that they have planned for all contingencies ahead of the games, including plans to clamp down on dissent and disruption by establishing "security

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$15 Wage Wins in Seattle: ‘We Did This. Workers Did This.’

Less than six months after the start of an aggressive grassroots campaign, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage on Monday, the highest in the nation. A supporter of the $15 an hour minimum wage holds a sign during a Seattle City Council meeting in which the council voted to raise the […]

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By Jon Queally
This Friday, Dec. 28,2012 photo Kaylee Feight talks about the impact of a minimum wage increase on her job at Quiznos in Helena, Mont. Montana's minimum wage workers are getting a small pay raise on New Year's Day when an automatic cost-of-living increase takes effect. (AP photo/Matt Gouras)

Less than six months after the start of an aggressive grassroots campaign, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved a $15 minimum wage on Monday, the highest in the nation. A supporter of the $15 an hour minimum wage holds a sign during a Seattle City Council meeting in which the council voted to raise the minimum wage in Seattle, Monday

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Obama’s EPA Plan vs. Climate Catastrophe: ‘Fighting A Wildfire With A Garden Hose’

More critical takes on White House plan to cut emissions say new EPA rules simply don’t go far enough.

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By Jon Queally

In announcing new emissions standards of U.S. power plants on Monday, many of the nation's largest green groups are championing the Obama administration's new EPA regulations as the strongest proposals ever put forth by a U.S. president in the fight to rein in greenhouse gases or mitigate against climate change. Not to throw a wet blanket on the

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Moral Monday Sit-In Equates People’s Health With Eco Health

‘Yes to Medicaid!… No to Fracking!’: A refusal to expand healthcare while paving the way for gas drilling is two sides of the same ‘regressive’ coin, say demonstrators.

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By Jon Queally
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'Moral Monday' demonstrators took their fight back to the state capitol building again this week and eleven people were detained and cited for refusing to leave as they attempted to lobby Republican Gov. Pat McCrory to help end the legislature's frontal assault on the health of the state's people and its environment. The demonstrators gathered

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Zephyr Teachout Emerges To Challenge Gov. Cuomo From The Left

Progressive challenger says New York needs ‘economy and democracy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy and well-connected’.

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By Jon Queally
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With launch of a new website and a short statement that she is running for governor because "New Yorkers need an economy and democracy that works for everyone, not just the wealthy and well-connected," law school professor and progressive activist Zephyr Teachout has emerged from the Left to challenge the re-election campaign of Gov. Andrew Cuomo,

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