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Bernie Sanders: “Don’t ‘Anoint’ Hawkish Hillary As Nominee”

Vermont senator hints again at possible 2016 challenge, says opposition to economic inequality is “a damn good platform” for presidency

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By Max Ocean
U. S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a question during a joint press conference with Egyptian Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr, not shown, at the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, July 14, 2012. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo)

Following criticism of Hillary Clinton's hawkish foreign policy remarks published Sunday, Senator Bernie Sanders said in an interview on Monday that Clinton shouldn't be presumed as the Democratic nominee for president since the U.S. political process isn't one in which "we anoint people." Sanders also hinted at his possible willingness to

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Banking Behemoth Closes Muslim Organizations’ Accounts

After HSBC sent letters to three Muslim organizations in the UK notifying them their accounts will be closed, leaders are making claims of Islamaphobia and pro-Israel bias.

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By Max Ocean
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Muslim community leaders in the UK are calling banking giant HSBC 'Islamaphobic' after they received letters telling them that their banking services will be terminated in September. Three organizations—The Cordoba Foundation, the Ummah Welfare Trust (UWT), and the Finsbury Park Mosque—have all received nearly identical letters (pdf) from the

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Former NSA Chief: Why I’m Worth $1 Million A Month To Wall Street

Critics say Keith Alexander’s rapid move to the private sector is cause for concern.

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By Max Ocean

Former NSA Director Keith Alexander says his services warrant a fee of up to a million dollars, due to a cyber-surveillance technique he and his partners at his new security firm IronNet Cybersecurity have developed, Foreign Policy reported on Tuesday. The claim follows reporting earlier this month that Alexander is slated to head a 'cyber-war

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Digital Rights Groups Warn TPP Will Force ‘Policing’ Of Internet Users

Groups slam proposed rules in open letters to negotiators of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement

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By Max Ocean

Over 65 tech companies, open Internet advocates and other organizations released two open letters to negotiators of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) on Wednesday, expressing their concern that the trade deal's approval will force websites to censor content and block Internet users. Spearheaded by the United States, the TPP––dubbed a

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