The Dark Side of Globalization: Why Seattle’s 1999 Protesters Were Right

The Dark Side of Globalization: Why Seattle’s 1999 Protesters Were RightIn 1999, my friend moved to Seattle, where he was hit with rubber bullets, tear-gassed in the face, and nearly arrested by police. He had joined the famous protests of the WTO Ministerial Conference, widely known as the Seattle Protests. The Occupy Wall Street of their time, they focused on globalization rather than the excesses of finance.

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Meditation for Anxiety, Depression?

Meditation for anxiety, depression?Some 30 minutes of meditation daily may improve symptoms of anxiety and depression, a new Johns Hopkins analysis of previously published research suggests. “A lot of people use meditation, but it’s not a practice considered part of mainstream medical therapy for anything,” says Madhav Goyal, M.D., M.P.H., an assistant professor in the Division of General Internal Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and leader of a study published online Jan.

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NSA statement admits ‘spying’ on members of Congress

NSA statement does not deny ‘spying’ on members of CongressThe National Security Agency on Saturday released a statement in answer to questions from a senator about whether it “has spied, or is … currently spying, on members of Congress or other American elected officials”, in which it did not deny collecting communications from legislators of the US Congress to whom it says it is accountable.

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Bank of America Corp (BAC) Settles MBS Lawsuit with Mass

Bank of America Corp (BAC) Settles MBS Lawsuit with MassCountrywide Financial Inc., acquired by Bank of America Corporation ( BAC) in 2008, recently entered into a settlement with Massachusetts worth $17.3 million. While a portion of the settlement fee – $11.3 million – will be utilized to compensate investors with the Pension Reserves Investment Management Board, the remaining – $6 million – will be handed over to the state.

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US govt appeals ruling denouncing NSA’s mass phone surveillance as unconstitutional

US govt appeals ruling denouncing NSA’s mass phone surveillance as unconstitutionalReuters / Zoran Milich ​The US Justice Department appealed Friday a federal judge’s December ruling that advanced a legal challenge to the National Security Agency’s bulk collection of Americans’ telephone records. The Justice Department filed the appeal with the US Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington.

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ACLU sues for details of U.S. surveillance under executive order

ACLU sues for details of U.S. surveillance under executive orderCredit: Reuters A National Security Agency (NSA) data gathering facility is seen in Bluffdale, about 25 miles (40 km) south of Salt Lake City, Utah, December 16, 2013. Jim Urquhart/ The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court in New York, came three days after the ACLU lost a bid to block a separate program that collects the phone calls of millions of Americans.

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Mindfulness in Everyday Life: 5 Sure Steps to Achieve New Year’s Resolutions

Mindfulness in Everyday Life: 5 Sure Steps to Achieve New Year’s ResolutionsWe do the same thing every year. New Year’s Eve comes and goes, and our New Year’s resolutions, promised so fiercely at the stroke of midnight, are dismissed shortly thereafter, fading away over time, like friends who’ve moved to another city. It is the dirty not-so-little secret of New Year’s resolutions: They are very rarely kept.

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Court Rules No Suspicion Needed for Laptop Searches at Border

Court Rules No Suspicion Needed for Laptop Searches at BorderDecember 31, 2013 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: 212-549-2666,media@aclu.org BROOKLYN – A federal court today dismissed a lawsuit arguing that the government should not be able to search and copy people’s laptops, cell phones, and other devices at border checkpoints without reasonable suspicion. An appeal is being considered.

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