Blake Skylar
LATEST ARTICLES BY Blake Skylar
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“Unapologetic:” the Chicago Six in criminal court
March 2, 2012Six undocumented students known as the Chicago Six returned to court after having been arrested during a protest against U.S. immigration policy.
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Anonymous: A glimpse behind the masks
March 1, 2012n a new video released by politically active hacking collective Anonymous, the group has declared war on the U.S. government.
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Shell must be held accountable for murder, say Nigerian victims
March 1, 2012The case could mean that the days of corporations getting away with massive human rights abuse without legal consequence may be coming to an end.
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Van Halen’s new pro-union ‘Tattoo’
February 28, 2012Classic rockers Van Halen are back with their first new studio album ("A Different Kind of Truth") in 14 years. And the album's lead single, "Tattoo," is a pretty important pro-union shout-out.
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Big Oil may rob Canada of jobs
February 28, 2012There is growing concern that Canada is rapidly becoming a petro-state. And in this shift, manufacturing jobs are disappearing.
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Drones in the U.S. – helpful or harmful?
February 23, 2012Sometime soon, Big Brother may be watching.
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Monsanto found guilty of poisoning French farmer
February 22, 2012"I am alive today," said Francois, now 47. "But part of the farming population is going to be sacrificed and is going to die because of this."
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Billionaires back controversial geoengineering methods
February 21, 2012A small unit of climate scientists, supported financially by notable billionaires, is lobbying governments and international organizations to back experiments in geoengineering
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