ALT 08/17/2014

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Beyond the Propaganda TEDx - Scott Taylor is a former infantryman in the Canadian Military, and has been the publisher of Esprit de Corps magazine since 1988. He is also an award-winning author, documentary filmmaker and war correspondent... • read more - click here Cell Phone Guide For US Protesters Eva Galperin & Parker Higgins EFF - With major protests in the news again, we decided it's time to update our cell phone guide for protesters. A lot has changed since we last published this report in 2011, for better and for worse. On the one ha ... • read more - click here Militarized Police Return to Ferguson to Battle Peaceful Curfew Disobedience Photos: Militarized Police Return to Ferguson to Battle Peaceful Curfew Disobedience ... • read more - click here The Military Occupation Of Ferguson Missouri Is Just A Preview Of What Is Coming To America Let's be honest! Ferguson, Missouri is under military occupation right now, and the entire world is watching in horror as militarized police fire tear gas and rubber bullets at unarmed protesters ... • read more - click here Canadian Robot Producer First To Denounce Killer Robots Nicholas West - One could debate the overall merits or failings of robotic systems, but one area that clearly has become a point for concern on all sides is the idea of "killer robots." ... • read more - click here NAFTA Is 20 Years Old Here Are 20 Facts That Show How It Is Destroying The Economy Back in the early 1990s, the North American Free Trade Agreement was one of the hottest political issues in the country. When he was running for president in 1992, Bill Clinton promised that NAFTA would result in an increase in the number ... • read more - click here Sunshine and Fish Could Stave Off Dementia by Dr. David Juan No matter where you look in the health industry, it seems vitamin D is hot right now. And it makes sense, because the best source of it is sun exposure and it is, after all, summertime. Not a week goes by when I don't hear ... • read more - click here Can This New Solar-Powered Device Purify Polluted Water? Kevin Samson - Water shortages continue to make the news across the world, and governments seem to be offering very few if any solutions. Recently, I covered a novel low-cost, simple device called Warka Water that aims to extract water ... • read more - click here