Monday, June 10, 2013

June 10 News Update


Each Monday-Friday, by 9AM Central, we’ll post links to news stories and analytical articles of interest to working people. Sometimes they will be accompanied by editorial commentary. Stories from the New York Times will be followed with a *. The Times pay wall policy allows free access to only about ten articles a month.

NSA data-mining 101: two 'top secret' programs and what they do
Edward Snowden: the whistleblower behind the NSA surveillance revelations
The National Security Agency: surveillance giant with eyes on America
Obama defends NSA’s sweeping surveillance
Why the NSA revelations aren’t like the IRS scandal or Benghazi for Obama
Tech Companies Concede to Surveillance Program
How the U.S. Uses Technology to Mine More Data More Quickly *
On whistleblowers and government threats of investigation
Timeline of Revelations About US Domestic Spying *
Stunning NSA Leaks: Is Daniel Ellsberg Back?

Turkish Unions Strike, Joining Mass Protests
Tens of thousands on streets, Turkish PM Erdogan defiant

Job market slowly improves, but it remains tough for young adults
Feds to pay OSHA whistleblower $820,000 settlement
Germany's Rebellious New Feminists
PDD supporters continue to rally for answers
Obama orders US to draw up overseas target list for cyber-attacks
In Nation's Breadbasket, Latinos Stuck in Poverty *
Many Rival Nations Surge Past the U.S. in Adding New Jobs *
Rise in carbon dioxide emissions may be ‘a disaster for all’

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