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The word “capitalism” gets used quite loosely and seems to always be the scapegoat for the various economic and social problems afflicting society. High prices, economic crashes and instability, corporate …

In the first step of a battle that will likely end at the US Supreme Court, Oregon’s Democrat Governor Kate Brown has signed into law legislation that would allow government …

Officials with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) have mounted a campaign calling for technology companies to weaken the encryption on consumer mobile devices. …

In a hearing prompted by the killing of four US troops in Niger on October 4th, Defense Secretary Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson stated that there is no …

President Trump’s controversial ban on transgender people enlisting in the military was partially stonewalled by federal court judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly. Kollar-Kotelly issued a preliminary injunction which halted two key provisions …

A bipartisan bill has been introduced by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) along with a coalition of Democrats and Republicans that would reform FISA Section 702 …

Some of the world’s central bankers don’t want to see their control of the global financial system threatened by cyberattacks. Not surprisingly, a few officials at the International Monetary Fund …

Inflation, or the debasement of the currency, is not new. Political elites and ruling institutions all throughout history have been guilty of this mass-scale pick-pocketing of the people. Our current-day …

The Brazilian Senate is debating a bill containing tough regulations for ride-sharing apps, causing Uber’s Chief Executive Officer Dara Khosrowshahi to consider leaving their second-largest market. The bill would require …

Industrial-scale poaching of elephants and rhinos across Africa has fueled an unprecedented militarization of conservation efforts on the continent. Now, two major green groups, the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and …