Government Priorities

Violence against environmentalists is now at an all-time high

Three people are killed every week in disputes over mining, logging, agriculture development, and hydropower projects. And it’s getting worse.

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6 Lessons From How the FBI and Media Treat Militia Groups

The way the media and police have treated an armed white militia in Oregon reveals systemic discrimination. But we need a better response than “they’re terrorists, too!”

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Here’s How One Activist Convinced the FBI to Leave Him Alone

New FBI documents confirm that when FBI agents come knocking, the best response is to shut the door and call the press.

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New TED Talk Goes Inside Secretive Prison Units on U.S. Soil

“The secret US prisons you’ve never heard of before.”

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Environmentalists, leftists from the 1970s top FBI domestic terrorist list (Video)

Lindsay France speaks with investigative journalist Will Potter about his call for a Congressional investigation of the FBI’s terrorism lists.

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5 Reasons Why the FBI’s Most Wanted Domestic Terrorists List Should Have You Outraged

If you want a clear idea of the FBI’s upside-down terrorism priorities, look no further than the bureau’s Most Wanted Domestic Terrorists lists.

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Interview with Will Potter on Rising Against the International Criminalisation of Activism

Australian animal rights campaigner Patty Mark is arrested for an open rescue of abused hens. Will Potter speaks with Progressive Podcast Australia about the international criminalization of dissent.

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New Documents Reveal FBI Spying on Keystone Pipeline Protesters

Will Potter speaks with VICE News about the FBI’s spying on environmental activists.

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Here’s What the Feds Were Investigating Before 9/11. And It’s Not Al-Qaeda.

New documents show that the government was trying to build a case against environmentalists for “weapons of mass destruction” based on website posts.

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The Green Devil: Tony Abbott is an environmental nightmare

This guy wants to dump in the Great Barrier Reef and log ancient forests.

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