- Child Workers Are Getting Nicotine Poisoning on US Tobacco Farms
- New York raises minimum age to buy cigarettes to 21
- World No Tobacco Day: To tax or not to tax
- UK: NHS could start prescribing e-cigarettes as study finds them 60% more effective than gum or patches
- Top scientists warn WHO not to stub out e-cigarettes
- House GOP Votes Down Measure Aimed At Curbing Wage Theft
- Using Jailed Migrants as a Pool of Cheap Labor —"As the federal government cracks down on immigrants in the country illegally and forbids businesses to hire them, it is relying on tens of thousands of those immigrants each year to provide essential labor." NYT
- Bond set at $250,000 for Wayne Miller, president of Cathedral Bible College with Myrtle Beach campus—Allegation: "Miller threatened to cancel foreign students' visas if they did not work long hours for little pay."
- Michigan Set to Raise Minimum Wage to $9.25 Hour
- America's middle-class defeat: How Canada shamed the wealthiest nation on earth—"Want to understand what's causing the decay of the American dream? Take some lessons from our friends to the north." Salon
- 40% of EU citizens can't afford a vacation
- Japan creates new national holiday for 'overworked' population
- Robots will replace fast-food workers
- IMF chief says banks haven't changed since financial crisis—"Christine Lagarde tells London conference banking sector is still resisting reform and taking excessive risks."
- Bank of England governor: capitalism doomed if ethics vanish—"Mark Carney issues strong critique of City behaviour and warns of growing sense that basic social contract is breaking down."
- Obama Administration Spent a Fortune Monitoring Occupy Protests, including Flash Mobs and Yoga Classes—"The documents show monitoring in 2011 and 2012 by law enforcement agencies around the country [NYT], reporting on religious meetings, Christmas caroling and other events."
- Blast from the Past: What Actually Happens At The End Of 'Trading Places'?
- Explosive claims on JP Morgan conduct—"A technical support person who worked for JP Morgan in Australia claims the bank regularly misled its New York parent and the US Federal Reserve by failing to report losing trades." SMH
- Goldman, JPMorgan sued over zinc price manipulation
- Los Angeles sues JPMorgan Chase over foreclosures WaPo
- The guy who tried to rig gold prices and cost his bank $44 million
- Icahn, Mickelson are investigated in U.S. insider trading probe: source
- Iran hangs billionaire over $2.6b bank fraud—"Largest fraud case since 1979 Islamic Revolution sends four scammers to the gallows, including tycoon Mahafarid Amir Khosravi."
- Conservatism is losing ground in the US—"Number of Americans describing themselves as social, economic conservatives shrinks, according to new poll."
- Conservatives are losing their edge — quickly WaPo
- Dear GOP: "Duck Dynasty's" Phil Robertson may not help your outreach problem—"Party chair Reince Priebus wants the GOP to be seen as the party of equality. Meet their future leaders." Salon
- Republican Leadership Conference: The GOP’s speakers lineup is a problem—"Why the Republican Party attracts provocateurs, faux martyrs, and grifters in droves."
- America Is Becoming a Bit More Liberal. That's Pretty Unusual Six Years Into a Democratic Presidency.
- Americans overwhelmingly side with Hillary Clinton over Karl Rove in brain flap—"Republican strategist Karl Rove may need a different strategy to slow Hillary Clinton's 2016 candidacy." WaPo
- Conservative groups push for voter photo ID requirement in Ohio
- Democrats, stop fighting voter ID laws—"It's a tough concession that could actually work to get more minority voters to the polls." WaPo
- Redistricting Expert: Florida's Gerrymandered Maps Give An 8 Point Advantage To Republicans
- Surprise witness emerges in redistricting trial—"An FSU student who allegedly submitted a map to the Legislature with proposed new districts said he never drew any maps and his name was used without permission."
- Florida may be forced to redraw political districts before midterms WaPo
- Supreme Court says Mich. can't block Indian casino
- Courts challenge Native American land rights—"Recent cases have undermined tribal sovereignty and economic development, Native Americans say."
- Lawsuit: Casino Built on Native American Burial Ground
- Unsurprisingly, the Redskins #RedskinsPride Hashtag Backfired Quite Horribly—But that's not stopping them.
- Reports: Donald Sterling To Sue The NBA For $1 Billion
- White Police Lieutenant Awarded $1.35 Million In Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
- Edward Snowden responds to release of e-mail by U.S. officials WaPo
- Daniel Ellsberg: Snowden would not get a fair trial – and Kerry is wrong—"Edward Snowden is the greatest patriot whistleblower of our time, and he knows what I learned more than four decades ago: until the Espionage Act gets reformed, he can never come home safe and receive justice."
- John Kerry Should 'Man Up' And Admit He's Wrong About Snowden
- Courier Services Deny Participation in NSA Interception Program
- Privacy call for internet browsing in the wake of Edward Snowden leaks—"Survey reveals that more than eight out of 10 internet users believe their search history should be kept private."
- German spies want $400M to play catch-up with the NSA—"Confidential documents from the BND, Germany's answer to the NSA and GCHQ, suggest the agency could soon get major funding to improve its online surveillance and hacking capabilities."
- Former Head Of 'NSA North' Says Canadians Are 'Stupid'
- User gets prison sentence for using 'Allah CC' nickname on Twitter
- Turkey highest court: YouTube ban violates rights WaPo
- Google sets up 'right to be forgotten' form after EU ruling
- "TrueCrypt is not secure," official SourceForge page abruptly warns—"Support for decade-old crypto program pulled, touching off Internet firestorm."
- True Goodbye: 'Using TrueCrypt Is Not Secure'
- Bombshell TrueCrypt advisory: Backdoor? Hack? Hoax? None of the above?—LavaBit 2: Electric Bugaloo?
- TrueCrypt security audit presses on, despite developers jumping ship
- The eBay hack, the loss of 140 million records, and the PR fiasco—If you still haven't done so, change your eBay password right now.
- Your iPhone has been taken hostage. Pay $100 ransom to get it back—If you still haven't done so, change your iCloud password right now.
- After seven months and no Microsoft patch, Internet Explorer 8 vulnerability is revealed
- Will Everyone Please Quit Bitching About Passwords?
- Passive listening will soon be a feature for Facebook app during status updates
- Facebook Stops Irresponsibly Defaulting Privacy Of New Users' Posts To "Public", Changes To "Friends"
- Facebook Reaps Billions from Your Data: It's Time to Unplug
- Facebook gives up on automatically posting everything you do online
