<div class='node-body'><p>NSA Director General Keith Alexander gave the impression at a Tuesday congressional hearing that the only thing standing between the U.S. people and &#39;terrorist&#39; onslaught is secret spying.</p>

I traveled to Brazil last September to investigate preparations for the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Olympics. It was painfully evident that the soci...

<div class='node-body'><p>Victory for the environmentalists may be near in one of the more overlooked battles in the war against Canadian tar sands oil.</p>
<p>A backdoor plan by Canada&#39;s Enbridge and the US-based ExxonMobil to establish an alternate tar sands pipeline has met fierce resistance in the small town of South Portland, Maine where the proposed export terminal would be built.</p>

Winnipeg, Man. — A group of Pimicikamak citizens from Cross Lake will arrive at Manitoba Hydro headquarters tomorrow, June 19, to deliver their own version of the &#8220;Friendly Reminder Notices&#8221; that Hydro has sent to many homes in Cross Lake....

<div class='node-body'><p><span class="image-full" style="width: 560px"><img alt="" border="0" src="/sites/commondreams.org/files/imce-images/turkey-standingman.jpg" style="width: 560px; height: 342px;" title="Erdem Gunduz (C) stands in a silent protest at Taksim Square in Istanbul early June 18, 2013.