occupy Seattle activists have established a 6-block autonomous zone around an abandoned police station Thom Dunn
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christ what an asshole Peter Thiel: the "libertarian" who loves mass government surveillance, monopolies, and censorship Cory Doctorow
pizza Papa John's Pizza CEO steps down after winning coveted approval of white supremacists Rob Beschizza
politics The white supremacist origins of "public choice theory," the bedrock of contemporary libertarian thought Cory Doctorow
solidarity A generation after American "libertarians" helped with mass disappearances, torture and murder of left-wing activists, Frente Amplio surge in Chilean elections Cory Doctorow
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