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CIA Continues to Deny Use of Torture, Shrugging Off Prosecutions Outside the US
CIA officials' rebuttal to the Senate's report on torture marks the latest development in the effort to deny US accountability for crimes against humanity.
How Senate Hopefuls Keep Donors Secret From Voters Until It’s Too Late
US Senate campaign finance disclosures are still slow-walked on paper through a 40-year-old system.
Snap Election in Greece: No Matter the Outcome, Neoliberalism Reigns Supreme
The outcome of the snap election in Greece is a foregone conclusion. The new government will implement a neoliberal program.
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On Police Injustice: “Fires of Rebellion Burn With Rage, but They Shine With Hope“
The reason Michael Brown's story is not simply a statistic is because the people of Ferguson fought back.
Police Are Granted Abusive Powers By a System That Condones Their Actions
Like the possibility of arrest, the threat of violence is implicit in every police encounter.
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The GOP Agenda (or Lack Thereof)
To hear Republicans tell it, the United States' major issues boil down to Hillary Clinton's emails, Benghazi and Planned Parenthood.
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The Wall Street Journal’s Attempt to Take Down Bernie Sanders Backfired
The corporate media tries to discredit and discard anyone who they can't control.
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Say Her Name: What It Means to Center Black Women’s Experiences of Police Violence
Recent cases of police violence against Black women are representative of long-term trends in gendered experiences of state violence.
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The Hypocrisy of Glenn Beck’s All Lives Matter March
The “All Lives Matter” is trying to ignore the issues of racism away.
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On Pursuing the Death Penalty for Dylann Storm Roof
The justice that our legal system seeks tends to be more interpersonal than institutional.