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Rebuilding Gaza Needs Freedom and Normality, Not Just Aid
Life in Gaza cannot be rebuilt with cement and cash handouts.
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A Win for Systemic Reform to Improve Indigent Defense
The Hurrell-Harring case builds on state and local reforms designed to create a more fair and rational justice system.
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Rick Berman Exposed in New Audio; Hear His Tactics Against Environmentalists and Workers’ Rights
Preaching to his audience, Berman's remarks reveal a kind of Ten Commandments from the Dr. Evil playbook.
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Net Neutrality: Can You Hear Us Now?
FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler is refusing to participate in any public hearings on net neutrality.
Military Personnel Trained by the CIA Used Napalm Against Indigenous People in Brazil
The Brazilian government is investigating the deaths and abuses suffered by Indigenous peoples during military dictatorship.
Congress Utilizes Myth of “Human Shields” to Justify War Crimes
No Gaza eyewitnesses found evidence of Hamas using human shields during the last conflict.
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Prison Destroys Families and Communities at Society’s Expense
In this excerpt from Locked Down, Locked Out, Maya Schenwar delves into the damage wrought by prison on families.
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Playing the Long Game
While the pundits gnaw the bones of Election 2014, Gar Alperovitz looks at the positive possibilities.
Aging Brains Aren’t Necessarily Declining Brains
Using cognitive neuroscience methods to study aging has unexpectedly revealed that, contrary to previous thought, aging brains remain somewhat malleable and plastic.
Peekaboo, I See You: Government Authority Intended for Terrorism Is Used for Other Purposes
Yet again, terrorism concerns appear to be trampling our civil liberties.