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Protest in Venezuela: The Difference Between the Violent and Nonviolent Right Is Smaller Than You May Think
The insurgent tactics employed by the opposition in Venezuela belie its central argument that the inherent failings of socialism have led Venezuela down a disastrous path.
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The Grim Reality of Unaccompanied Migrant Children
The recent surge in unaccompanied, undocumented minors apprehended at the US-Mexico border draws attention to the poverty and violence ravaging Latin America and the lack of resources available to …
Tackling Debtors’ Prisons: Reflecting on the Death of Eileen DiNino
The death of a Pennsylvania mother in jail last week has once again highlighted the punitive cycle of criminal justice debt.
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Bike Share: Safe or Not Safe? A New Study on Brain Trauma Raises Questions
As more and more cities add bike share programs, it's important that we talk about safety, and for a lot of people that discussion comes down to helmets.
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ACLU: Documents Show Effort of Police and US Marshals to Deceive Courts in Use of Controversial “Stringrays“
The ACLU has uncovered instructions from the US Marshals Service that appear to tell police to actively deceive judges and defendants about the use of the controversial surveillance tool …
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Dear Defense Contractor CEOs: Why Is the Pentagon Buying Weapons With Chinese Parts Instead of US Parts?
The National Rare Earth Cooperative Act would begin to address Pentagon dependence on Chinese components for US defense material: so why don't defense officials and contractors back it?
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William Rivers Pitt | They Belong in Prison, Not on TV
"I spent the first decade of the 21st century dealing with these blood-sodden bastards from the Bush administration. Now, it appears, I will spend a chunk of a second …
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It’s Official. Big Food Sues Vermont
Monsanto and the Grocery Manufacturers Association filed a lawsuit in federal the US District Court to overturn Vermont's recently passed GMO labeling law.
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The President Has No Mandate to Bomb Iraq or Syria
At this writing, President Obama has neither the legal nor the political mandate to conduct airstrikes in Iraq or Syria.
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WikiLeaks Reveals Global Trade Deal Kept More Secret Than the Trans-Pacific Partnership
The Trade in Services Agreement would make it easier for corporations to make profits and operate with impunity.