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Once Searched, Forever Seized: Why Cell Phone Searches Need a Warrant
An exception in the Fourth Amendment has given police free rein to seize and search the devices that store our calls, text messages, e-mails, and troves of other personal …
Washington Post Can’t Even Talk About Alternatives to Patent Support for Prescription Drug Research
Just as the media in the Soviet Union were not allowed to talk about alternatives to one-party rule, the Washington Post apparently can't raise the issue of alternatives to …
In Fracking Hotbed, a Muted Approach to Regulation
In Ohio, where gas drilling is booming and toxic waste abundant, legislators acted modestly to address concerns about public safety.
How NATO Jabs Russia on Ukraine
With events quickly spinning out of control in Ukraine, some policymakers need to tell President Obama that there can be even bigger trouble ahead, if Russia's national security interests …
Top Six Facts in the Walker Dark Money Criminal Probe
In the wake of a federal court's recent ruling halting a state criminal investigation into spending during the 2011 and 2012 recall elections for Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and …
The Girl Who Sparked Brown v. Board of Education
While the decision in this case, Brown v. Board of Education, has received the most ink over the last six decades, the stories and people behind the landmark decision …
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Robert D. Kaplan’s Geopolitical Bunkum: Inside the Fanciful World of Stratfor
Robert D. Kaplan of Stratfor and The Atlantic is an imperial messenger. He is a propagandist for empire, and a useful tool for the military-industrial complex.
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US Politicians Line Pockets With Funds From Ecuador’s Billionaire Bankers on the Lam in US
Robert and William Isaias, convicted of embezzlement and fraud in connection with Filanbanco, in their native Ecuador, are living in Florida and seem to enjoy immunity from extradition.
Six Reasons to Be Afraid of the Private Sector/Government Security State
Once corporations have legal immunity for cooperation with intelligence agencies, reclaiming rights that have been secretly annulled will be much more difficult, says author Beatrice Edwards.
Break the Silence: A World War Is Beckoning
Why do we tolerate the threat of another world war in our name? Why do we allow lies that justify this risk?