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Why Are the Franklin Center’s “Wisconsin Reporter” and “Watchdog.org” Attacking the John Doe?
The Franklin Center has close ties to individuals and groups that may be caught up in the “John Doe” probe into possible campaign finance violations during Wisconsin's 2011 and …
Why the Right to a Fair Trial Doesn’t Really Exist for Drug Defendants
The severity of Sandra Avery's sentence had little to do with her possession of a small amount of crack cocaine. She was punished for refusing to plead guilty and …
Iran Sanctions Bill Big Test of Israel Lobby Power
This week's introduction by a bipartisan group of 26 senators of a new sanctions bill against Iran could result in the biggest test of the political clout of the …
Obama Signals Changes Likely to NSA Spying
A coalition of civil liberty and technology groups initially skeptical about Obama's panel told reporters that they support many of the recommendations.
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Detroit’s Dan Gilbert: Henry Ford or Henry Potter?
Billionaire Dan Gilbert seems genuinely to want to be part of the solution for Detroit, but his business model helped create and now perpetuates the city's problems.
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How Can We Reclaim the Holiday Season From Corporations?
Americans spend more than $20 billion a year on toys for kids - with most of that green leaving their pockets between now and the end of December.
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Cyber Activism Scores Victories Behind the Great Firewall
Netizens took to cyberspace to chastise the legal system, which they believed would treat Li Tianyi leniently because of his familyu2019s status, and to demand justice.
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A Seminar on the Labor Movement — With an Opinionated Professor
Reading Save our Unions: Dispatches from a Movement in Distress is like sitting in on a seminar on the modern labor movementu2014with Steve Early playing the role of opinionated …
Public Citizen Sues Online Retailer That Damaged Utah Customer’s Credit in Retaliation for Critical Online Review
Customer refused KlearGear.com's demand for $3,500 over web posting.
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Under Amazon’s CIA Cloud: The Washington Post
News media should illuminate conflicts of interest, not embody them.