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The NSA: “The Abyss From Which There Is No Return“
Whether or not the surveillance is undertaken for ‘innocent’ reasons, surveillance of all citizens gradually poisons the soul of a nation.
Why Can’t Democracy Trump Inequality?
Societies that let wealth concentrate at enormously intense levels will quite predictably end up with a wealthy who can concentrate enormous resources on getting their way.
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Being Queer, Whether Lesbian or Transgender: a Non-Issue for God
Eleanor J. Bader reviews Rizi Xavier Timane's searing memoir, An Unspoken Compromise: A Spiritual Guide for LGBT People of Faith.
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Private Gain to a Few Trumps Public Good for the Many
As the “public good” has morphed into the “public investment” the American people are suffering from an overly privatized government.
Washington and the Egyptian Tragedy
The vast majority of Egyptians killed since the coup have been unarmed protesters struck down with American-made weapons by soldiers transported in American-made vehicles provided by the American taxpayer.
Treaty Obligations Are Not “Discretionary Spending:" Will Congress Abandon the Promises?
The term sequester has a haunting meaning for Native Americans who have endured a legacy of legislative disenfranchisement.
The Right to Remain Silent in an Age of Mass Surveillance
Fishing expeditions of the sort inflicted on David Miranda were abolished in the seventeenth century, largely due to the defiant actions of one John Lilburne.
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AP Goes Off the Deep End With Deficit Scold David Walker
The Associated Press' profile of David Walker, the former head of the Government Accountability Office, ignored the basic tenants of journalism for a misinformed fluff piece.
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Audacity of Dope? Yes We Scan?
This president has become a tragic figure, more so every day with each new revelation of how far the surveillance state has been developed and implemented under his watch. …
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Audacity of Dope? Yes We Scan?
This president has become a tragic figure, more so every day with each new revelation of how far the surveillance state has been developed and implemented under his watch. …