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License Plate Scanners, Black Boxes Track Location of Millions of Motorists
Documents obtained by the ACLU reveal location records are being stored by law enforcement agencies across the nation without oversight.
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The B-Team Tries to Save Capitalism. Is it worth saving?
A group of hyper-capitalists, including Sir Richard Branson and Arian Huffington recently launched the “B-Team.” As Huffington describes it, the global business leaders come together to form the B-Team …
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Sexual Abuse and the Juvenile Justice System
Sexual violence is rampant in youth detention facilities. We know this because many kids who were victimized while in custody have bravely spoken out. We also know this because …
The Brief, Tragic Reign of Consumerism…And the Birth of a Happy Alternative
You and I consume; we are consumers. The global economy is set up to enable us to do what we innately want to do—buy, use, discard, and buy some …
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How Honeybees Led One Eco-Entrepeneur from Documentary Filmmaking to Launching Her Own Colony
My dream is to publish a memoir. A degree in investigative journalism led me on a non-linear path to directing and producing an internationally-acclaimed documentary instead. Vanishing of the …
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Trayvon Is a Beautiful Thing
My son is 39 years old at this writing. Travyon could have been my grandson. My son will be 40 years old in November. He could feasibly have a …
“Iraq Invades the United States,” and Other Headlines from an Upside Down History of the US Military and the World
Eduardo Galeano, one of the great global writers, takes us from 1916 to late tomorrow night via eight little excerpts from his new book, Children of the Days: A …
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When House Conservatives SNAP, Here’s How Bad It Gets
Conservatives continue to slash down government programs for the poor and elderly.
Egyptian Turmoil Brings Greater Suffering in Gaza
The political unrest in Egypt only has a negative affect on those living in Gaza who are oppressed from both sides.
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Security is Not a Zero-Sum Game: Stand Your Ground
The “Stand Your Ground” laws teach the misconception that violence is the only form of power that the individual can exercise.