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On the Cover of the Rolling Stone
William Rivers Pitt: There are far larger and more dangerous fish to fry right now than getting all worked up over who is on a magazine cover.
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Torturing Citizens Who Won’t Turn Snitch: A Letter from Pelican Bay
In a letter that illuminates the present hunger strike at Pelican Bay prison, an anonymous correspondent wrote Truthout contributor Victoria Law in 2011 about how California's Department of Corrections …
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Why Were Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman Held to Two Different Standards of Justice?
Even more interesting than this is that both in the actual Zimmerman trial and in the trial conducted in the American media, both Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman were …
Cashing in on Kids: 139 ALEC Bills in 2013 Promote a Private, For-Profit Education Model
Programs to divert taxpayer money from public to private schools have spread across the country.
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Rep. Holt to Introduce Bill to Repeal Patriot Act & 2008 FISA Act
While the rest of the country was celebrating our independence, House Dem. Rush Holt (NJ-12) was doing something about it — drafting legislation to repeal both the Patriot Act …
Video of NSA Surveillance Protest at Pelosi Fundraiser
Speakers at the picket line included a former president and current secretary of the ACLU in Marin County, Bob Harmon; the Northern California vice chair of the California Democratic …
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White Privilege: Innocent, Trayvon Martin: Guilty
I can't say I was surprised at the verdict. Because, to apply the famous words of George Zimmerman, these assholes always get away. There is a lot of blame …
Meditate at Goldman
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Abortions, Guns and Your Safety
The North Carolina House has approved a proposal to regulate the operations of abortion clinics in the state. The bill, which the Republican-controlled House tacked onto a motorcycle safety …
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The Economist’s Question on Obama’s Promise of Open Government, “Is it naive to think Mr Obama really believed this stuff?” YES.
Houston, The Economist “Secret government: America against democracy,” is a compelling and scary analysis of secret government in America - a nation that has become a caricature of ithe …