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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 …
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Beyond Case Justice: Reimagining Remedies for the 21st Century in the Wake of the Zimmerman Verdict
No matter how many times I live through moments like these, it never gets any easier. Trayvon Martin, Oscar Grant, John T. Williams, Henry Glover, Juan Herera, Amadou Diallo, …
Privacy Coalition Sues NSA to Halt Dragnet Surveillance
A coalition of advocacy groups has filed suit against the NSA for collecting their call records.
The Costs of “Good” Economics
If there is a central argument to 13 Bankers, it is that politics matters. The financial crisis was the result of a long-term transformation of the financial sector and its …
The Right’s Racism Is Showing
The House Republicans dumping the food stamp program, the continuing GOP assaults on voting rights and the outcome of the Trayvon Martin murder verdict indicate that white racism is …
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Key Mistakes Sway Jury in Zimmerman Trial
A Southern jury was prohibited from considering race in the Zimmerman trial.
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Time to Repeal ALEC/NRA Stand Your Ground Laws
Florida's “Stand Your Ground” laws are among a series of ALEC backed legislation that perpetuates racial violence in the US.
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Why Do Americans Live Lives So Short?
While we look at the vital signs of our individual bodies, we fail to check society's and ignore how inequality is literally killing us.
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Please Stop “Reforming” Pelican Bay
As the strike pushes forward and the numbers teeter, will the publicity keep up?
Combating Sexual Harassment in Egypt
Protests in Egypt open doors to address sexual harassment and violence against Egyptian women.