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Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers: George Ruiz
Suffering from severe medical problems, 71-year-old George Ruiz is challenging long-term solitary confinement.
Pelican Bay Prison Hunger-Strikers
Prisoners in Pelican Bay State Prison's Security Housing Unit (SHU) are isolated for at least twenty-two and a half hours a day in cramped, concrete, windowless cells. They are …
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The Koch Brothers Are Waging War Against the Poor
Taking wage policy advice from Charles Koch is like taking advice on how to run a neighborhood watch program from George Zimmerman.
City of Berkeley Fights Federal Action to Seize Property of City’s Largest Medical Marijuana Dispensary
he City of Berkeley filed a claim Wednesday in the action brought by the federal government in May to seize the property used by Berkeley Patients Group at 2366 …
Andrew Auernheimer, Cyber Security, Leaks and the CFAA
US hacker-troll-activist Andrew Auernheimer, AKA Weev, has appealed his March conviction for unauthorized access of AT&T's web site in violation the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA). The conviction, …
Surveillance Surge on the Border: How to Turn the US-Mexican Border into a War Zone
In a world where basic services are being cut, an emerging policing apparatus in the borderlands is flourishing.
Deception and Error: The Supreme Court’s Wrong Decision on Voting Rights
Chief Justice John Roberts deceptively altered an earlier Supreme Court decision, misapplied another, and erroneously described the Tenth Amendment in writing the majority opinion that ruled the key section …
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A Teenager Named Rachel Jeantel
By now the world knows the name of the young woman who was the last person to speak to Trayvon Martin: Rachel Jeantel. Rachel has been thrown head on …
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You Can’t Hide From These Prying Eyes
The government's knowledge of the lives of individuals is little more than the equivalent to a children's coloring book compared to the library that private companies have on everyone. …
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Is George Zimmerman a “Creepy Ass Cracka?”
Last week in the Trayvon Martin trial one of the more explosive moments came when Rachel Jeantel uttered the words “Creepy Ass Cracka” (translation...Cracker) in her account of Trayvon's …