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Out of the blue earlier this week we were hit with the news* that the FAA has approved Reaper “training” flights over Syracuse, NY. These unmanned robots are piloted …

Turning unemployed Americans into very profitable prisoners is a booming business.

Kevin “Rashid” Johnson is a prisoner-journalist, political organizer, and advocate, who the Virginia, Oregon, and Texas prison authorities would very much like to silence, permanently. If that sounds ominous, …

For the current demonization of Edward Snowden and whistleblowers to be put into some perspective it would help to be old enough to remember the My Lia massacre—including the …

What is really happening in Egypt? Are the latest developments a progressive step forward or a regressive step backward for the millions of Egyptians seeking political change primarily through …

Tom Engelhardt: GI Joe, like much else in his era, was hardly what he seemed.

“I'll believe Congress is serious when it clarifies the Patriot Act and other laws to spell out that the Constitution still applies,” writes Eugene Robinson.

Norman Solomon defends his petition to award Bradley Manning with the Nobel Peace Prize.

Unpaid interns miss out on wages and employment benefits, but they can also find themselves in u201clegal limbou201d when it comes to civil rights.

As more details emerge about the reach of the NSA's power, citizens have more reasons to oppose the program.