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Susan Crawford Warns of Dire Consequences for Internet Users
The Internet is no longer a child. It was conceived by the Defense Department in the '60s, nurtured by academics and engineers in the '70s and adopted by billions …
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Colin Powell Showed that Torture DOES Work
Ten years ago, Colin Powell made the case for invading Iraq before the United Nations Security Council. Many aspects of his case were clearly dubious at the time, but …
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Techtivist Report: UK Warned – CIA Will Access All Government Data
US intelligence agencies will soon be able to trawl through all British government documents stored online thanks to an unchallenged amendment to a spy law in Washington.
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US Fiscal Debate Could Learn From Norway
If Washington sincerely wants to reduce the budget deficit and national debt while protecting the broader economy, it should learn from other nations which have succeeded. One country stands …
Why We Must Rescue the US Postal Service From the Brink of Death
The post office can still be saved, but its grave has been dug.
Wisconsin’s “Shameful” Gerrymander of 2012
Out of all the states re-drawing Congressional boundaries along partisan lines after the 2010 elections, Wisconsin's gerrymandering may have been the most egregious.
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The Economic Challenge Ahead: More Jobs and Growth, Not Deficit Reduction
Robert Reich explains that while the deficit will always be there, it is job growth that will take this country out of the black.
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Wrong on Drone Hits
As drone warfare becomes more advanced, the American people must demand new information about the future of military weaponry.
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How the GOP Plans to Subvert, Buy and Obstruct the Vote in 2016
Instead of trying to compete, the GOP is trying to change. Change the rules of the game, that is.
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Obama Administration Embraces Major New Cut in Nuclear Weapons
Senior officials have agreed that the US nuclear arsenal could be cut by at least a third without harming national security.