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Move to National Electronic Health Records Potentially Risky for LGBT Patients
Digitized health records may be a step forward for improving overall health care, but how will they safely and competently account for the medically and socially marginalized LGBT community?
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Forty Years Later, Justice for Víctor Jara: School of the Americas Grads Indicted in Murder of the Popular Allende-Era Singer/Activist
Jara was among the first victims of the violence that swept Chile after the US-backed coup of 1973.
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Dietary Supplements Show Promise for Treating Depression: Tryptophan, 5-HTP, SAMe, and St. John’s Wort
The FDA has not examined clinical studies, so optimal doses are undefined, and contra-indications are unevaluated.
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Getting to Know Us: A Memo to US Adversaries
One of the first things you need to know about the U.S. is how difficult it is for us to tolerate ambiguity—especially when untangling our own motives. An example …
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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.