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In Florida, Minimum Mandatory Sentencing Laws Fuel Push for Private Prisons
On Valentine's Day this year, Florida almost made the unprecedented move to privatize 29 of its prisons, but the legislation was narrowly defeated.
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Paul Krugman: To End This Depression, What Do We Do Now?
Paul Krugman: Itu2019s extremely important that we take action to promote a real, full recovery.
Top Five Ways Republicans Have Turned Washington, DC, Into Their Legislative Playground
Rand Paul is just the last of the long line of members of Congress who mistakenly believe it is their place to tell Washington residents what they can and …
Seventy-Three Percent of American Youth Now Have Insurance Due to Health Care Law
A Supreme Court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, is expected on Thursday. The law would increase access to millions of Americans, …
Washington Post’s “Fact-Check-Gate“
The Washington Postu2019s political u201cfact-checkeru201d Glenn Kessler offers a curious defense of his Sunday column in which he gave the Obama campaign u201cfour Pinocchiosu201d for telling a u201cwhopperu201d in …
Burma 2012: Democracy and Dictatorship
Today, there is an air of optimism as some reforms toward a more democratic system have been introduced since a new quasi-civilian government took over in March last year.
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Cellphone Companies Will Share Your Location Data – Just Not With You
Cellphone companies hold onto your location information for years and routinely provide it to police and, in anonymized form, to outside companies.
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Report: War on Drugs Fueling the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
An estimated 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV and use of injection drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine accounts for one-third of new infections outside of sub-Saharan …
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Inquiry Looks Into a Shield for Donors in Elections
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman of New York has begun investigating contributions to tax-exempt groups that are heavily involved in political campaigns, focusing on a case involving the U.S. …
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Justice Scalia Should Quit
E.J. Dionne Jr: So often, Scalia has chosen to ignore the obligation of a Supreme Court justice to be, and appear to be, impartial.