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The Occupy Files: DHS Investigated Anonymous and Kept Tabs on Political Hackers
Protesters wearing a Guy Fawkes mask and maybe a black hat or cape have been a common sight at Occupy protests across the country. On the street, they were …
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Reproductive Rights and the Long Hand of Slave Breeding
I hate liberalism's language of “choice.” I always have. Redolent of the marketplace, it reduces the most intimate aspects of existence, of women's physical autonomy, to individualistic purchasing preferences. …
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Climate Change Disappears From Keystone XL Pipeline Debate
President Barack Obama walks with White House Advance Associate Valerie Tyburski following an event at the TransCanada Stillwater Pipe Yard near Cushing, Okla., March 22, 2012. (Photo: Pete Souza …
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Supreme Court to Hear Heart of Health Care Law Case
Supporters and opponents of the health care law demonstrate outside the Supreme Court in Washington, March 26, 2012. The Supreme Court on Monday starts three days of hearings on …
Maxwell’s Hammer Redux: Syracuse University and the Effort to Break Down the Rule of Law
In the wake of President Obama's new National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which does away with habeas corpus for those who are labeled “terrorists,” it really shouldn't be all …
Washington Post Annual Report Reveals Widespread Accreditation and Legal Problems at Kaplan University
Kaplan University is the blood bank for The Washington Post and supplies the Washington Post Corporation with 58 percent of its revenue. On February 29, 2012, The Washington Post …
Citing Truthout Report, UN Special Rapporteur “Looking Into” Guantanamo “Suicides“
On Friday, March 9, Christof Heyns, the UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, responded to an inquiry by this reporter regarding new information on the deaths …
Michael Dawson on the Biggest Gulf in American Life
This is the fourth interview in the Black History Month series “Perspectives on Black Politics in the Age of Obama.” It has been selectively edited for print, but the …
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Koch Brothers vs. Health Reform
Do all roads lead to Koch? Conservative activists will rally at the Supreme Court tomorrow to encourage the overturn of the Affordable Care Act. The “Hands Off My Health Care” protest—which …
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Congress Takes a Step or Two Forward, Two Steps Back
Watching some of the news coming from Capitol Hill this week, two old music videos started buzzing around in our heads. One was the classic “I'm Just a Bill,” …