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Citizens United Four Years Later
Briffault: Private wealth of individuals and spending by super PACs, not just for-profit corporations, are spending huge sums in electoral politics.

Ownership of WaPo by CIA Contractor Puts US Journalism in Dangerous Terrain
Norman Solomon: There is a major conflict of interest in the ownership of The Washington Post by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, who holds a $600 million contract with the …

The Internet’s Own Boy: Film on Aaron Swartz Captures Late Activist’s Struggle for Online Freedom
One year ago this month, the young Internet freedom activist and groundbreaking programmer Aaron Swartz took his own life.

Canadian Government Bent on Expanding Weapon Sales Globally
Yves Engler: The Harper administration is propping up its domestic arms industry without regard to the consequences of weapons sales to countries like Colombia and Saudi Arabia.

Obama NSA Reforms Are “a Bouquet of Roses” to the Intelligence Agencies
Michael Ratner: By portraying NSA surveillance as “patriotic,” President Obama ignores the violations of Americans' constitutional rights.

Dayvon Love: “King’s Teachings on US Imperialism Opened My Eyes to Radical Thought”
Young Baltimore activist Dayvon Love tells Paul Jay how MLK's teaching that American blacks must be anti-imperialist, changed his life.

“We Want to Fight for This Cause”: Nuclear Refugees From Fukushima Join Anti-Nuke Protests
DN! speaks with a Japanese resident from the town that housed part of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant who is participating in weekly protests against the resumption of …

Marriage in a Prison Visiting Room
A social justice activist who married a prisoner and former Black Panther tells Truthout that after seven months they've only been allowed by the prison system to hold hands.

Truthout Interviews: Richard Smith on the Failure of Green Solutions to Solve Environmental Problems
Now that the survival of our species is on the line, we need to move now to change our economic system.

Net Neutrality Ruling Will Disempower Communities of Color
Jessica Gonzalez: As US Court of Appeals rules against net neutrality, internet service providers will restrict access for communities of color.