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Our Privacy and Liberty Still at Risk, Even if Leahy NSA Bill Passes
Reaching consensus on how to reform these massive, poorly understood programs will be challenging, to say the least.
Communal Lands: Theater of Operations for the Counterinsurgency
US mapping expeditions in indigenous lands in Mexico conceal strategic US military economic and geopolitical goals.
European Court Finds CIA Interrogation Techniques “Amounted to Torture“
The European Court of Human Rights concludes that so-called enhanced interrogation techniques - specifically approved by John Yoo and Jay Bybee for use by the CIA on Abu Zubaydah …
Tax Dodger Running for Governor in Illinois
If elected governor of Illinois, tax-dodging one-percenter Bruce Rauner may well support legislation to loosen the rules and help other wealthy investors and corporations avoid taxes by parking their …
US Leaders Aid and Abet Israeli War Crimes, Genocide and Crimes against Humanity
US officials have aided and abetted war crimes by Israel during its military attack on Gaza.
How We Scapegoat Children From Gaza to the US-Mexico Borderlands
From Gaza to the US-Mexico border, cruelty and killing of children is allowed through the poisoning of political thought.
How Gender Changes Piketty’s “Capital in the Twenty-First Century“
Women have a lot to gain from an economy that rewards individuals based on what they do with their life, not who they marry or who their parents are.
US Senator Filibusters Live Coverage of Powerful Palestinian Testimonies
On Friday, 15 year old Tariq Abukhdeir spoke at a hearing on Capitol Hill about the brutal beating he endured at the hands of Israeli police in early July.
Videos Show Brutal Treatment of Prisoners With Mental Illness
Recently obtained videos which have been exposed to the public show corrections officers using extreme force on incarcerated people suffering from various forms of mental illness.
Getting to the Real Roots of the Net Neutrality Debate
How can we jam this square peg in a round hole?