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The Right to Remain Silent in an Age of Mass Surveillance
Fishing expeditions of the sort inflicted on David Miranda were abolished in the seventeenth century, largely due to the defiant actions of one John Lilburne.
Bad Precedent and Bad Faith
Back in January of 2012 a lawsuit, organized by activist Tangerine Bolen (who also did the fundraising that made the legal effort possible) involving multiple plaintiffs including former war …
Bad Precedent and Bad Faith
Back in January of 2012 a lawsuit, organized by activist Tangerine Bolen (who also did the fundraising that made the legal effort possible) involving multiple plaintiffs including former war …
Expect “Massive Resistance” to Stop-and-Frisk Ruling
More Blacks and Latinos have been accosted by police on the streets of New York since 2004 than actually live in city. Stop-and-frisk, as practiced by the NYPD, is …
What We Know Now (and How It Doesn’t Matter)
Well into the second decade of the twenty-first century, then, education reform continues a failed tradition of honoring messaging over evidence.
Pursuing Profits – or Power?
The idea that firms single-mindedly maximize profits is an axiom of faith of neoclassical Econ 101, but alternative theories have a long history in the broader profession.
San Francisco’s Green Power Plan Still Stalled by Corporate Interests a Decade Later
San Francisco's CleanPowerSF, initially calling for over a billion dollars in renewable energy a decade ago, has been attacked and subverted despite its popularity.
Royals and Aristocrats Seek Big Gains From Fracking in Britain
The British government wants to be u201ca leader of the shale gas revolutionu201d and is offering massive tax breaks to the industry, despite its devastating ecological impact.
Obama Vs. Snowden: Parsing the Presser
Obama's recent media counteroffensive against Edward Snowden is unquestionably a tribute to Edward Snowden's ability to poke the empire's all-seeing eye while managing to secure an offshore sanctuary where …
Obama Vs. Snowden: Parsing the Presser
Obama's recent media counteroffensive against Edward Snowden is unquestionably a tribute to Edward Snowden's ability to poke the empire's all-seeing eye while managing to secure an offshore sanctuary where …