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The Chilling First Amendment Implications of Journalist Barrett Brown’s Five-Year Sentence
Barrett Brown's conviction has frightening implications for journalists and researchers of all stripes.
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Supreme Court’s Latest Race Case: Housing Discrimination
Many fear the case could gut the landmark Fair Housing Act.
Trial on Guatemala’s Spanish Embassy Fire Resumes Today: The Rest Is History
The 1980 burning of the Spanish Embassy was a defining moment in the Guatemalan armed conflict.
Seven Reproductive Rights Issues to Watch in 2015
Changes for abortion, contraception and more top the agenda with Republicans in the majority in Congress and many state legislatures.
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Good Money After Bad, Wisconsin GOP Demands More For-Profit Schools
For-profit school lobbyists are some of the biggest spenders in Wisconsin campaigns. According to the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the groups funneled $10 million into state elections between 2003 and …
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Scientists and Doctors Sound Alarm Over Health Dangers of Oil Spill Dispersants
Some are questioning whether the EPA's proposed changes to chemical dispersants standards are enough to prevent harm.
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Bhopal Cloud Hovers Over Industrial Safety in India
The world's worst industrial disaster remains a sharp lesson on the need for greater safety regulations in Asia's third-largest economy.
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Incarcerated Trans Woman Brings Lawsuit Against New York State After Her Rape in Prison
LeslieAnn Manning reported being raped by another inmate.
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ICC to Probe Possible Israeli War Crimes Against Palestinians
The International Criminal Court will take the first step in a process to determine whether Israel committed war crimes in Palestine.
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Koch Party Delivers State of the Union Response
Newly-elected Sen. Joni Ernst will give the Republican response to President Obama's State of the Union address.