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Members of Congress Introduce a New Fix for the Voting Rights Act
Legislation introduced yesterday represents the first attempt by a bipartisan group in Congress to reinstate the vital protections of the Voting Rights Act that the Supreme Court took away.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: The TPP Is a Threat to the Environment, and More
We already knew that the TPP is a threat to our jobs, our civil rights, and our national sovereignty, and now we know it's also a danger to our …
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Judge: Second Amendment Includes the Right to Purchase Guns
In a ruling earlier this month, a US District judge pointed out once again it is impossible to ban guns in the United States.
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Washington State Bill Proposes Criminalizing Help to NSA, Turning Off Resources to Yakima Facility
Washington has become the first state with a physical NSA location to introduce a Fourth Amendment protection act.
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Obama Says He’ll Bypass Congress to Boost Economy
President Obama is embracing a do-it-yourself approach to reviving the nation's economy, saying Wednesday at North Carolina State University that he will bypass Congress where he can to help …
Fighting Back Against the NSA’s Dragnet Web: Can Activists Turn the Tide in a Draconian Digital Era?
After a court struck down net neutrality provisions, an online protest follows a critical moment for internet freedom.
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Beyond Net Neutrality: Grassroots Voices Tell Tom Wheeler What’s Up
Activists lined up recently to tell new FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler how telecom policies affect their lives.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: Senate Republicans Manage to Block Two Different Attempts to Extend Long-Term Unemployment Benefits, and More
On the one-year anniversary of the death of internet-activist Aaron Swartz, three judges in DC killed the internet.
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Oil-by-Rail Industry in North America Begins 2014 with Another Spectacular Crash
Seven cars in a 152-car coal train derailed in the center of the Vancouver region on Jan. 11.
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Why Cory Booker Is Trying to Deep-Six Obama’s Historic Efforts at Peacemaking with Iran
The newly minted New Jersey senator has joined forces with the countryu2019s most reactionary forces in foreign policy.