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Chelsea Manning Faces Solitary Confinement
Manning is serving a 35-year sentence for leaking US government cables to WikiLeaks.
Leading US Jewish Voice for Peace: “Give Up on Netanyahu, Go to the United Nations”
Jewish and Palestinian women are holding a hunger strike outside the Prime Minister's residence.
Was Scott Walker Saved by John Doe Secrecy Order?
Prosecutors found probable cause to believe Walker and his associates committed a felony in a county land deal involving a donor.
Committee on Open Government Fights Government Secrecy
The executive director of the NY Committee on Open Government, reflects on seven governors and their records for transparency.
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Black Labor Organizers Urge AFL-CIO to Reexamine Its Ties to the Police
United Auto Workers members have led a push for the AFL-CIO to dissolve its relationship with an international police union.
The United States’ Non-Existent “Spike in Crime“
A closer analysis of crime over time provides a less alarming picture of trends instead of the short term analysis offered by headlines.
The Iran Deal Explained
If Congress derails the Iran deal, it will throw away a historic advance in global nuclear security.
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A Lion, a Dentist and the Rising Cost of Care
The problem with health costs is the fact that we don't treat health care like an ordinary consumer good.
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A Civil Society Arose in Watts Before and After the Unrest
The Watts rebellion grew not from chaos but from a mobilized community seeking change. Six days of violence could not destroy the community.
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Mumia Abu-Jamal on the Meaning of Ferguson
Ferguson is a wake-up call to build social, radical, revolutionary movements for change.