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Congress Ignores Obama’s Broad Executive Power Use – Except on Guantanamo
While The Washington Post writes that closing Guantu00e1namo is “potentially the most dramatic use” of President Obama's executive power, it and Congress simultaneously ignore Obama's other dramatic uses of …
In Wisconsin, Dark Money Got a Mining Company What It Wanted
An accidentally released court filing reveals how one company secretly gave money to a nonprofit that helped get favorable mining legislation passed.
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It is Time for the Deporter-in-Chief to Act
The amount of pain and suffering caused by Obama's draconian policy is indescribable.
Duvalier: Dead But Not Gone
Baby Doc may be dead, but Duvalierism is embedded in this upside down Haiti of Bill and Hillary Clinton and their presidential puppet, Michel Martelly.
Federal Court Weighs Gitmo Force-Feeding
Gitmo prisoners remain on hunger strike as President Obama refuses to use his executive power to end inhumane force-feeding and close the prison.
Judge Pens Plea to SCOTUS to Overturn His Own Landmark Voter ID Ruling
Judge Richard A. Posner's courageous reversal of his opinion on photo ID voting laws should convince the US Supreme Court that such laws violate the US Constitution and the …
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The Counter-Intuitivist
James Risen Prepared to “Pay Any Price” to Report on War on Terror Amid Crackdown on Whistleblowers
James Risen now faces years in prison if he refuses to testify at the trial of a former CIA officer accused of giving him classified information.
Nowhere to Go but Jail? Criminalizing Homelessness
It is time to stop treating the homeless like criminals. Police have alternatives to incarceration that actually help people - and save money for taxpayers.
A Murder Mystery at Guantanamo Bay
The grotesque court testimony brought to mind the period in spring 2006 when torture and forced feedings were rampant - not only at the CIA annex at Guantanamo but …