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The Supreme Court Confronts 21st Century Technology
Two Supreme Court case decisions may significantly alter the way we capture, store, and consume information and the extent to which we can expect privacy with regard to, or …
The Constitution Impaired; the Bill of Rights Annulled
The separation of powers established by the Constitution is eroding.
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A Failed Critique of Piketty
Inequality deniers will pick up on the bad critique from the Financial Times, and it will become part of what they “know” to be true.
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Feminist Fathers’ Day 2014: #feministfathersday
A call to make this Father's Day a Feminist Fathers' Day and for dads, papas, bapas and all parents along the masculine gender spectrum to embrace feminism and resist …
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Uncle Sam Doesn’t Want You – He Already Has You
Nowadays, in Fortress America, every one of us is, in some sense, government issue in a surveillance state gone mad.
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A Field Day for Fracking
A transatlantic trade deal would eliminate restrictions on US exports of fracked gas to the EU.
Economic Update: Capitalism’s Mounting Contradictions
Updates on: The Rhode Island Senate rewarding firms limiting inequality; recession-driven increases in suicide rates; opposition to the Dodd-Frank Act; and more.
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A Tale of Two Vergaras: Of Stardom and the End of Teacher Tenure
In much the same way that vouchers and charters have been sold via civil rights language, so too was Vergara v. California argued in court and marketed to the …
Eric Cantor Suffers Historic GOP Primary Loss in Anti-Immigrant, Anti-Corporate Backlash
House Majority Leader Eric Cantor has lost Virginia's Republican primary in one of the most stunning upsets in congressional history.
Playing Pieces in Political Football: Bergdahl and Guantanamo Prisoners
The swap of 5 of the