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Conversation With James Risen: Can Journalists Protect Their National Security Sources?
The New York Times reporter James Risen is in a waiting game with the Department of Justice and the Supreme Court, and the fate of a journalist's right to …
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El Salvador’s Election: Not Like the Old Days
The election of the FMLN's Salvador Su00e1nchez Ceru00e9n to El Salvador's presidency in a clean election with a minimum of outside interference represents a victory in itself.
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Koch Brothers, ALEC, Grover Norquist Target Solar Energy
The Koch brothers and large utilities have allied to reverse state policies that favor renewable energy. Environmentalists are pushing back, but the fight is spreading and intensifying.
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Corporations’ Religious Beliefs
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On the Death and Life’s Work of the Unconquerable Rubin “Hurricane” Carter
The world-class boxer turned wrongfully accused prisoner, turned advocate for the rights of the unjustly incarcerated, has succumbed to cancer.
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Ukraine
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Intergovernmental Climate Report Leaves Hopes Hanging on Fantasy Technology
The lastest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report includes a chapter on mitigation strategies that are problematic at best.
Jersey City Man Shot in the Face and Blinded by Police Faces 30 Years in Prison
The story of 18-year-old Kwadir Felton, shot in the face and blinded by Police Sergeant Thomas McVicar, then convicted of aggravated assault of an officer, repeats a too-familiar pattern.
One in Three US Deaths Would Be Avoided if US Income Distribution Was the Same as Most European Countries
Study: Those who live in societies with a higher level of income inequality are at a greater risk for premature death.
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“Russia With Love”: Alaska Gas Scandal Is Out-of-Country, Not Out-of-State
The question of who owns Alaska's natural gas and where they're from, at least for now, has been off the table.