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Without Privacy There Can Be No Democracy
The president of Brazil, Dilma Rousseff, spoke this morning at the United Nations and delivered a powerful indictment of spying by the NSA on behalf of the United States.
Communities Fight Back Against “Racist” DC School Closures
Rania Khalek: School closings in DC and across the country have not improved educational outcomes.
Is Obama Making Good on His Promise to Close Gitmo?
Four months after President Obama recommitted to close Gitmo, TRNN contributor Michael Ratner gives us an update on the status of the prison.
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Immigration “Reform” Won’t Stop Parent-Child Separation
Even if the watered-down Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act does pass, children all over the United States will be living in fear of being separated from …
Two-State Solution or Illusion? An Analysis
Achieving such an understanding is, for Beinart, a means to an end. That end is realizing a two-state solution to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian struggle.
Latest Plane Bullying Rift Pits Washington Against South America
A new controversy aggravating already strained relations between Washington and Caracas threatens to destabilise relations with other South American countries.
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The (Very) Rich Are Getting (Much) Richer
The very rich have recovered just fine from the Great Recession, even as the great majority of Americans continue to struggle.
Drug Policy Alliance AG Holder Expands Major Reform of Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws
Orders prosecutors to remove any reference to quantities of illicit drugs that trigger mandatory minimums and to apply provision to pending cases.
The Super-Special Commission for Rosia Montana Ignores the Protesters’ Message and Announces Fake Meetings
Tens of thousands of people took the streets on Sunday for the 22nd consecutive day demanding the rejection of the special law that would allow the destruction of Rosia …
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Organizing Against Violence
The problem will require a far more comprehensive approach than just locking up u201cbad guys.u201d