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The Surveillance Reforms Obama Supported Before He Was President
As a Senator, Obama supported legislation to curb the very use of mass surveillance that he now defends underneath his presidency.
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What “Orange Is the New Black” Gets Right about the Prison System – and What It Leaves Out
“Orange is the New Black” is the latest in a long line of criminal justice-themed TV shows. But its penitentiary setting allows it to broach issues about the criminal …
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Remembering Hiroshima: Why do we kill?
August 6, 2013 marks the 68th anniversary of the horrific atomic bombing of Hiroshima. Other than the subsequent bomb dropped on Nagasaki, thankfully we have not used another nuclear …
NSU, NSA and other Embarrassments
The hot, seemingly untroubled vacation days in Germany were disturbed only mildly by two abbreviations, NSU and NSA u2013 which were not to be confused!
Congress Should Hold Hearings Reviewing DEA and U.S. Drug Policy from Top-to-Bottom
In what many have called a blatant abuse of power that strips Americans of their fundamental constitutional rights, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is collaborating with the National Security …
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Bradley Manning, the Nuremberg Charter and Refusing to Collaborate With War Crimes
Paul Jay and Vijay Prashad discuss the Bradley Manning case in light of the 68th anniversary of signing the Nuremberg Charter which states it is illegal to follow orders …
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New York Police End Practice of Keeping Innocent New Yorkers in Stop-and-Frisk Database
In a settlement with the New York Civil Liberties Union, the New York City Police Department agreed to stop storing the names of people who were arrested or issued …
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With Military Failing to Prosecute Rapists, Calls Grow for Civilian Prosecutor
Even with 1 out of 3 women facing sexual assault in the military, the Defense Department refuses to hold sexual predators accountable within the military justice system.
Middle Class Squeezed – I Mean Literally Squished
As more and more of the gains from our economy go to a few at the top the rest of us get squeezed - literally.
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Leahy: Freeze on Mexico Drug War Funds Will Save Lives and Money
It's about time someone in government called for a halt to throwing good money after bad at Mexico's drug war. It not only doesn't work; it kills.