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Secret Service Refuses Truthout’s Request for Documents on Aaron Swartz
The agency claimed that the release of any documents the agency has on the late Internet activist would interfere with its enforcement proceedings.
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It’s 1948 Again – Wake Up!
A new poll found that when the voters didn't know which plan was whose, the policies that most voters preferred were those offered up by the Progressives Caucus in …
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In Victory for Obama, House Backs Domestic Violence Law
The House voted on Thursday to pass the Senate's bipartisan reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act, in a big victory for President Obama and Democrats in Congress.
“Homeland Security”: The Trillion-Dollar Concept That No One Can Define
Whenever you hear the phrase u201chomeland security,u201d watch out: your long-term safety may be at risk.
Is “Supercop” William Bratton the Answer to Oakland’s Police Problem?
Oakland recently hired famed police chief William Bratton as a consultant in an effort to find a solution to its ongoing problems with its Police Department
Saru Jayaraman on Justice for Restaurant Workers
Activist Saru Jayaraman marches with restaurant workers struggling to make ends meet, and talks about how we can best support their right to a fair wage.
Behind the Brands: On Food Justice, Oxfam Gives Coca-Cola, Kellogg’s, Nestlé & Pepsi Failing Grades
Oxfam has released a comprehensive report that measures how the worldu2019s 10 largest food companies perform on food justice issues.
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How Do You Steal a Dream? Supreme Court hears suit to kill Voting Rights Act
Jim Crow is alive and well — and he has mounted a new attack on the law Martin Luther King dreamed of: the Voting Rights Act. On February 27, …
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The Deadly Misconception of Long Term Isolation of Liquid Toxic Wastes: Deep Underground Injection Wells Don’t Work
In 2011, a Democratic Congressional Investigating Committee determined that 14 leading oil companies used 2500 different toxic fracking liquids. The liquids contained 750 different chemicals, including 270 undisclosed ingredients …
11th Circuit Court of Appeals Upholds Fourth Amendment Challenge to Florida’s Suspicionless Drug Testing Program
Today, the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Lebron v. Secretary, Florida Department of Children and Families, upheld a preliminary injunction that halted Florida's law requiring drug testing of …