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Are US Authorities Increasingly Trying to Limit User Freedom on the Internet in the Name of National Security?
In January 2012, two controversial pieces of legislation were making their way through the US Congress. SOPA, the Stop Online Piracy Act, and PIPA, the Protect Intellectual Property Act, …
Talking Populist, Walking Plutocrat: Paul Ryan on Dodd-Frank and the Volcker Rule
In a little noted speech to his constituents in May, Paul Ryan decried the u201ccrony capitalismu201d that he said, prompted the big bank bail-outs of 2008 (though he himself …
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Obama’s Pledge of Drought Relief Shows Why Incumbents Have Campaign Edge
President Barack Obama on Monday offered a vivid reminder of why being a White House incumbent has big advantages when seeking re-election, as he toured drought-ravaged Iowa promising help …
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Medicare Rises as Prime Election Issue
With Mitt Romneyu2019s selection of Representative Paul D. Ryan as his running mate, Florida quickly emerged on Monday as a critical test of the nationwide Republican gamble that concerns …
Impunity at Home, Rendition Abroad: How Two Administrations and Both Parties Made Illegality the American Way of Life
After a decade of fiery public debate and bare-knuckle partisan brawling, the United States has stumbled toward an ad hoc bipartisan compromise over the issue of torture that rests …
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A New Direction for Poor, Resource-Rich Countries
New discoveries of natural resources in several African countries u2013 including Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, and Mozambique u2013 raise an important question: Will these windfalls be a blessing that brings …
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A Major Food Organization Is Teaming Up With Monsanto and Friends to Block Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods
This November, Californians will vote for or against Prop 37, the California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act.
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Adventure-Style Living: How Gender Affects the Money Comics Creators Make
Getting published is hard enough, but making even a meager living from comics is a really rough road.