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Pay-for-Privacy Schemes Put the Most Vulnerable Americans at Risk
As our lives have moved online, ISPs have gained access to our most sensitive personal information.
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In Alabama, a Landfill Operator Sues Its Black Critics Amid Civil Rights Complaints
Alabama residents say the landfill pollutes their majority-Black neighborhood and harms their health. Now, they're being sued.
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William Rivers Pitt | Michael Ratner Is Gone; You’re Still Here
Michael Ratner has gone back up the mountain. He will not be coming down again.
In Hearing on Internet Surveillance, Nobody Knows How Many Impacted in Data Collection
We now know that the FISA Amendments Act has been used to sweep up data on hundreds of millions of people.
Tortured, Killed and Driven to Suicide: Whistleblower Exposes Abuse in Florida Prison
The Dade Correctional Institution in Florida has subjected prisoners to vicious beatings, scalding showers and severe food deprivation.
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Refugees Stuck in Australia’s Processing Facilities Set Themselves on Fire
International attention is being drawn to Australia's asylum and refugee policy.
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Republicans Only Care About Children Before They’re Born
When it comes down to it, most Republicans don't give a rat's ass about US children.
Cynthia Dewi Oka: A Conversation With My Six-Year-Old About Revolution
Cynthia Dewi Oka reads a poem.
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Beyond the NFL: A New Plan to Treat Brain Injuries for Those Escaping Domestic Violence
In Phoenix, scientists and advocates are working to change how abuse survivors are diagnosed with traumatic brain injuries.
Is the Doctor In? Why Leonard Peltier and Other Aging Prisoners Lack Adequate Medical Care
The continued incarceration of aging prisoners costs too much, doesn't serve justice and doesn't protect the public.