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How the NSA Criminally Aids Criminal Cases
Not only have the Executive and Legislative branches been corrupted by establishing, funding, hiding and promoting unconstitutional surveillance programs for over 12 years, but the Judicial branch has been …
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What We’ve Lost Since 9/11: Taking Down the First Amendment in the Post-Constitutional US
For the war on terror, the driver for the tattering of the Bill of Rights, there is no end in sight.
Rebecca Solnit’s “Men Explain Things to Me” and Violence Against Women: The Truthout Interview
Truthout interviews Rebecca Solnit about the sense of male entitlement that leads to attacks on and the killing of women.
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Animal Rights and Our Willful Ignorance
As a society we are highly selective in terms of the animals that we deem worthy of respect and humane treatment.
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Why Online Tracking Is Getting Creepier
The merger of online and offline data is bringing more intrusive tracking.
Debate: Is Human Rights Watch Too Close to US Government to Criticize Its Foreign Policy?
Human Rights Watch, one of the world's largest and most influential human rights organizations, is facing an unusual amount of public criticism.
Human Rights Watch’s Revolving Door
Human Rights Watch's edicts and positions have often been suspiciously in line with US policy.
The Supreme Court Confronts 21st Century Technology
Two Supreme Court case decisions may significantly alter the way we capture, store, and consume information and the extent to which we can expect privacy with regard to, or …
Court Dismisses Appeal from Former Guantánamo Detainees in Damages Case, Finds Abuse “Standard”, “Foreseeable”
Torture and Religious Humiliation Occurred Even After Military Found Men Not to Be u201cEnemy Combatantsu201d.
Does Snowden Know Why the NSA Doesn’t Need Warrants? He Might.
Parsing Edward Snowden's email to the NSA, and former NSA head Michael Hayden's public statements, leads to a suspicion there may an executive order distorting the Fourth Amendment.