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Armed Angry White Males the New Domestic Terrorists
Today, lynch mobs have been replaced by Zimmermans and Dunns, who feel empowered by Stand Your Ground, believing that juries of their peers will exonerate them of their use …
Military and Congressional Leadership Failure
Our US Senate, in a 55-45 vote margin, struck down the Military Justice Improvement Act that would have taken reporting of sexual assault crimes out of the chain of …
No Escaping Dragnet Nation
This week, as the chairwoman of the Senate Intelligence Committee Dianne Feinstein publicly accused the CIA of spying on her committee's computers, Bill talks with investigative reporter Julia Angwin, …
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Medicare for All
With government already providing health care for a third of the population, why not make it Medicare for all? This should be a battle cry for progressives, says sociologist …
Snowden Docs Expose How the NSA “Infects” Millions of Computers, Impersonates Facebook Server
New disclosures from Edward Snowden show the NSA is massively expanding its computer hacking worldwide.
Who Set-Up Medea Benjamin? An Analysis
Davidson: Medea Benjamin's horrid treatment was not a mistake.
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Why I Didn’t Make It to Gaza for International Women’s Day
Benjamin: I had no reason to think I'd end up in a jail cell at the Cairo airport and then violently deported.
From Waterboarding to Water Curing: Gitmo Detainee Sues Over Force-Feeding
Military protocols for force-feeding prisoners have been knowingly altered to inflict superfluous suffering.
The Christian Right’s “Religious Freedom” Wants to Elevate Beliefs Above Human Rights – and It’s Working
Sacrosanct religious rights will let conservatives roll back rights for LGBT and women.
Our Chat With Edward Snowden’s Legal Counsel
On Monday, via teleconference, whistleblower Edward Snowden addressed a crowd at SXSW, the South by Southwest Interactive Festival in Austin, Texas. His attorney Ben Wizner spoke with Moyers & …