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Media and the End of Apartheid in South Africa
“Kill the Messenger” details how mass media helped create and exploit fractures in apartheid, ushering in a new age in South Africa.
Persistently Distinguishing Apples from Apples: Jeremy Hammond and Daniel Ellsberg
How can these opponents distinguish Ellsberg, a hero, from those they seek to vilify for engaging in the same character of activity?
Statement by Edward Snowden on Being Honored as a Leading Global Thinker by Foreign Policy Magazine
A statement from Edward Snowden was read at a reception last night in Washington, DC.
Betty Dodson’s Feminist Sex Wars
Betty Dodson takes the side of “dirty” feminists, talks up the vulva and the clitoris, discusses the relationship of sexual pleasure and masturbation to human liberation and excoriates the …
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Beyond the NSA: Other Agencies Spy on You, Too
It's not just the NSA you need to watch out for. The FBI has long led the assault on the Constitution by federal agencies that spy on citizens and …
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A Look at Abortion in Haiti
Despite the fact that it is illegal, abortion is common in Haiti.
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Trans Indians Are Making It Easier to Be Themselves – Despite the Supreme Court
The anonymity of a city like Bangalore offers Indian gender minorities a little more safety than they might otherwise have.
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Women and LGBT Activists Fighting Street Harassment Hollaback! – And It’s Working
Mobile app Hollaback! is creating a unique, crowd-sourced initiative to end street harassment.
The Anti-Apartheid Underground: Ronnie Kasrils on Meeting Nelson Mandela in an ANC Safe House in 1962
As thousands of mourners line up to pay their last respects to Nelson Mandela, we go to Johannesburg to speak with longtime anti-apartheid activist Ronnie Kasrils.
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Too Many Secrets: Fixing the Government’s Broken System for Classifying Information
Mike Ludwig: While it's questionable whether the US government values the privacy of foreign governments and its own citizens, it's clear that the government values its own privacy.