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Official Statement by WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange From the Ecuadorian Embassy
“The US administration's war on whistle-blowers must end.”
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Men Explain Things to Me: Facts Didn’t Get in Their Way
He was already telling me about the very important book — with that smug look I know so well in a man holding forth, eyes fixed on the fuzzy …
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The Government Can Track You by Your Cell Phone Without a Warrant
Civil liberties groups say the broad ruling, handed down by the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals in Ohio, could have sweeping impacts on the Fourth Amendment privacy rights of …
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Ohio Secretary of State Removes Democratic Members of Election Board for Supporting Weekend Voting
The Obama campaign has filed a law suit in federal court to restore weekend voting.
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Cover-Up of Civilian Drone Deaths Revealed by New Evidence
Detailed information from the families of those killed in drone strikes in Pakistan and from local sources on strikes that have targeted mourners and rescue workers provides credible new …
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Ecuador Grants Assange Asylum, Respecting Human Rights, Despite Threats From UK
As WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange finds asylum in Ecuador, the country's image and political standing are threatened.
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Prosecuting Hate Crimes to the Fullest Extent of the Law
While the occasional racist protester may find themselves in front of a judge, true justice can only come about when the intellectual authors of this hate also have their …
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Poland Peels Back Layers on Secret CIA Prison for Suspected Terrorists
Years later, we are finally learning the details surrounding the villa in Stare Kiejkuty, where the CIA once interrogated Al Qaida suspects in northern Poland
Romney Uses Banksters’ Money to Play Race Card
The Republican theme is glaringly obvious: Do you want a white man in the White House or a black man in the White House?
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Fight Over Closing of Illinois Supermax Ends 14 Years of Prisoners’ Silence in Solitary Confinement
The story of Tamms Correctional Center is the story of what may be the last throes of the supermax movement, and what a campaign against torture accomplished in less …