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Conscience of Edward Snowden, Courage Is Contagious
As the revelations of mass NSA surveillance raised shock-waves around the globe, 29-year old Edward Snowden came forward to identify himself as the one behind the largest leak in …
Human Rights Groups Release Preliminary Death Penalty Findings
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) released summary findings about the United States' use of the death penalty, based on …
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Arizona Voter ID Law as Voting Rights Battles Continue
The ruling comes as advocates await another Supreme Court decision on a challenge to the Voting Rights Act.
Should Journalists Who Talk to Leakers Be Worried?
Thereu2019s been a lot of discussion about how Edward Snowden should be prosecuted. But thereu2019s another question: Less has been said about potential consequences for journalists who published the …
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Edward Snowden and the Media: the Big Picture
The commercial mass media are in their element now with the Edward Snowden revelations.A highly controversial issue framed as national security vs. individual liberty, a dramatic figure to focus …
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GM Wheat Discovered in Oregon, Benton County Continues Work on Food Bill of Rights
Benton County is in the heart of the Willamette Valley – a lush, fertile valley in western Oregon. Here in the Willamette Valley we are blessed with a climate …
US Cold War Ally in the Docks at Guantanamo for USS Cole Bombing
The backstory of Abd al-Rahim al-Nashiri, a suspected mastermind of the USS Cole bombing in 2000 whose military commission pretrial hearings were recently held at Guantanamo Bay, is intertwined …
Don’t Call Me Illegal: An Interview With Youth Immigrant Activist Tania Unzueta
Unzueta, currently an organizer with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network and co-founder of the Immigrant Youth Justice League, is one of many undocumented youth who have stepped into …
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Supreme Court Gay Marriage: Is Marriage Equality Really the Last Civil Rights Struggle?
It's important to remember that no matter what the Supreme Court decides, marriage equality is not the end. In fact, it is only the beginning.
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Accountability for Transnational Corporations Must Be an Active US Goal in the Wake of the Kiobel Decision
The Supreme Court's decision in Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum makes it more difficult to bring suit in US federal courts for violations of the law of nations that …