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Truthout’s Jason Leopold on His Upcoming Trip to Guantanamo, His Update on the Gitmo “Suicide” of Adnan Latif and the Case of ex-CIA Spy John Kiriakou
Peter Collins talks to Jason Leopold.
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A Window Into Infiltration: The FBI Informant File of Sheila Louise O’Connor
Much has changed since the 70s, yet the use of informants is still a staple of law enforcement.
“An Incredible Soul”: Larry Lessig Remembers Aaron Swartz
“This was somebody who was pushed to the edge by what I think of as a kind of bullying by our government.”
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Aaron Swartz, a Spark in Life and Death
Depression alone didn't kill Aaron. In a statement released over the weekend, his family blamed the Department of Justice's prosecutorial overreach.
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Why a Woman Should Lead the FCC
The Federal Communications Commission has been around since 1934. And not once has a woman served as chair.
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Invisibility in Django Unchained: Broomhilda in Chains
When we Black women tell our stories, we center ourselves in the American experience.
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Obama Will Seek Citizenship Path in One Big Immigration Overhaul
Bill would include path to citizenship for 11 million undocumented and nationwide e-verify.
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A Guantanamo Prisoner Is Buried as New Details About His Death Begin to Surface
The mystery of how Adnan Latif died alone in his cell remains locked in the files of Gitmo.
Learning to Love Torture, Zero Dark Thirty-Style
The sad fact is that Zero Dark Thirty could have been written by the tight circle of national security advisors who counseled President George W. Bush to create the …
Bronx Residents Accosted by NYPD Win Landmark Court Ruling Deeming “Stop and Frisk” Tactic Illegal
A federal judge has ruled that New York City police are not allowed to routinely stop pedestrians outside of private residential buildings in the Bronx.