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Women Worse off After Egyptian Revolution
Women have been almost entirely excluded from leadership and decision-making positions since Mubaraku2019s ouster.
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A Day In Court? Maybe Not In America
We Americans tend to think that serious grievances deserve a day in court. Yet here in America u2014 unlike some of our allies u2014 courts have eroded access to …
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Vote Anti-Choice or Your Soul Is in Jeopardy, Bishop Tells Catholics
The Bishop urged parishioners living in the Diocese of Green Bay, Wisconsin, to vote for candidates who follow the Catholic teachings on life and family issues or risk putting …
Why Republicans Are Turning Their Chainsaws on FEMA
Big storms are the new normal in a world with a changing climate, but instead of improving our emergency systems, the GOP wants to privatize disaster relief and put …
Axe FEMA, Romney Says – as Hurricane Sandy Looms
And it's just a small step from leaving disaster relief up to the states to privatizing it.
Truthout Radio: Our Lead Investigative Reporter Jason Leopold Discusses His Latest Guantanamo Investigation, “Sold Into ‘a Piece of Hell”
Jason Leopold discusses his report, Sold Into a Piece of Hell, about the rendition and detention of Adnan Latif, a Yemeni man who went to Jordan to seek medical …
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When Boston Police Spy on Free Speech, Democracy Suffers
There is evidence that Boston Police officers have worked within the local fusion spying center to monitor the lawful political activity of local peace groups and track their movements …
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Secretive Surveillance Program Goes to the Supreme Court
The US government insists that Americans donu2019t have the right to challenge a law that lets the NSA eavesdrop on them, but that could change next week.
Military Commission at Guantanamo Bay: The Uncertain Fate of Legal Process in the Most Important Trial of Our Lives
The rules shift constantly as the commission hears arguments on whether the constitution applies to the defendants and how much freedom the defense has to call witnesses.
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e-Voting Company Could Intercept and Change Ballots Without a Trace
Scytl, a Barcelona based e-voting company, will be counting votes in 26 states and the unique ability of this company to intercept and change ballots could lead to a …