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Apple vs. the FBI: Inside the Battle Snowden Calls “the Most Important Tech Case in a Decade”
A major debate over privacy and online encryption has erupted after the computer giant Apple announced it will resist a court order to help the FBI break into an …
Four Steps to Appointing a Supreme Court Justice
Replacing Justice Scalia with a more liberal justice will change the balance of power on the court.
How Scalia’s Absence Will Affect Pending Supreme Court Cases
Following Associate Justice Antonin Scalia's death, what will happen to the cases pending in the Supreme Court?
Does Baltimore Black Lives Matter Activist Have a Shot at Becoming Mayor?
Activists turned politicians are nothing new. Just look at Bernie Sanders.
Israel Demolishes 24 More Homes in the South Hebron Hills
The homes lie within an area in which approximately 1000 Palestinian civilians live in 8 villages.
Inequality in the United States’ Political Class
The wealth gap between the presidential candidates and average Americans could hardly be more stark.
Bernie Sanders Is a Candidate for – Not of – Today’s Movements
Whether he wins or loses, the election will be about more than Bernie; it will be about channeling activist energy and newfound skills back into movements.
As Candidates Vie for the “Anti-Establishment” Label, Real Establishment Lives On
There is a money establishment behind the political establishment, spending secretly in our elections, and they are playing the long game.
Who Is on President Obama’s Shortlist to Replace Antonin Scalia?
Analysts are projecting a tough road for the next nominee to the Supreme Court.
The Oregon Standoff and the ALEC-Backed Push to Put States in Control of Public Land
The Malheur refuge takeover masks a campaign to transfer federal land to Western states and open it to private developers.