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The Constitution Impaired; the Bill of Rights Annulled
The separation of powers established by the Constitution is eroding.

Playing Pieces in Political Football: Bergdahl and Guantanamo Prisoners
The swap of 5 of the

Torture in American Prisons – Class Action Law Suit Approved
There has been a lot of press about Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and his torture and captivity in Afghanistan. There's very little talk about torture that goes on within the …

USDA and Submachine Guns: Latest Example of Mission Creep as Federal Policing Expands
The USDA is only one of a slew of seemingly unlikely federal agencies to have acquired an armed police force ready to enforce an ever-expanding federal code.

Kuwaiti Undergoes Hearing To Determine Release From Guantanamo
Fouzi Khalid Abdullah al-Awda, 37, one of two last Kuwaiti prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay Prison will be the fifth detainee undergoing a Periodic Review Board hearing Wednesday, June …

Hundreds of California Prisoners in Isolation to Join Class Action Lawsuit
Today, a federal judge allowed hundreds of California prisoners to join a lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California prisons when she granted the case class action status.

Guantánamo Force-Feeding Causing Agony, Says US Judge
The US governmentu2019s policy of abusive force-feeding at Guantu00e1namo Bay is causing “agony” to prisoners, a federal judge said last night.

Police Siege of Albuquerque: Will the Feds Prosecute Top Brass?
Community members and victims' families fear harassment, surveillance and even premeditated murder at the hands of the Albuquerque Police Department.

The Powerful Forces Shredding Our Constitution: Preface to “The Rise of the American Corporate Security State”
No foreign terrorist shredded the Constitution, nor did we, as citizens, bankrupt the nation.

The Rise of the American Corporate Security State
Daniel Ellsberg writes of The Rise of the American Corporate Security State: "Edwards is an extraordinary writer who brilliantly captures the essence of what whistleblowers such as Snowden have …