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ALEC’s Jeffersonian Project Pushes to Amend the Constitution
ALEC is urging state legislators to pass state resolutions calling for a constitutional convention in order to pass a federal balanced budget amendment.
Screeching to the Choir: Anti-Abortion Terrorism and Christian Fundamentalism
Like a social thermostat, the virulence of the antiabortion movement has intensified with every victory in women's rights, its rage stoked with each instance of female empowerment and self-determination.
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Experts Say NSA Surveillance Compromises Internet Security; Here’s How to Protect Yourself
It's difficult to guarantee total protection from the prying eyes of the government online, but there are many tools out there that can help.
Election Rigging, Dark Money in Cantor’s “Upset” Loss to Koch Stealth Candidate
November's political races will feature an all-out battle for control of the US Senate.
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Who is Watching the Watchers?
There needs to be a national conversation about an emerging police state, and who is watching the watchers.
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What We’ve Lost Since 9/11: Taking Down the First Amendment in the Post-Constitutional US
For the war on terror, the driver for the tattering of the Bill of Rights, there is no end in sight.
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Justice Stevens and a Bold Vision to Reclaim Our Democracy
In the face of Citizens United and now McCutcheon, to save any semblance of democracy, we must amend the Constitution for the 28th time.
Louisiana’s New Abortion Law Is the First Step in Turning Private Physicians Back Into Illegal Abortion Providers
While clinics are being shut down throughout the country by restrictive and medically unnecessary state laws, patients may soon learn that their last hope - their own private physician …
Censorship Is The Norm – An Analysis by Lawrence Davidson and Janet Amighi
Washington, and more local American governments as well, often censor citizens.
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How God May Replace the US Constitution in Just Three Easy Steps
Not everyone likes the separation between church and state, and we are seeing those people fight for the right to convert the country to a Biblical theocracy.