Ideological rigidity is not only keeping us from making inroads with mainstream society and growing our numbers—but effectively preventing us from accomplishing any actual policy goals.
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Border Patrol Agent Indicted In Fatal Shooting of Mexican Teenager
Federal authorities have charged U.S. Border Patrol agent Lonnie Swartz with second degree murder for killing 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez in a cross-border shooting, under the claim that he had been throwing rocks.
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Occupiers In London Meet Violent Police Response During Mass Eviction
Housing activists who were protesting the eviction of families took to the roofs Wednesday as enforcement officers used battering rams in an operation to remove them from housing estate.
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Megaload Founder and Internet Freedom Icon Kim Dotcom In Court Facing U.S. Extradition
"This case is not just about me – it's about how much control we allow U.S. corporations and the U.S. government to have over the Internet."
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A Century of Mass Government Surveillance Is Enough – It’s Time for New Limits
As a nation we're uncomfortable with the morality of the degree – not the kind – of intelligence collection that occurs as a result of secret government-business partnerships.
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Wars Profit the 1%, Part II: How the U.K. Military Machine Is Creating Refugees
Last week's DSEi arms fair in London happened as Europe's refugee crisis reaches new proportions and countries respond to a disaster created in large part by the continent's thriving war machine.
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Occupy Lawsuit Accuses N.Y.P.D. Of Repressing Free Speech During Mass Arrests
A new federal lawsuit centers on more than 200 arrests made on the first anniversary of Occupy Wall Street in September of 2012, when the NYPD arrested and harassed protesters for no reason other than that they were protesting.
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Leaked Emails Reveal Close Ties Between Heritage Foundation and Lockheed Martin
Defense contractors have historically played an outsized role shaping the national security debate through think tank funding – as was the case in the large donations Lockheed Martin gave Heritage, which lobbied intensely for its F-22 fighter jets.
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California State Assembly Passes Digital Privacy Bill Limiting Government Surveillance
Uncertainty still remains over whether the governor will ultimately approve the bill.
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Drones That Shoot Tasers Are Now Legal for Police Use in North Dakota
Legal experts are very concerned that a new law in the state allowing law enforcement drones to be armed with so-called less-than-lethal weapons – including stun guns, beanbag rounds and tasers – could pose great risks.
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Baltimore Approves $6.4 Million Settlement In Death of Freddie Gray
The settlement could play a role in whether a judge decides to move the trials for the six officers charged in Gray’s death out of Baltimore – a move their defense attorneys say is necessary if the officers are to receive a fair trial.