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.
Police State
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How the "Flood Wall Street" Trial Changed the Game Of Policing
By ordering protesters to leave the entire Wall Street area, police violated protesters’ First Amendment right to carry their message directly to its intended recipients: the Wall Street bankers who bankroll climate change, a judge ruled.
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If We Want Less Racism, We Need More Economic Justice
The Justice Department report on Ferguson demonstrates how economic hardship and racial tension feed off each other.
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Documents Reveal Canada’s Secret Hacking Tactics
Canada has adopted aggressive tactics to attack, sabotage and infiltrate targeted computer systems.
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The New American Order
Welcome to 1% Elections, the privatization of the State, a fourth branch of government, and the demobilization of "We the People."
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"Kidnapped" Victims of Chicago Police File Federal Civil Rights Suit
Three men have accused police of a "common plan to falsely arrest, illegally detain, and physically abuse" them – and are suing the city of Chicago over their black site-style detention at Homan Square.
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Chaos In the Mediterranean: How Humanitarian Hawks and Mainstream Media Misled the World On Libya
As high-level discussions ensue about whether, and how, to embark on an expanded mission to battle ISIS, the cliche rings truer than ever that "those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it."
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U.S. Sets New Record For Denying Federal Files Under Freedom of Information Act
The Obama administration redacted and denied government files in record numbers for the second consecutive year.
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ICE Raid Apprehends Hundreds of Immigrants With Misdemeanors
The raid aimed to round up “the worst of the worst criminals.” But almost half of those people taken in the operation have never been convicted of a felony.
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The Bizarre and Questionable Case of Matthew DeHart
The child pornography charges leveled against the former U.S. soldier appear more to be a broad cover-up aimed at silencing another government dissenter.
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Systemic Racial Inequality Within The Justice System – By the Numbers
Only 36% of blacks are confident that police treat blacks and whites equally, compared to 72% of whites.