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Russian lawmakers claim it would curb US access to Russian Internet data. But the real goal, critics say, would be to enable greater Russian surveillance over online activist activity.

Obama

The making of the US surveillance state, 1898–2020.

What a country's treatment of its own citizens says about how it will treat non-citizens.

Pelican Bay State Prison

The strikers are calling for an end to long-term solitary confinement and better prison conditions.

After the defeat of DOMA, the LGBTQ movement needs to push beyond marriage equality.

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The Supreme Court affirmed the rights of gay people just as it rode roughshod over the rights of African-Americans.

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Your tax dollars at work keeping you in the dark.

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Prison phone companies like Global Tel* Link get away with charging prisoners exorbitant rates just to keep in touch with their families. Tell the Federal Communications Commission to end this predatory practice. 

October 1, 2013

What's the point of having a background check system if all you need to purchase a gun is an e-mail address?

September 27, 2013

When liberals experience the trauma of a mass shootings, they feel from the bottom of our hearts: we need more gun control. When conservatives do, they feel: we need less. 

September 25, 2013

When the government is worried that you might abuse that second bottle of NyQuil, it’s not unreasonable to put limits on gun purchases.

September 24, 2013

The NRA‘s biggest red herring.

September 24, 2013

It’s time to do something about our national gun crisis.

September 23, 2013

The New York Times runs a correction about Navy Yards shooter Aaron Alexis’s attempts to buy an assault rifle, but the central question remains.

September 20, 2013

Under the deal negotiated by Gloria Allred, students get paid for remaining silent. 

September 19, 2013

What will it take for Congress to finally act? Probably not another shooting, even in its backyard. 

September 16, 2013

You can do everything “right” in America, but if you’re black, racism will always pose a threat to your life.

September 16, 2013
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