The American people clearly spoke, and the drubbing Democrats received requires looking beyond just issue polls, voting patterns, campaign strategy, or get-out-the-vote tactics.
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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.
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How Jails Became Warehouses for the Poor, Ill and Addicted
A recent report found that the majority of people incarcerated in local and county jails committed minor violations including driving with suspended licenses, shoplifting or evading subway fares – and simply can't pay the $500 bail to leave.
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Cash Cops: How Civil Forfeiture Enriched U.S. Law Enforcement
The very people who are supposed to enforce the law are the ones who profit from ignoring it.
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Discrimination in Ferguson: Full Extent of Police Bias Laid Bare In Damning Justice Report
The full extent of the racial persecution of black residents in Ferguson, Missouri, by the city’s overwhelmingly white law enforcement authorities was disclosed on Wednesday in
