Over the next two years, Democrats have the unfettered ability to be an albatross around the neck of the GOP — and to make sure that what little they manage to get done due to their paper-thin majorities becomes the reason for their undoing.
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Former Drone Operator Says He's Haunted by His Part in More Than 1,600 Deaths
A former Air Force drone operator says he participated in missions that killed more than 1,600 people.
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75% of Journalists Turned Away From Covering Manning Trial
The courtroom and media center for the Bradley Manning trial were the sites of a virtual state of siege this week, as the Army press corps denied credentials to the media that would have vastly increased coverage.
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Bradley Manning Is Guilty of “Aiding the Enemy” — If the Enemy Is Democracy
When the deceptive operation of the warfare state can’t stand the light of day, truth-tellers are a constant hazard. And culpability must stay turned on its head.
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Occupy Gezi Catches Fire in Turkey
A new revolution just began in Istanbul.
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Supreme Court Rules That Police Can Take Your DNA Even If You Haven't Been Convicted of a Crime
The nation's highest court ruled today that the police have the power to take DNA samples from people arrested for a crime.
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Demonstrations Rock Istanbul
What began as a fight against gentrification has morphed into a movement.
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A Black Man is Killed in the U.S. Every 28 Hours by Police
America Is perpetually at war with its own people.
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Tennessee Joins States Restricting Drone Flights, Citing Fourth Amendment
Governor Bill Haslam signed the Freedom of Unwarranted Surveillance Act into law last week, making Tennessee the fifth state to pass legislation restricting drone surveillance by police and federal agencies.
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GRAPHIC: The Rendition Project—Mapping Every Suspected Flight
Now you can trace rendition flights with this illuminating graphic.
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Homeowners Jailed, Protesters Brutally Tased at DOJ Demonstrations
A two-day long housing protest outside the Department of Justice this week has resulted in nearly 30 arrests and several instances of law enforcement unnecessarily using tasers on activists.
