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Snowden and our civil liberties
January 13, 2014We add our voice to the many calling for clemency for Edward Snowden, the whistle-blower who exposed the National Security Agency's massive domestic spying program.
Read moreApe personhood is step in right direction
January 10, 2014Last month, an organization called the Nonhuman Rights Project filed a lawsuit in New York seeking the recognition of chimpanzees as legal persons.
Read moreSeattle’s socialist councilmember delivers inaugural address
January 9, 2014Sawant made national - and international - news after becoming the first socialist elected to the Seattle city council.
Read moreToni Harp sworn in as mayor of New Haven
January 8, 2014The auditorium and overflow room at New Haven's Career High School were packed on as Toni Harp was sworn in.
Read moreAn unhappy anniversary of Citizens United
January 8, 2014Mid-January of 2014 marks the unhappy fourth anniversary of one of the defining moments in U.S. politics. No, not an election, but a court ruling.
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