civil liberties
California prisoners begin hunger strike
July 10, 2013Thousands of inmates July 8 renewed a hunger strike begun in 2011 to protest prison practices they say amount to torture.
Read moreStop and Frisk: What Mayor Bloomberg really thinks
July 8, 2013Mayor Bloomberg tried to defend his position supporting the NYPD's massive stop-and-frisk program directed against minority youth.
Read moreDallas rally says “Restore the Fourth”
July 8, 2013More than 100 people celebrated the 4th of July here by demanding an end to U.S. government spying on its citizens.
Read moreNew NSA scandal: U.S. spies on EU
July 3, 2013The NSA reportedly bugged the communications of the European Union and some of the United States' closest allies.
Read moreMovement to restore the Fourth Amendment mobilizes for July 4
July 2, 2013This July 4, thousands of people will be taking to the streets to "restore the fourth" - the principals of the Fourth of July and the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, i.e. the right to privacy.
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