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"Complete Lawlessness" at Orleans Parish Prison

The notorious New Orleans jail where inmates were abandoned during Katrina faces a new lawsuit over egregious conditions.

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| Fri Apr. 6, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

This Is Your Brain on the Department of Defense

The Department of Defense has long had its eyes on emerging neuroscience technologies. Should we be worried?

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| Tue Apr. 3, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

New Map Helps Women Track Down Rapists in Syria

Can crowdsourcing take down sex criminals during a time of conflict? A new website thinks so.

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| Sat Mar. 31, 2012 4:00 AM PDT

Film Review: Bully

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| Fri Mar. 30, 2012 4:00 AM PDT

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House GOP: Rape Prevention Measures an Unreasonable Luxury

Republicans say Obama's policy to prevent abuse of immigration detainees amounts to "holiday" accommodations for them.

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| Thu Mar. 29, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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Docs on PA Gag Order: No Fracking Way!

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| Fri Mar. 23, 2012 1:07 PM PDT
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Hunger Games Film a Child-Slaughtering Time Waster

The much-hyped adaptation is a fatally dull exercise in contemporary dystopia.

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| Fri Mar. 23, 2012 3:00 AM PDT
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The Sheer Banality and Brutality of the Assads

Bashar al-Assad's hacked emails give us an updated version of the banality of evil.

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| Thu Mar. 15, 2012 2:34 PM PDT

Is Barack Obama A Murderous Sociopath? Wrong Question

US national security policy—not Obama's personality–is the real issue.

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| Thu Mar. 15, 2012 7:55 AM PDT
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Bipartisan Approval for Targeted Killing of Suspected Terrorists

Republicans and Democrats give Attorney General Eric Holder's speech the thumbs up.

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| Wed Mar. 14, 2012 9:46 AM PDT
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Former Iran Captive Denounces Prison Cruelty—in America

Sarah Shourd spent a harrowing 14 months isolated in an Iranian cell—and wants an end to solitary confinement in her own country.

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| Wed Mar. 14, 2012 3:00 AM PDT

Report: Plan B Access Limited in Native Communities

Emergency contraception is available over-the-counter in most of the US—but not on reservations, a Native women's group finds.

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| Tue Mar. 13, 2012 11:09 AM PDT

Pacific Island Nation Buys New Home

The Pacific island nation of Kiribati has bought land on a high island in Fiji to move their flooded populace if—when—needed this century.

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| Tue Mar. 13, 2012 10:44 AM PDT
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Iran War Watch: Syria Proxy War?

The head of the US Central Command says that the toppling of the Assad regime would be "the biggest strategic setback for Iran in 25 years." (Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and others are inclined to agree.)

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| Mon Mar. 12, 2012 1:45 PM PDT

Book Review: House of Stone

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| Thu Mar. 8, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Mandatory Transvaginal Ultrasounds: Coming Soon to a State Near You

Virginia's new law provoked plenty of outrage, but there are plenty of others out there.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 3:16 PM PST
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When the US Government Can Kill You, Explained

Attorney General Eric Holder lays out the legal defense of targeted killing.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 3:07 PM PST
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Workers: Walmart Contractor Paid $3 to $4 an Hour

Lawsuit alleges fraudulent pay practices at three warehouses run exclusively for America's biggest retailer.

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| Mon Mar. 5, 2012 4:00 AM PST
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Why Virginia's New Mandatory Ultrasound Law Still Sucks

The revised bill no longer requires women to be vaginally probed against their will. But it's still pretty bad.

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| Sat Mar. 3, 2012 4:00 AM PST

Mass Appeal to Governors: Don't Privatize Prisons

As Florida's Rick Scott looks to outsource 100,000-plus inmates, 60 groups plead for lockup alternatives.

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| Fri Mar. 2, 2012 4:00 AM PST