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Lying: the cash crop of politics

January 27, 2014 Arthur Lieber Cities, Corruption, Courts, Media, Politics, States Leave a comment

There are women who say you know when a man is lying when he moves his lips. If only it was that simple. If

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How American is “American”?

January 23, 2014 Hafsa Civil Rights, Courts, Demographics/Polls, Ideas Leave a comment

Before we start, I have a little… activity. Close your eyes. Well, maybe not; I need you to keep reading. Anyway. In your mind’s

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NSA data collection raises more questions than answers

January 8, 2014 Arthur Lieber Civil liberties, Courts, FBI/NSA/CIA, Human Rights, Privacy/surveillance, Technology Leave a comment

In his book, The Republican Brain, Chris Mooney describes how there are certain types of issues in which Democrats mimic the illogical positions of

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Internet sales tax: A dilemma of logic for Republicans

December 16, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Business, Consumer issues, Corporations, Courts, Government, Ideas, Missouri region, Politics, Republicans, Taxes One comment

Republican tax-reform dogma is under fire. On what has become known as “Cyber Monday,” the U.S. Supreme Court let stand a lower court ruling

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Will a dearth of death drugs kill the death penalty? Let’s hope so.

December 5, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Charity & Justice, Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Human Rights, Ideas, Missouri region, Prison Leave a comment

Just a few hours before convicted serial murderer Joseph Paul Franklin was scheduled to be executed by lethal injection on Nov. 19, 2013, two

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Voting rights watch: KS and AZ have scary plans for “two-tier” voting

October 11, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Federalism, Government, Republicans, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

Republican Secretaries of State in Kansas and Arizona are devising a whole new way to make voting harder. Thwarted by the U.S. Supreme Court

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Chelsea Manning is a patriot

August 30, 2013 Nicole Lopez Civil Rights, Courts, Crime/Violence, Foreign Policy, Military, Uncategorized One comment

Chelsea Manning is a patriot. She will go down in history as one of the great Americans of our time. If you have not

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Legislatures pray: Will the Supreme Court grant their wishes?

August 16, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Cities, Civil liberties, Civil Rights, Courts, Good government, Politics, Religion in Politics Leave a comment

Does beginning a legislative session with a prayer violate the separation of church and state by endorsing one religion over another? That’s the question

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Mainstream media is like the frog in a boiling pot

July 29, 2013 Arthur Lieber Budget, Congress, Courts, Ethics, Government, Politics, Republican Brain, Republicans, Senate Leave a comment

By its very definition, the term “news” means something that is happening now. What qualifies as news in the mainstream media is largely events

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Voting rights watch: NC Repubs push harsh new voting restrictions

July 25, 2013 Gloria Shur Bilchik Civil Rights, Courts, Politics, States, Voting/Elections Leave a comment

North Carolina Republicans are not hiding the fact that newly proposed [2013] voting restrictions are aimed at making it harder for Democrats to vote.

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