Fear has become an effective tool for silencing American citizens, according to the “spiral of silence theory”. This theory suggests that those who perceive their opinion to be in the minority are unlikely to speak up due to fear of isolation or prosecution. The Animal Enterprise Terrorism Act (AETA) is attempting to exploit this fear […]
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The internet was rocked last Friday by the news of the suicide of Aaron Swartz, co-founder of Reddit and passionate advocate of internet freedom. Swartz had been facing up to 13 felony counts, 50 years in prison, and millions of dollars in fines for allegedly downloading millions of academic articles from the digital archive JSTOR
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The United States campaign against militants in Pakistan, Yemen, and Somalia has been a cornerstone of the Obama administration’s national security approach. While details of the campaign remain largely secret, it is widely known that it involves a “kill list” and the use of drones. This guide outlines what is known and unknown about the
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The Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) – the controversial bailout of Wall Street in 2008 – has come to an end, the Treasury Department has announced. The remaining shares of the banks and General Motors owned by the government are to be sold off. However, the reality is that the biggest Wall Street banks are
