After Legalization of Gangs, Ecuador’s Murder Rate Dropped Sharply
Starting in 2007, Ecuador reformed its police and decriminalized gang membership. A study in 2017 showed the murder rate dropped by over 400 percent.
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Voter Roll Purges: Another Trick for Disenfranchising Voters?
Voter roll purges are required by law. But aggressive purge practices and purges based on inaccurate information disenfranchise thousands of eligible voters.
Would Universal Background Checks Create National Gun Registry?
Some gun rights advocates object to a federal universal background check law because they believe it would create a de facto national gun registry. Are they right?
Mueller’s Problem: Trump Eats Evidence for Lunch
I could never understand why anyone would expect President Donald Trump to leave behind evidence of collusion with Russia. After all, Trump eats evidence. Former employee Omarosa Manigault Newman witnessed him indulging in this unusual diet after a meeting with Michael Cohen. In her book, Unhinged: An Insider Account of the Trump White House, […]
Hawaii Could Be First State to Ban Plastics in Restaurants
Hawaii’s state legislature is discussing two bills that would prohibit restaurants from offering most single-use plastics and styrofoam.
Kavanaugh Surprises Redistricting Reformers
New Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh may be the new ‘swing vote’ as the court considers the constitutionality of gerrymandering.
Keystone XL Pipeline Again Nixed by Judge
In a likely appeal to the Supreme Court, attorney Steve Volker expects TransCanada to argue that the president is above the law. Their claim is that the “presidential permit” authorizing the Keystone XL pipeline is not reviewable by the courts.
The Great Con: In Missile Defense, Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
Happy Talk about Killing Enemy Missiles Sounds Like a Plan to Strike First
In ‘2nd Amendment Sanctuaries,’ Officials Refuse to Enforce New Gun Laws
The tactic, called nullification, is picking up steam in rural, mainly Republican areas of states run by Democrats.
Russia’s Secret Tools for Killing, Torturing, Spying
Russ Baker takes a tour through the KGB Museum of grotesque and quaint spy tools, located in the heart of New York City, of all places.
Antonio Veciana, Mystery Man in JFK Assassination, Part 2
The final excerpt from former Army intelligence officer John Newman’s latest book, ‘Into the Storm: The Assassination of President Kennedy Volume III.’
ACLU Settles With Facebook Over Discriminatory Ads
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