Earlier this evening, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch held a long, self-serving press conference to disclose that the grand jury he decided to make
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I’m proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me. — Tim Cook, writing in a personal
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I wholeheartedly support programs at Microsoft and in the industry that bring more women into technology and close the pay gap. I believe men and
LaunchEric Holder announces new civil rights probe in Ferguson
As a result of this history of mistrust of law enforcement — and following an extensive review of documented allegations and other available data —
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Gun sales are significantly down after record year Businessweek reports that sales of long guns, modern sporting rifles, and handguns all fell during the last
LaunchHoyer, Hispanic Democrats assail Republicans as House approves draconian immigration bills
It is simply a message they want to send, not a solution that they want to affect… Republicans are racing to the right, putting forward
LaunchDelBene condemns House Republicans’ divisive, flawed immigration bills in floor speech
Above is the video of the speech delivered today by U.S. Representative Suzan DelBene in opposition to a pair of divisive, fatally-flawed Republican-backed bills on
LaunchPeter King: “I wish Ted Cruz would stay in the Senate”
I do wish that Ted Cruz would stay in the Senate… Nobody elected him speaker. Nobody elected him majority leader in the House, and it’s
LaunchToday’s tragedy in Chubbock, Idaho could have easily been prevented
Earlier today we posted a link to a story about a five-year old girl who was accidentally shot and killed by another five-year old child
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Five-year old Idaho girl dead in accidental shooting A five year old girl in Chubbuck, Idaho is dead after being accidentally shot by another five
LaunchThe Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro
The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro Courtesy of PBS, read a transcript of a speech given by Frederick Douglass in July of 1852,
LaunchRepublican operative: We have to be careful about not appearing as anti-contraception
Republicans have to be careful about not appearing as though they’re anti-contraception. This is a constitutional issue… We have to be very, very cautious as
LaunchEFF, Greenpeace fly blimp over NSA datacenter to protest spying
A blimp sponsored by the Electronic Frontier Foundation and Greenpeace flies above an NSA datacenter in Utah. The blimp reads “NSA Illegal Spying Below”; its flight coincided with the launch of StandAgainstSpying.org. (Photo courtesy of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, reproduced with permission)
LaunchCorporate America (and corporate Canada) treats indigenous peoples with contempt, author says
Dead Indians are dignified, noble, silent, suitably garbed… and dead. Live Indians are invisible, unruly, disappointing. And breathing. One is a romantic reminder of a
LaunchSupreme Court of Canada delivers huge victory for Internet privacy
Supreme Court of Canada delivers huge victory for Internet privacy Blogger Michael Geist breaks down the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in R. v Spencer,
LaunchFacebook’s latest privacy announcement is a political smokescreen
The privacy announcements today are a political smokescreen to enable Facebook to engage in more data gathering… They claim to protect user privacy at the
LaunchFlorida’s Joe Garcia suggests Eric Cantor use remaining time in office to work on immigration reform
Why do you hold power if you’re not doing the right thing for your country? If you’re doing the right thing people tend to send
LaunchTwo Las Vegas police offers killed by suicidal maniacs with guns
Two Las Vegas police offers killed by suicidal maniacs with guns The slaughter goes on… and on… and on… and on. Every week, gun violence
LaunchMajor technology companies building technical defenses against NSA
Major technology companies building technical defenses against NSA The New York Times reports that technology giants like Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, and Facebook are finally resisting
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NSA chief: Snowden “probably not” a Russian spy The head of the National Security Agency has admitted the NSA doesn’t believe it likely that Edward
LaunchU.S. Marshals seize local cops’ spying records to keep them from ACLU
U.S. Marshals seize local cops’ spying records to keep them from ACLU In a move that staff for the American Civil Liberties Union are calling
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