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27 Oct 2017

JFK Files: U.S. Officials Plotted Destruction Of Cuban Crops With Biological Agents

Newly released JFK files show U.S. developed plan for destroying sugar crops with biological weapons as pretext for a military intervention.

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25 Oct 2017

When Government Wanted To Prosecute Tribune Reporter For Leak—But Feared Public Just Wouldn’t Get It

New documents by the National Security Archive reveal why a grand jury refused to prosecute a Chicago Tribune reporter during World War II for a leak.

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24 Oct 2017

US Lawmakers Urge Attorney General To Look Into Prosecuting Environmentalists As Terrorists

Members of Congress urged Attorney General Sessions to look into whether the Justice Department has the laws it needs to prosecute pipeline activists as terrorists.

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23 Oct 2017

Week 7: Guide To NFL Players Who Protested During National Anthem

President Donald Trump threw another Twitter tantrum after several National Football League players protested during the national anthem on Sunday. He accused the NFL of showing “no leadership” when it comes to suppressing the free speech actions of players. But it is not as if NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell supports

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22 Oct 2017

Interview With Max Suchan Of Chicago Community Bond Fund On Failure Of Judges To Implement Bond Reforms

In September, Cook County adopted reforms to the system of money bond for pretrial detention. However, according to the Chicago Community Bond Fund, which has had a team of volunteer court watchers monitoring the implementation, results thus far have been fairly disappointing. On this week’s “Unauthorized Disclosure” podcast, Max Suchan,

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18 Oct 2017

Interview: Free Jazz Quintet Irreversible Entanglements On Making Revolutionary Music

The free jazz quintet Irreversible Entanglements released its first eponymous album last month. Recorded over one six-hour studio session in August 2015, the 43-minute album is made of largely improvised instrumentation and Camae Ayewa’s radical poetry on Black trauma, survival, and power. It is the product of five musicians meeting for the

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17 Oct 2017

Logging Company’s Attack On Environmental Activist Groups Dismissed By Federal Court

A lawsuit by logging company Resolute Forest Products to suppress environmental activism by Greenpeace and Stand.earth was dismissed by a federal court.

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16 Oct 2017

Government May ‘Seize’ Citizens’ Fingerprints To Unlock Apple Devices, Federal Court Rules

Federal court rules the government isn’t violating 5th Amendment when requiring citizens to apply their fingerprints to sensor to provide access to Apple device.

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16 Oct 2017

Week 6: Guide To NFL Players Who Protested During National Anthem

Colin Kaepernick, the former San Francisco 49ers quarterback who started the movement of taking a knee during the anthem, filed a “grievance” against the National Football League. He alleged owners colluded to prevent him from playing another NFL game because he engaged in protest. “If the NFL (as well as

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