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Opinion: Internet Alone Won't Make Them Free

(Jan. 22) – It's ironic that an Internet company is getting kudos for its announcement that it may leave China. After all, for many years, the presumption has been that the Internet would be an unstoppable force for good in China and American companies would be on the cutting edge of this transformation. No one did...

Obama Has Little to Show From His Trip to Asia

(Nov. 19) -- President Obama returns from his four-nation tour of Asia with few concrete accomplishments in hand. Even so, the White House defended the trip as an important step toward changing America's image overseas. The president got more attention back home for his deep bow to Japan's emperor than for anything else...

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Twitter's 'Freedom of Expression' Is a Privilege; Not a Right

Reports of hatred, racism, and threats directed at public figures through Twitter continue to grow (If you're unfamiliar with this trend, then simply google "Twitter Haters,""Twitter Trolls," or "Twitter Threats" and read a few of the related articles).

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Is there really a war against women or are men just being stupid?

When House Republicans stall on reauthorizing and expanding the Violence Against Women Act, they are blinding themselves to the everyday experiences of women's lives.

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Women Violated in War Denied Memorials

Japanese officials are trying to remove a small monument to Korean "comfort women" in New Jersey.

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What PRENDA Would Mean to Women

Known as "PRENDA," the latest version of the bill (there have been at least three) would ban abortions performed on the basis of sex.

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Latinas At The Intersections: Immigration, Health Care, And The Supreme Court

The Supreme Court will soon issue decisions on the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act health care reform law and the harsh Arizona anti-immigration law SB 1070--two laws that have already had far-reaching consequences for Latinas and could continue to shape our lives for years to come.

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05/29/12 Quiet Guatemalan prosecutor takes on dictator, drug... Source: The Daily Herald GUATEMALA CITY--For nearly 30 years, Efrain Rios Montt evaded trial for massacres carried out during his military rule in Guatemala's civil war--until a diminutive, soft-spoken woman entered his life.
05/29/12 Sen. Rubio Visits Guantanamo Bay Source: Newsmax.com Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., is spending the day at the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. The trip marks the first time Rubio has been in Cuba, a country his parents left in 1956.
05/29/12 Legal options for Assange after British verdict Source: Expatica Britain's Supreme Court will rule Wednesday on an appeal by WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange against extradition to Sweden, where he faces allegations of sex crimes.
05/29/12 Strip search bill criticised Source: New Zealand City A new bill to reduce red tape around strip searches is "unnecessary" and will dehumanise prisoners, the Law Society says.
05/29/12 South American bishops pledge to fight human... Source: La Verne Community Newspaper - La Verne CA Dozens of Roman Catholic bishops in South America say human trafficking has seen "alarming growth" in the region.