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Revealed: The 48 People Stuck in Guantanamo Forever

Posted on: Jun 18, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The release of the list is the first time the Obama administration has publicly named the prisoners deemed "indefinite" detainees.

Texas Republican Says He Wants to Ban Abortion Because ... Fetuses Masturbate?

Posted on: Jun 18, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The comments came as the House of Representatives prepared to debate a bill that would outlaw all abortions past 20 weeks of pregnancy.

62-Year-Old Former Cop and School Security Guard Caught Having Sex With 16-Year-Old Student

Posted on: Jun 17, 2013, Source: AlterNet

62-year-old school security guard Dale Malesh has been charged with criminal sexual conduct after allegedly having sex with a 16-year-old student.

15-Year-Old Girl Humiliated By TSA Officer Who Told Her to 'Cover Yourself'

Posted on: Jun 17, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The daughter of the founder of Boing Boing was 'shamed' and 'humiliated' by a Transportation Security Agency officer at LAX.

Christian College Expels Student Over Lesbian Relationship--And Then Demands $6,000 in Tuition

Posted on: Jun 17, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Nebraska-based Grace University is billing Danielle Powell for tuition after Powell was expelled for being in a same-sex relationship.

Court Officer Sexually Assaults Woman in Court, Arrests Her When Everyone in Court Ignores Her Pleas for Help

Posted on: Jun 11, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The Clark County family court is under heavy scrutiny after a video showed a woman who said she was sexually assaulted being arrested.

Russia Hints It Could Protect NSA Whistleblower Edward Snowden

Posted on: Jun 11, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The comments are a way to needle the U.S. from a country often criticized for human rights abuses and crackdowns on their own whistleblowers.

7-Year-Old Killed During Police Raid Filmed by Reality TV Crew, Grandmother Testifies

Posted on: Jun 11, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Aiyana Stanley-Jones was killed by a Detroit police special response team as her grandmother watched.

New Jersey Cop Driving With Wife and Kids Kills Maryland Resident

Posted on: Jun 10, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A New Jersey cop driving with his wife and children reportedly shot a man to death after a highway incident in Maryland.

64-Year-Old Black Man Arrested For Drunk Driving Even Though He Had 0 Percent Alcohol in System

Posted on: Jun 10, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Jessie Thornton says his night-time driving has attracted the attention of the police, even though he's done nothing wrong.

Police Bully Teen into Dropping Rape Charge, Rapist Sexually Assaults Another Woman

Posted on: Jun 10, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The woman's story was proven true after the rapist was arrested for sexually assaulting another woman.

What Happens to Snowden Now? 5 Government Whistleblowers Under Attack From Obama

Posted on: Jun 10, 2013, Source: AlterNet

National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden is the latest to find himself in the crosshairs of the government.

Republicans: It Was God's Plan to Keep Speaker Boehner!

Posted on: Jun 4, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The Washington Post reports that conservative didn't oust Speaker John Boehner because they prayed and God told them to keep him.

Monsanto Mystery Wheat Appears in Oregon, No One Knows Why

Posted on: Jun 4, 2013, Source: AlterNet

How did genetically modified wheat wind up in Oregon?

Cops Beat Woman Holding a Toddler After Her Friend Videotaped Them

Posted on: Jun 4, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A federal lawsuit alleges that a Philadelphia police officer beat a woman, injured her toddler and arrested her and her friend in May 2011.

Woman Calls 911 for Help As Police Punch Her in the Face Repeatedly

Posted on: Jun 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Megan Graham says she endured vicious police brutality.

Supreme Court Rules That Police Can Take Your DNA Even If You Haven't Been Convicted of a Crime

Posted on: Jun 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The nation's highest court ruled today that the police have the power to take DNA samples from people arrested for a crime.

Bradley Manning Trial Starts: 5 Things You Need to Know

Posted on: Jun 3, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The trial of Bradley Manning has broad implications for the press and is the most striking example of the Obama administration's war on whistleblowers.

Millions Join 'March Against Monsanto' to Demand Change and Highlight Destructive Business Practices

Posted on: May 28, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The global day of protest against the giant corporation Monsanto was a major success, as two million people showed up in cities around the world.

Special-Ed Kid Forced to Snitch in Drug Sting, Now Facing Threats

Posted on: May 28, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A special-ed student was instructed to act like he wanted to buy marijuana so a drug bust could go down on school grounds.

Texas to Deny Poor Residents Medicaid Coverage, While Paying for It Anyway

Posted on: May 28, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Texas lawmakers have passed a bill that would deny over a million low-income residents Medicaid coverage.

How America's National Security Apparatus -- in Partnership With Big Corporations -- Cracked Down on Dissent

Posted on: May 21, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A new report is an eye-opening look into how the U.S. counter-terror apparatus was used to track the Occupy movement.

US Marshals Hold Innocent Family At Gun Point, Tell Them Not to Move Even After They Realize They've Got Wrong House

Posted on: May 21, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Four U.S. Marshals busted down the door of the wrong house and held an innocent family at gunpoint.

Oklahoma Senator Tom Coburn Demands Tornado Relief Be Offset by Cuts Elsewhere

Posted on: May 21, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Coburn’s callous position was announced as the death toll and devastation in Oklahoma was coming into full view.

Tourists Encouraged to Gawk At, Mock Poor in Horrifying "GHETTO" Bus Tour in Bronx

Posted on: May 20, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A Bronx bus company is offering tours billed as a “a ride through a real New York City ‘GHETTO.’"

12-Year-Old Girl Raped, Video Posted to Facebook by Alleged Attackers

Posted on: May 20, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Three teenagers are accused of raping a 12-year-old girl and then posting the attack on Facebook.

Just How Many Journalists Is the Justice Department Spying On?

Posted on: May 20, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The U.S. Justice Department put a Fox News journalist under surveillance for reporting on classified information about North Korea.

Teen Girl Faces Felony Charge Over Lesbian Relationship, Mom Blames "Religious Zealot Parents"

Posted on: May 20, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Kaitlyn Hunt is facing felony charges of sexual “battery” after the parents of her 15-year-old girlfriend pressed charges.

How the 1% Touches Everything We Own

Posted on: May 15, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A Forbes slideshow reveals in detail how “billionaire brands control your life."

Hedge Fund Partner Earns $33.5 Million For a Year While Losing Almost 10% of Fund Money

Posted on: May 14, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A hedge fund paid its top partner millions of dollars the same year that it posted losses for their clients

South Carolina Republican Wants to Draft All Males Over 17 in Large Militia

Posted on: May 14, 2013, Source: AlterNet

State Senator Tom Corbin's bill would create a militia for everyone over 17 in South Carolina.

Student Shot by School Employee, As Conservatives Call for More Guns on Campus

Posted on: May 14, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Aurora, Colorado was the site of an accidental shooting on Monday.

39% of Americans Who Think Benghazi Is a Major Scandal Don't Actually Know Where It Is

Posted on: May 13, 2013, Source: AlterNet

A new poll from Public Policy Polling reveals that those most worried about Benghazi don't know all that much about it.

6 Horrifying Revelations About Force-Feeding at Guantanamo

Posted on: May 13, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Al Jazeera reveals in detail how the practice of force-feeding prisoners at Guantanamo is carried out.

Elizabeth Warren Pushes Bill to Reduce Student Loan Interest Rates

Posted on: May 13, 2013, Source: AlterNet

The lawmaker's bill would prevent the rise of student loan rates to 6.8 percent.

Austerity Kills: How Harsh Budget Cuts Increase Suicide, Infant Mortality, HIV Infections

Posted on: May 13, 2013, Source: AlterNet

From Greece to the U.S., austerity has deadly consequences.

Dirty Wars, Filthy Hands: 5 Unsavory Ways America Conducts Its Global War on Terror

Posted on: May 10, 2013, Source: AlterNet

America's allies are terrorists, warlords, and corrupt officials, plied with bounty payments and quid-pro-quo assassinations.

Diabetic High School Girl Beaten by Police Officer and Arrested -- For Falling Asleep in Class

Posted on: May 7, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Ashlynn Avery, who was arrested and beaten for falling asleep at school, has filed a lawsuit for civil rights violations.

UPDATED: Mississippi Issues Stay on Execution of Willie Jerome Manning

Posted on: May 7, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Manning was set to be executed tonight in Mississippi after requests for DNA testing were rejected.

'Girls Gone Wild' Creator Faces 5 Years of Prison After Slamming Woman's Head Into Floor

Posted on: May 7, 2013, Source: AlterNet

Joe Francis, the creator of "Girls Gone Wild," was found guilty of assault in Los Angeles.

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