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Americans can’t agree on much: what the wealthy should pay in taxes, what government’s role should be in providing medical care or if Khloe Kardashian is really a Kardashian. However, …
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The Response to SOPA and PIPA: A Corporate Quickening of the Conscience The corporate world recently experienced a civil war within its bounds as Congress hoped to pass two repressive …
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Finally, a sense of competition has entered the race for the Republican presidential nomination. After a controversial second-place in the Iowa Caucus and a very declarative win in New Hampshire earlier this …
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SOPA seems to be slowly losing ground against a recent crush of protesters, but that does not mean the internet is going back to same-old, same-old. There is no going …
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Just days before the South Carolina Primary, Texas Gov. Rick Perry withdrew from the Republican Presidential Race. Thursday morning, at a press conference in Charleston, South Carolina, he endorsed former …
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On January 18, Wikipedia frequenters wailed with grief as the popular online encyclopedia’s English-language site engaged in a 24-hour shutdown. Called a “blackout,” the website’s actions protested the Stop Online …
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One day after meeting with his wife Gloria for the first time since allegations of a 13-year-long affair surfaced this week, Herman Cain, a Republican frontrunner and the onetime CEO …
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The House Judiciary Committee introduced controversial legislation in October, aimed at curbing Internet piracy, that has been hotly debated in Washington. The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), which enjoys bipartisan support from both Democrat and …
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In the history textbooks, there are pages and chapters dedicated to the setbacks and successes of the various civil rights movements and of the faces with which people associate them. …
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Last week marked one of the most hectic days of the year. Forget Thanksgiving; Black Friday was upon us. The busiest shopping day of the whole year, Black Friday 2011 …
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