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How Cops Can Secretly Track Your Phone

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A guide to stingray surveillance technology, which may have been deployed at recent protests.

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The Unemployment Crisis Is a True National Emergency

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The incompetent criminals ruling the U.S. are about to push millions of Americans off a terrifying financial cliff.

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Progressive J.D. Scholten Rejects DCCC Help in Close Iowa Race

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Scholten said the House Democrats’ campaign arm “begged” him to run against Steve King in 2020. When King lost his primary, the DCCC lost interest.

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Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Lieu Introduce Amendment to Curtail Federal Crackdown on Protesters

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The amendment would prohibit funds from being used to send federal agents into American cities.

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The New Fight to Hold Purdue Pharma and the Sacklers Accountable for the Opioid Crisis

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Victim advocates fear that bankruptcy will shield the drugmaker from justice, but they’re not giving up.

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Lawrence, Kansas, Could Elect a Radical Prosecutor

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Cooper Overstreet, a criminal defense attorney, launched his campaign for DA after county officials moved forward with a $30 million jail expansion.

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