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5 items by Steven Hsieh

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  Congress Is Trying to Kill Internet Privacy Again | ARTICLE

  House lawmakers have reintroduced a bill that civil liberties groups say would destroy the right to Internet privacy as we know it. An earlier version of the Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act, or CISPA...

  February 13, 2013 12:49 PM ET
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  How Swing-State Republicans Are Already Trying to Rig the Next Presidential Election | ARTICLE

  It's no secret that the United States is undergoing a major demographic shift, and it doesn't bode well for Republicans' future presidential prospects. But rather than championing policies that appeal to America's increasingly diverse electorate, the GOP...

  January 29, 2013 10:00 AM ET
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  Why the 'Filibuster Reform' Deal Is a Joke | ARTICLE

  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nevada) announced a bipartisan deal for filibuster reform today – and it's a joke on everyone hoping for productivity on Capitol Hill. The plan does nothing to end our Senate's chronic...

  January 24, 2013 2:18 PM ET
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  Why Did the Justice System Target Aaron Swartz? | ARTICLE

  Hundreds of mourners filled the Great Hall at New York's Cooper Union on January 19th to honor the life of Aaron Swartz, the Internet activist who took his own life earlier this month at age 26. Swartz was...

  January 23, 2013 3:49 PM ET
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  Everything You Need to Know About Filibuster Reform | ARTICLE

  What does California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu share with 9/11 first responders and America's undocumented youth? The answer: They've all been robbed by the filibuster. Now, after what has been described as the...

  January 14, 2013 11:30 AM ET