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The Death Of Inflation

There are at least two good reasons why inflation remains well below targets even as the economy is improving and despite years of economic stimulus.

Erik Hare
Por Erik Hare

Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has more or less printed over $3.2 trillion in three rounds of quantitative easing. That’s now tapering off to zero, but many have speculated that all this printing must result in inflation simply because it puts more U.S. dollars out there than ever before. A larger supply means the dollar should be worth less,

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Feds Still Prosecuting Medical Marijuana Patients

Five Washington state residents may be tried in federal court for possessing and cultivating marijuana — a substance that is completely legal in their state.

Katie Rucke
Por Katie Rucke

Next month, five Washington state residents are expected to be tried in federal court for cultivation and possession of marijuana, a substance that is completely legal in their state. Though the federally prohibited substance has been legal for medicinal use in Washington state since 1998, marijuana’s illegal status at a federal level prevents

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“Little Guantanamo” Shows An Increasingly Political, Unbalanced Prison System

A Federal Bureau of Prisons “experiment” reflects a little-discussed system of civil violations and possibly unconstitutional treatment.

Frederick Reese
Por Frederick Reese

Daniel McGowan was convicted in 2006 for his participation in two Earth Liberation Front-initiated arson attacks protesting genetic engineering and the logging of old-growth forests. He was sentenced to seven years in prison under a terrorism “sentencing enhancement,” which increased the length of his sentence beyond federal sentencing guidelines

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US Military’s Dolphin Use Prompts Animal Rights Debate

After saying new technology replaced its need for marine mammals in the 1990s, the U.S. Navy is back in the news for sending dolphins to the Black Sea.

Katie Rucke
Por Katie Rucke

Early last week, it was reported that the U.S. Navy was sending military-trained dolphins to the Black Sea as an additional layer of defense against the Russian Navy, which had reportedly recently taken control of Ukraine’s military-trained marine life, including dolphins. Though the U.S. Navy has used sea lions, dolphins and other marine

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As Tensions Boil, G7 Throws Fresh Sanctions At Russia

Announcement comes as Geneva agreement unravels.

Sarah Lazare
Por Sarah Lazare

  Group of Seven nations on Saturday vowed to impose 'swift' new sanctions on Russia due to the country's alleged backing of separatists in eastern Ukraine—ratcheting up tensions and drawing more countries into the war of rhetoric. The announcement by the G7—which represents some of the world's biggest economic superpowers—came the

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US Govt Can Search Private Emails Stored Overseas: Judge

First-of-its-kind ruling likely to have far-reaching ramifications as concerns over online privacy continue to rise following Snowden’s revelations

Sarah Lazare
Por Sarah Lazare

In the first decision of its kind, a federal judge ruled this week that the U.S. government has the authority to force cyber-companies to hand over customers' emails and other digital data, even when that data is stored overseas. Issued by U.S. Magistrate Judge James Francis in New York, the decision pertained to a case in which Microsoft was

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