Alyssa Meza is a Winter 2012 In These Times editorial intern
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New Study Confirms Cruelty, Racial Bias of Juvenile Justice System
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Bradley Manning Defers Plea, Trial Date Still Unknown
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Rick Santorum, Please Note: Military Service Makes Men “Emotional,” Too
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EPA Approves Sewage Ban on California Coastline
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Privacy Watchdog Warns Against New Google Policy
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Prop. 8: Appeals Court Strikes Down California Gay Marriage Ban
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Study: Actually, Poor Families Are Cooking
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Newly-Released Documents Show NYPD Used Anti-Muslim Film for Training
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Study: Higher Taxes Lead to Better Quality of Life for Children
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Survey Finds Americans Exhausted by Presidential Campaign
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Are Tucson Schools Banning Books on Race?
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SOPA Stalls As Obama Admin Announces Opposition, Wikipedia Joins Web Strike
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Bradley Manning Likely to Face Court-Martial
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New Pew Survey Reveals Troubling/Humorous Voter Ignorance on GOP Candidates
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Occupy Nigeria: Fuel Subsidy Elimination Triggers Massive Protests, Deadly Violence
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