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Utilizing Non-Violence

Diane Abayan June 17, 2015

In terms of the insurgent campaigns, there are… References and Footnotes I. Svensson and M. Lindgren, "From Bombs to Banners? The Decline of Wars and the Rise of  Unarmed Uprisings in East Asia," Security Dialogue 42.3 (2011): 226-227 Print. ↩Ibid, 220. ↩ Peter Ackerman and Berel Rodal, "The Strategic Dimensions of Civil Resistance," Survival 50.3 (2008): 121. Print. ↩“Export Partners of Burma (Myanmar),” CIA World Factbook, 2012, accessed June 16, 2015. ↩Maria J.Stephan and Erica Chenoweth, "Why Civil Resistance Works: The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict," International Security 33.1 (2008): 41. Print. ↩Ibid, 39. ↩Ibid, 38. ↩Ibid, 41. ↩Ibid, 40. ↩Ibid, 41. ↩Ibid, 11. ↩Ibid, 41. ↩

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The Digital Clash

Brian Chernick June 17, 2015

In late 2014 the two largest smart phone and tablet… References and Footnotes"A Message from Tim Cook about Apple's Commitment To your Privacy," Apple, accessed June 17, 2015. http://www.apple.com/privacy ↩"A Sweet Lollipop, with a Kevlar Wrapping: New Security Features in Android 5.0.," Official Android Blog, accessed June 17, 2015. ↩"As Encryption Spreads, U.S. Grapples with Clash between Privacy, Security," Washington Post, accessed June 17, 2015, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/as-encryption-spreads-us-worries-about-access-to-data-for-investigations/2015/04/10/7c1c7518-d401-11e4-a62f-ee745911a4ff_story.html. ↩"Apple Will No Longer Unlock Most iPhones, iPads for Police, Even with Search Warrants," Washington Post, accessed June 17, 2015. ↩"Apple and Others Encrypt Phones, Fueling Government Standoff," Wall Street Journal, accessed June 17, 2015, http://www.wsj.com/articles/apple-and-others-encrypt-phones-fueling-government-standoff-1416367801. ↩"Cell-Phone Fingerprint Ruling: 5 Things You Should Know," FindLaw Blotter, accessed June 17, 2015, http://blogs.findlaw.com/blotter/2014/11/cell-phone-fingerprint-ruling-5-things-you-should-know.html. ↩Nicholas Carlson, "The Director Of The FBI Is Worried Apple And Google Are Making Life Easier For Criminals," Business Insider, September 25, 2014, accessed June 17, 2015, http://www.businessinsider.com/the-director-of-the-fbi-is-worried-apple-and-google-are-making-life-easier-for-criminals-2014-9[/ref] Chicago's Chief of Detectives made statements to the Washington Post in light of the news that Apple's iPhone would become "the phone of choice for the pedophile."James Cook, "POLICE: 'Apple Will Become The Phone Of Choice For The Pedophile,'" Business Insider, September 26, 2014, accessed June 17, 2015, http://www.businessinsider.com/police-apple-will-become-the-phone-of-choice-for-the-pedophile-2014-9. ↩"The Police Tool That Pervs Use to Steal Nude Pics From Apple’s ICloud," Wired.com, accessed June 17, 2015, http://www.wired.com/2014/09/eppb-icloud ↩Sean Gallagher, "IRS System Mined for over 100,000 Taxpayer Records by Fraudsters [Updated]," accessed June 17, 2015. ↩“Chinese Hack Compromised Security-clearance Database,” Washington Post, accessed June 17, 2015, http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/chinese-hack-of-government-network-compromises-security-clearance-files/2015/06/12/9f91f146-1135-11e5-9726-49d6fa26a8c6_story.html ↩

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The Hidden Costs of Free Internet

Brian Chernick June 10, 2015

Early this year, the Federal Communications Commission… References and Footnotes Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook post, April 6, 2015, https://www.facebook.com/zuck/posts/10102033678947881 ↩ Issie Lapowsky, "Mark Zuckerberg Can’t Have It Both Ways on Net Neutrality," Wired, accessed June 10, 2015. http://www.wired.com/2015/04/internet-org-zero-rating/.   ↩ Ibid. ↩ Mat Honan, "Facebook-Backed Nonprofit Brings Free Internet to Zambia," Wired, accessed June 10, 2015, http://www.wired.com/2014/07/internet-org-zambia ↩ Leo Mirani, "Millions of Facebook Users Have No Idea They’re Using the Internet," Quartz, accessed June 10, 2015, http://qz.com/333313/milliions-of-facebook-users-have-no-idea-theyre-using-the-internet[/ref] This has lead John Naughton of the Guardian to argue "[t]he goal of public policy everywhere should be to increase access to the internet—the whole goddam internet, not some corporate-controlled alcove.” John Naughton, "If the Price of Giving Everyone Internet Access Is Total Domination by Facebook, It’s Not worth It, The Guardian, accessed June 10, 2015. http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/jan/11/internet-access-developing-nations-facebook-domination. ↩ "Mozilla's Mitchell Baker Offers Alternatives to Zero-rating for Internet Services," MediaNama, May 7, 2015, accessed June 10, 2015, http://www.medianama.com/2015/05/223-mozillas-mitchell-baker-offers-alternatives-to-zero-rating-for-internet-services ↩

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Crossing a Line: Creationism

Christopher Law June 10, 2015

What educators teach… References and FootnotesRichard Garner, "State Schools ‘an Open Door for Evangelical Groups to Push Creationism,’ Warns Study," The Independent, October 11, 2013 accessed June 9, 2015, http://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/state-schools-an-open-door-for-evangelical-groups-to-push-creationism-warns-study-8872452.html. ↩Allen Clifto, "Texas Officials Renewing Their Push to Teach Creationism in Public Schools," Forward Progressives, September 15, 2013, accessed June 10, 2015, http://www.forwardprogressives.com/texas-officials-renewing-their-push-to-teach-creationism-in-public-schools ↩“Views on Evolution among the Public and Scientists,” NCSE, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩Chris Kirk, “Map: Publicly Funded Schools That Are Allowed to Teach Creationism," Slate, http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/science/2014/01/creationism_in_public_schools_mapped_where_tax_money_supports_alternatives.html ↩Nick Wang, “Louisiana Science Education Act Repeal Fails, Keeping Door Open For Teaching Of Creationism," Huffington Post, May 2, 2013, accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/02/louisiana-science-education-act-repeal_n_3200819.html ↩“Epperson v. Arkansas,” accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.oyez.org/cases/1960-1969/1968/1968_7. ↩ “Bush: Schools Should Teach Intelligent Design,” NBC News, August 1, 2005, accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/id/8792302/ns/politics/t/bush-schools-should-teach-intelligent-design/#.VXRj2c9Vikr. ↩Antonia Blumberg, “Bill Nye: Creationism Is ‘Raising A Generation Of Young People Who Can't Think,’” Huffington Post, December 13, 2014, accessed June 7, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/13/bill-nye-children-creationism_n_6317148.html ↩ "25 Famous Scientists Who Believed in God," Famous Scientists, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩Jack Wellman, "5 Crucial Reasons to Teach Creationism in Public Schools," Christian Crier, December 26, 2013, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩Alina Bradford, "What Is a Scientific Theory?" LiveScience, March 17, 2015, accessed June 7, 2015. ↩ Jeffrey Kluger, "Creationism in Schools—On the Taxpayer’s Dime," Time, March 24, 2014. ↩

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Death to Capital Punishment!

Brian Chernick June 4, 2015

This past May,… References and Footnotes “Nebraska Bans Death Penalty, Defying a Veto,” New York Times, May 27, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/28/us/nebraska-abolishes-death-penalty.html ↩ Pema Levy, “One in 25 Sentenced to Death in the U.S. Is Innocent, Study Claims,” Newsweek, April 28, 2014, accessed June 3, 2015, http://www.newsweek.com/one-25-executed-us-innocent-study-claims-248889 ↩ “Abolish the Death Penalty,” Intelligence Squared Debates, April 15, 2015, accessed June 3, 2015, http://intelligencesquaredus.org/debates/upcoming-debates/item/1254-abolish-the-death-penalty ↩ Kent S. Scheidegger, “Mend It, Don’t End It,”April, 2011, accessed June 2, 2015, http://www.cjlf.org/deathpenalty/ConnDPReport2011.pdf ↩ Peter Singer, “The Death Penalty — Again,” October 12, 2011, accessed June 2, 2015. ↩ “U.S. Executions Since 1976,” The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, October 1, 2014, accessed June 3, 2015, http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/usexecute.htm ↩“Cruel, Unusual and Arbitrary,” U.S. News, September 29, 2014, accessed June 3, 2015, http://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2014/09/29/the-death-penalty-is-ineffective-and-indefensible ↩

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The Ideology Behind War

Diane Abayan June 3, 2015