Editors' picks
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To reform the NSA, fire officials who lie
James Goodale: I saw this at first hand over the Pentagon Papers: the NSA has a culture of lying. That should be Obama's first concern
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Ted Cruz, Obamacare circus performer
Gary Younge: His pseudo-filibuster over defunding the ACA was doomed to fail, yet the Tea Party sees him as a lion. In truth, he's a clown -
Obamacare: stop listening to the partisan hacks
Heather Long: Most Americans are unsure about Obamacare, and that's OK. Here are five key areas to help people make up their own minds -
When will the US stop building more prisons?
Lateefah Simon: I was once a teen mom with an arrest record and few options. I know from personal experience how a job can change a life -
Chicago politicians plan paramilitary policing – the last thing we need
Mikki Kendall: No one disputes that gun violence is a big problem in parts of Chicago. But we can't tackle criminality without talking poverty
Editorial: By the end of play in New York, both Mr Rouhani and Mr Obama had committed to direct dialogue
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Scientists should be up on the ramparts
David Suzuki for The Conversation: How can we make informed decisions if the scientific community is shut down? As a Canadian, I beg Australians to think hard on what's happening in Canada, and avoid that in your country
Labour's pregnant panda of a policy review must finally deliver