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Palast received the Eleanor Roosevelt Award from the Southern California branch of Americans for Democratic Action.

The questions raised by the latest memo from a group of intelligence veterans are well-founded and demand a full investigation.

An increasing number of Democratic lawmakers say they won't attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration Friday.

Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., is pressing FBI Director James Comey to drop the bureau's demand that Apple create a new operating system version that lacks key security features.

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This week on Truthdig Radio in association with KPFK: Jesselyn Radack says the secretary of state needs to bone up on his law Also: Congressional candidate Ted Lieu challenges Citizens United, Bill Boyarsky on California's political gold rush, and an LA man trashes political artcom/avbooth/category/truthdig_radio/" title="Truthdig Radio">Truthdig Radio: Jesselyn Radack says the secretary of state needs to bone up on his law.