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Nothing about that. in fact, they don't even talk about racial polarization and voting very well. there's so much that they get wrong in this decision. that's why it won't stand the test of time. it's going to be overruled, no doubt about it. >> if i could jump in on barbara's point, i think the terrible irony is that they didn't look at alabama. the plaintiff in the case, who has an incredible recent record. >> absolutely. >> of voting violations, and has been under the microscope of the justice department for exactly that reason. >> and, you know, one of the things, i think, is very disen he...

China has imprisoned dozens of journalists on charges of revealing state secrets. russia has a brutal record of discrediting, harassing, and beating journalists and anti-government activists as well as stealing super bowl rings. ecuador's president has intimidated critics by pressing criminal libel charges against him. snowden is giving any country he hides in more leverage in their dealings with the u.s. when it comes to russia, those dealings include trying to find a way out of the civil war in syria. look, snowden reportedly has more information with him. u.s. state secrets that he says are...

Hearing. and i just want to remind people that the source -- let's go to the source of this problem. that's called the patriot act. >> there you go! >> and we really need to be looking at this act that's going to -- it has this potential for abuse, the way it was passed, what's in it. it will continue to be a problem president after president after president. so let's be honest. that's where the root is. >> and barbara, part of what's useful, when you say, it's going to be a problem, president after president, i do feel like there's this odd sort of emotion that progressives are having about t...

Will hearing during its next term, which include the president's recess appointments, buffer zones to abortion clinics, and power plant pollution. so there were other things that happened this week. barbara, what's at the top for you of things people should know about the other cases? >> well, i am very concerned about the maryland versus keene case, i'm very concerned about the salinas versus texas case. these are cases involving criminal justice. they made some serious backward motions on dna collection and on when you are able to invoke miranda and when you should, you know, when you should...

That was an occupy moment. >> it's a north carolina moment. they're going every single monday, they're going. >> i love that. >> activism is alive and well, across the country. and what we're seeing in north carolina, being led, in fact, by the naacp state conference, but many other organizations joining together to make their voice s heard and to link arms with activists in texas, ohio, maine and other states, making clear that if we both fight back, as barbara has suggested, but also organize our efforts in ways that we connect the dots, that's how we're going to win. so we have a website, w...