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Allan Nairn: Obama Administration Mulls Ending Training Ban on Atrocity-Linked Indonesian Special Forces Unit
Tune in on Friday for a special report from investigative journalist Allan Nairn on the White House’s proposal to lift a ban on U.S. training of a controversial elite Indonesian military unit known as Kopassus. The special forces unit has been linked to scores of human rights abuses in East Timor, Aceh, Papua, and Java since its formation in the 1950s. We reached Allan in Indonesia on Thursday afternoon. The entire interview can be heard online here.
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NYC’s Jihad Against Debbie Almontaser
Debbie Almontaser has won a victory in her battle against discrimination. She was the founding principal of the first Arabic-language public school in the United States, until a campaign of hate forced her out.
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Rachel Corrie’s (Posthumous) Day in Court
An unusual trial begins in Israel this week, and people around the world will be watching closely. It involves the tragic death of a 23-year-old American student named Rachel Corrie. On March 16, 2003, she was crushed to death by an Israeli military bulldozer.
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Midwestern Towns Sue Manufacturer of Atrazine Weedkiller
Sixteen Midwestern towns and cities have sued the manufacturer of a popular weedkiller over drinking water contamination. Atrazine has been banned in the European Union since 2004 but here in the United States about 80 million pounds of Atrazine is used each year. A recent study found that the weedkillers can turn male frogs into females.
See our earlier segment on Atrazine and the EPA
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Part II: Leading Education Scholar Diane Ravitch on "The Death and Life of the Great American School System"
Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez interviewed Diane Ravitch in the Democracy Now! studios last week. You can see Part One of their conversation here. After the broadcast, they continued the conversation.
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WATCH: Is the Medium the Message? Corporatization of the Media
The Huffington Post’s Kimberly Butler interviewed Amy Goodman and others in this two part online video series.
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Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?
March is Women’s History Month, recognizing women’s central role in society. Unfortunately, violence against women is epidemic in the United States and around the world.
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Cracking Down on Fracking
Mike Markham of Colorado has an explosive problem: His tap water catches fire.
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“Esto no es un concurso de popularidad, se trata de elegir al próximo presidente de Estados Unidos”–Kucinich habla sobre la cobertura de la campaña electoral hecha por los medios corporativos
El congresista Dennis Kucinich (Demócrata de Ohio) fue uno de los 8 congresistas en votar la semana pasada contra el proyecto de ley de gastos para la guerra que establece un calendario para el retiro de las tropas de Irak. Desde el Congreso hablamos con Kucinich sobre dicho proyecto de ley, por qué piensa que el proceso de juicio político contra el presidente “debería estar sobre la mesa”, la cobertura de los medios corporativos de la campaña presidencial, y otros temas.
Andre Schiffrin habla sobre sus 50 años en el mundo editorial, desde la consolidación corporativa a la creación de una empresa independiente sin fines de lucro
Andre Schiffrin ha sido una destacada figura en el mundo editorial literario durante casi 50 años. Como director de Pantheon Books, Andre Schiffrin ha editado títulos de Jean-Paul Sartre, Studs Terkel, Art Spiegelman, Noam Chomsky y Michel Foucault. En 1990 renunció y creó la editorial sin fines de lucro La Nueva Prensa (The New Press). Schiffrin también ha escrito varios libros, entre ellos su nueva obra de memorias “Educación política: Alcanzar la mayoría de edad en París y Nueva York (A Political Education: Coming of Age in Paris and New York”).
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