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Executive Director of the Institute for Public Accuracy and the co-founder of Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting. Earlier this month, he returned from a five-day trip to Afghanistan.
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As Obama Escalates War in Afghanistan, US Peace Activists Call for Near-Term Withdrawal of Foreign Troops
The coming weeks hold critical significance for the US occupation of Afghanistan. The Senate is expected to vote on the Obama administration’s $128 billion request to fund war operations in Afghanistan and Iraq for the coming fiscal year. Next week, the Obama administration will unveil a report on whether US benchmarks for success in Afghanistan are being achieved. It’s widely believed...September 15, 2009 | Story -
HIROSHIMA / NAGASAKI ANNIVERSARY
Fifty-two years ago this week, the United States dropped the first atomic bombs, killing hundreds of thousands of people in the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and officially inaugurating the nuclear age. However, the Japanese were not to be the only victims the emerging technology.August 08, 1997 | Story
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ACT UP Birthday and Protest of Drug Prices
This March marks the 10th anniversary of the Aids Coalition to
Unleash Power or ACT UP. The founding of the direct action group
was not only a watershed event in the 16-year history of the AIDS
crisis, but it also had a profound effect on the social and
political life of many people. On Monday, ACT UP’s official birthday, activists will descend on Wall Street for a national action demanding a...March 21, 1997 | Story
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By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
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In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
