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January 13, 2010 | Blog Post
A landmark class action case is under way in a New York federal court, with victims of apartheid in South Africa suing corporations that they say helped the pre-1994 regime.
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January 01, 2010 | Story
Democracy Now! looks back at 2009, including the Israeli assault on Gaza, Barack Obama's presidential inauguration, the economic crisis, Goldman Sachs and the AIG bonus scandal, the escalation …
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December 08, 2009 | Story
The World Meteorological Organization announced today that 2009 will likely be the fifth warmest on record and the first decade of this century the hottest since records began.
Meanwhile, here in …
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November 25, 2009 | Story
The Obama administration has announced it won't sign an international convention banning land mines. This is the first time the Obama administration has publicly disclosed its position on the Mine Ban …
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November 04, 2009 | Headline
In Burma, a top State Department official met with the detained opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi earlier today. It was the highest-level meeting between a US representative and Suu Kyi in fourteen …
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November 03, 2009 | Headline
A group of senior US diplomats are in Burma today for talks with the Burmese military junta. It is the highest-level US visit to Burma in more than a decade. Assistant Secretary of State for East …
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October 02, 2009 | Headline
And a Burmese court has rejected an appeal by pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi against her extended house arrest. The Burmese military junta has faced intense international pressure to free Suu …
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September 28, 2009 | Story
We're joined from the Indian capital of New Delhi by the Booker Prize-winning novelist, political essayist and global justice activist Arundhati Roy. Her books include the Booker Prize-winning novel …
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September 25, 2009 | Headline
The Obama administration has announced it's begun direct engagement with the Burmese military junta in a push for democratic reforms. The US isn't lifting sanctions, but says it will increase dialogue …
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August 17, 2009 | Headline
Virginia Senator Jim Webb visited Burma over the weekend and secured the release of John Yettaw, the American citizen who was arrested after swimming to the house of jailed pro-democracy leader Aung …