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In the wake of the successful pushback against the Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure’s decision to defund Planned Parenthood, the Obama administration should listen to the majority of Americans: The United States, including Catholics, is strongly pro-choice.
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Democracy Now! Host Amy Goodman joined a panel of journalists, analysts and academics on MSNBC’s "Up w/ Chris Hayes" to discuss topics of the day, ranging from the Susan G. Komen Foundation’s Planned Parenthood reversal to the Republican Primaries.
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Part 2: "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Che Death
In an extended interview, co-authors Michael Ratner and Michael Steven Smith discuss the life of Cuban revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara and the chilling story behind his murder by the Bolivian military. In their book, "Who Killed Che?" Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing. [includes rush transcript]
Watch a 2011 interview with Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzón, who is on trial in Spain after right-wing groups objected to his investigation of atrocities committed by supporters of the dictator Francisco Franco. Garzón is known for seeking to indict members of the Bush administration for their role in torturing prisoners.
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Tuesday, February 27, 2001
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Zapatista Leaders Received An Exuberant Welcome Yesterday in Oaxaca, As They Headed Towardthe Nation’s Capital to Demand Civil, Economic and Cultural Rights
The two-week trip is the first time the rebel leader, Subcomandante Marcos, has emerged publicly from the southernstate of Chiapas since the Zapatistas swept into San Cristobal on New Year’s morning in 1994.
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Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All American Meal
An epidemic of hoof and mouth disease in Britain is spreading fear and illness around the world. More than 7,000animals mainly pigs, cows and sheep have been slaughtered in Britain and the infection is far from being contained.Germany and the Netherlands also started slaughtering thousands of animals imported from the UK, while Frenchauthorities placed 47,000 imported animals in quarantine.
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Satish Kumar’s Message to America
Satish Kumar, who at the age of 18 walked around India and convinced landowners to hand over 5 million acres to thelandless, addressed a packed audience at a recent International Forum on Globalization event in New York.
