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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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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.
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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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July 2001 Archive
Tuesday, July 31, 2001
- Headlines for July 31, 2001
- On the Twentieth Anniversary of the Death of Panamanian Dictator Omar Torrijos, the Man Who Negotiated the Panama Canal Treaty, "How Wall Street Created a Nation: J.P. Morgan, Teddy Rooseveltand the P
- Breaking the Sound Barrier, Part Two of Our Exclusive Interview with Imprisoned Activist Lori Berenson, From Her Prison Cell in Lima, Peru
Monday, July 30, 2001
- Headlines for July 30, 2001
- The People of Vieques Vote Overwhelmingly to Demand An End to U.S. Bombing
- A Democracy Now! Exclusive: As Peru Inaugurates Its New President, Alejandro Toledo, We’ll Hear the Voice of Lori Berenson From Her Prison Cell for the First Time Since She Was Sentenced Last Month to
- The Untold Aftermath of the G8 Protests in Genoa: Revelations About the Role of Policeprovocateurs in Inciting Violence, Guards Forcing Arrested Activists to Sing Fascist Songs, Anditaly’s Conservativ
Friday, July 27, 2001
- Headlines for July 27, 2001
- As FCC Allows Murdoch’s News Corp. to Become the Largest Media Conglomerate in the Country,We’ll Look at “The Bush Dyslexicon: Observations On a National Disorder”
- Megawati Is Sworn in As President of Indonesia, the Same Day As a Supreme Court Justice Wholed the Prosecution of Suharto’s Son Is Assassinated
- First-Ever Conference of Day Laborers, in Los Angeles
Thursday, July 26, 2001
- Headlines for July 26, 2001
- Smoke Hard, Die Young: A New Phillip Morris Study for the Czech Republic Says That Smokingsaves Money On Caring for the Elderly Because They Die Prematurely
- Is Social Security in Crisis? Bush Administration Claims Social Security Is Broken, Thenbacks Off Amidst Nationwide Protest: A Debate with a Former VP of a Federal Bank, and An Author Whosays the Cris
- Santa Monica Passes a Landmark Law Guaranteeing Workers a Living Wage; Local Businesses Saythey’ll Repeal It
Wednesday, July 25, 2001
- Headlines for July 25, 2001
- “Life Tastes Good”–That’s Coke’s Theme; It’s Also Why Colombian Coca-Cola Bottlers Aresuing the U.S.-Based Multinational for the Killing and Intimidation of Union Leaders
- The Rogue United States: Against a Treaty On Global Warming, a Ban On Biological Weapons, and Stopping the Illegal Trade in Small Arms
- Oil and Water: While Politicians and Environmentalists Argue Over Alaskan Oil, the Realaction Is in the Gulf of Mexico, Where Floating Rigs Are Headed for Deep Water; a Debate Between Anocean Industri
Tuesday, July 24, 2001
- Headlines for July 24, 2001
- Radical Musician Ani Difranco Refuses to Whitewash Her Music On David Letterman Show;Producers Cancel Her Appearance
- Public Citizen Accuses the Drug Industry of Falsifying Research Costs While Spending Millions to Fight Lower Drug Prices
- People Around the World Express Outrage at Police Killing of An Unarmed Protester in Genoa,Italy
- Academics and Universities Step Up Their Collaboration with the Military to Develop Newweapons
Monday, July 23, 2001
- Headlines for July 23, 2001
- A Bloody Summit in Genoa: Police Shoot and Kill An Activist, Then Run Him Over with Anarmored Vehicle; More Than 450 Injured and Hundreds Arrested
- Indonesia’s Parliament Votes to Impeach President Abdurahman Wahid; Vice-President Megawatisukarnoputri, Who Has Close Ties to the Military, Ascends to Power
- How Academics and Corporations Collaborate with the Military to Develop Deadly Weapons Forcrowd Control
Friday, July 20, 2001
- Headlines for July 20, 2001
- Global Protests and Local Struggles: Tens of Thousands of Protestors Have Taken to Thestreets of Genoa Italy As the Eight Richest Nations in the World Meet
- In the Klamath River Basin On the Oregon/California Border a Complex Local Struggle Between Local Farmers, Fishermen, and Native Americans Over the Most Basic Human Need, Water
- Residents of a Small Town in Rural Pennsylvania Fight to Keep a Federal Prison Out of Their Community
Thursday, July 19, 2001
- Headlines for July 19, 2001
- A Taste of Slavery: Child Slave Labor and the International Cocoa Trade, From the Ivory Coast to the Mouths of Babes Here in the U.S.
Wednesday, July 18, 2001
- Headlines for July 18, 2001
- Tens of Thousands of Protesters Converge in Genoa, Italy for the G8 Summit As Authorities Close the Borders, Airports, Train Stations and Highways: A Discussion with Activists From Italy, France and B
- Thousands Gather in Bonn, Germany for a U.N. Conference On Global Warming As European Leaders Express Outrage at the Bush Administration’s Policy
- As President Bush Touts Opening Borders to Trade, Authorities Crack Down On the Flow of Goods and Ideas Between Cuba and the U.S.
Tuesday, July 17, 2001
- Headlines for July 17, 2001
- New Study Shows That Millions of Voters Were Disenfranchised in Last Year’s Elections
- State Violence From Jamaica to Indonesia to Pelican Bay, California: At Least 25 Civilians Are Dead Ahead of Elections, and the Prime Minister of Jamaica Says the Recent Police Killings Weren’t Politi
- Prisoners in Pelican Bay, California Suspend a Hunger Strike After a State Senator Calls for Negotiations with Prison Management
- Reportback On Police Crackdown On Indigenous Religious Ceremony at Big Mountain
- Indonesian Military Continues Its Brutal Counterinsurgency War in the Oil-Rich Province of Aceh: A Conversation with a Leading Activist From His Prison Cell
Monday, July 16, 2001
- Headlines for July 16, 2001
- As U.S. Sends Its Highest Level Envoy to the Sudan in 12 Years, a Debate On Slavery and Thepolitics of Oil in the Sudan with a 22-Year Old Dinka Who Was Enslaved for 10 Years, a Former Southern Sudane
- Pacifica’s Lawyers Request An Unprecedented, Emergency Board Meeting to Replace the Membersof the Board Who Have Resigned with Former D.C. Mayor Marion Berry, Democratic Party Activist Susanestrich, a
Friday, July 13, 2001
- Headlines for July 13, 2001
- Lawyers for Black American Activist Louis Farrakhan Went to Court Yesterday in a Bid Tooverturn a British Government Ban On His Entering the Country
- Abner Louima Wins Record $8.7 Million Settlement Against New York City Police Department Andthe Patrolman’s Benevolent Association
- Pentagon Announces Intention to Start Building New Missile Defense Regardless Ofinternational Outcry
- Traditional Elders at Big Mountain Arrested for Holding Religious Ceremony
- How Do Landlords and Children’s Service Agencies Treat Victims of Domestic Violence? Inportland They Kick Women Out of Their Homes, in New York They Take Their Children
Thursday, July 12, 2001
- Headlines for July 12, 2001
- White House Admits Senior Administration Officials Met with Salvation Army to Discussregulation That Would Help It Discriminate Against Gays and Lesbians
- Woman Fired From Faith Based Organization for Being a Lesbian Files Lawsuit in US Districtcourt
- President Bush Meets with the President of Algeria to Push for U.S. Investment As Hundreds of Thousands of Berbers Protest Against Economic Injustice, Military and Police Repression and Theofficial Re
Wednesday, July 11, 2001
- Headlines for July 11, 2001
- President Bush Greets New U.S. Citizens at Ellis Island, While the Ins Continues to Detainrefugees Seeking Political Asylum: A Look at the Bush Administration’s Immigration Policies
- A Ban On Private Ownership of Military Weapons, Including Assault Rifles and Grenadelaunchers? The Bush Administration Just Says No: A Discussion with Activists From Kenya, Southafrica, the Philippine
Tuesday, July 10, 2001
- Headlines for July 10, 2001
- Surveillance From the Inside Out: Big Brother Surveills the Streets in Tampa, Florida
- Smoke and Guns–and Faith-Based Initiatives, School Vouchers, and Civil Rights: Anassessment of Attorney General Ashcroft’s Record, with Some of Ashcroft’s Chief Critics and One of His Admirers, the
- Ashcroft’s Smoke and Guns Part II: Big Tobacco, Faith-Based Initiatives, School Vouchers, and Civil Rights
Monday, July 09, 2001
- Headlines for July 09, 2001
- Anti-Environmental Groups and Corporations Target Tax-Exempt Status of the Rainforest Actionnetwork Billboard
- Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh On What Mobil Did to Acquire a Stake in One of Theworlds Richest Oil Fields
Friday, July 06, 2001
- Headlines for July 06, 2001
- Should Milosevic Be Prosecuted at the Hague? Ramsey Clark Debates Richard Dicker, the Director of the International Justice Program at Human Rights Watch, and Human Rights Lawyer Ruth Wedgewood
- ‘Gone with the Wind’, Or ‘the Wind Done Gone’?: Author Alice Randall Re-Writes the Famous Civil War Novel From a Slave’s Perspective
Thursday, July 05, 2001
- Headlines for July 05, 2001
- Muslim Intern for Rep. David Bonier Kicked Out of Meeting with Bush Administration By Secret Service
- ‘Life and Debt’: The Devastation of Globalization On the Caribbean Island of Jamaica
- Ziggy Marley, Reggae Artist and Activist: A Conversation About Jamaica, Reggae, and Revolution
Tuesday, July 03, 2001
- Headlines for July 03, 2001
- On the Forty First Anniversary of the Independence of the Congo, a Conversation with Raoul Peck About His Award Winning New Film “Lumumba”
- The Role of the U.S. and U.S. Corporations in the Assassination of Patrice Lumumba
Monday, July 02, 2001
- Headlines for July 02, 2001
- A Conversation with Actor Christopher Reeve, Who Is in a Superhuman Fight to Win Federal Funding for Stem Cell Research; It Could Help Him Walk Again
- A Thousand Activists Protest a Global Gathering of the Biotech Elite in San Diego
