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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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, January 15, 2002
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Why I Oppose the War in Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence
Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday. He would have been 73 years old.
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After Publicly Criticizing the So-Called War On Terror, Actor Danny Glover Is Dropped Fromthe List of Speakers at a Martin Luther King Day Celebration. He Is Then Re-Invited Amidst Anoutpouring of Pub
Actor Danny Glover has become one of the latest victims of the war on free speech. After publicly criticizing the useof military tribunals in November, he has been slammed and censored by both media and politicians. Most notably, theModesto California City Council attempted to withdraw its sponsorship of Glover as the featured speaker for theofficial celebration of Martin Luther King Day, next Monday.
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"The Good War and Those Who Refused to Fight It"
"The Good War And Those Who Refused To Fight It" tells the story of US conscientious objectors who refused to fight"the good war," the most popular war of the 20th century. Many of these COs were Quakers or others whose religiousbeliefs interpreted the commandment "Thou Shalt Not Kill" to include war; others were passionate pacifists who feltmorally incapable of cooperating with a violent conflict.
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The Voices of Conscience: Civil Rights and African Liberation Activists Who Opposed "The Good War", Part I
The vast majority of Americans publicly supported World War II after Pearl Harbor was bombed, but while 16 millionAmericans served in the military during World War II, nearly 43,000 Americans refused to fight during WWII forreasons of conscience. We do not often hear the stories of these men who refused to fight "the good war", thebloodiest conflict in human history. Especially after the events of September 11th and the so-called war againstterrorism, there has been a renewed groundswell of gratitude for war veterans.
