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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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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 Ratner and Smith draw on previously unpublished U.S. government documents to argue the CIA played a critical role in the killing.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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Alice Walker, Kurt Vonnegut, Danny Glover, James Earl Jones and Others Read From Howard Zinn’s "A People’s History of the United States": Hour One of Two-Hour Special Commemorating the Millionth Copy
It has become a classic work of history. It is used in countless schools across the country, it has inspired a generation of historians and students and it has reshaped how many people view this country’s history.
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A People’s History of the United States Pt. II
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A People’s History of the United States Pt. III
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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Conference Opens to Discuss Nuclear Issues in An Age of Preemptive Attacks: Rebecca Johnson of the Journal Disarmament Diplomacy Joins US From Geneva
North Korea said today it will regard any U.S. move to seek U.N. sanctions as "the green light to a war." The official North Korean news agency said the country will take defensive measures.
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Brutal Crackdown On Iraqi Protesters By US Occupation Forces Is Continuing: U.S. Troops Kill Three More Iraqis in Fallujah Bringing the Total of the Week to 18. We Go to Fallujah to Speak with An Afp
US troops today fired into a crowd of thousands of people in the city of Fallujah, killing three people. Two more are in critical condition.
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Jonathan Schell, a Leading Advocate for the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons, Discusses How U.S. Foreign Policy Is Leading to Global Insecurity
We are going to go now to hear a recent speech from Jonathan Schell, one of the leading advocates for the abolition of nuclear weapons. Among his books are: The Gift of Time: The Case for Abolishing Nuclear Weapons Now; The Time of Illusion; The Fate of the Earth and the Abolition: And, the Abolition; and The Unconquerable World: Power, Nonviolence, and the Will of the People. He is peace and disarmament correspondent at The Nation and the Harold Willens Peace fellow at the Nation Institute.
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As the Pentagons Spends Tens of Billions On War, the Nation’s Cities and States Face Devastating Budget Crises: From Drug Treatment Centers to Fire Departments to School Systems Budget Deficits Lead t
The worst budget crisis in half a century has forced states across the county to scrimp for savings in a style reminiscent of the Great Depression.
