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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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- “GM’s Money Trees”: Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of “Cap and Trade” System
- Italian Prosecutor in Case Against CIA Operatives Hails Convictions for ’03 Kidnapping of Egyptian Cleric
- As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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- Election Day 2009: GOPers Sweep Governor Races; Bloomberg Wins Tight NYC Mayoral Race; Dems Take House Seats; Maine Repeals Gay Marriage
- Low Road to High Finance: McClatchy Expose Reveals How Goldman Sachs Sold Off Billions in Mortgage Securities After Anticipating Housing Collapse
- Blueberry Farming Giant Found to Use Child Labor at Michigan Fields
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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- Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Innocent Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts
- Israeli Activists Criticize US House for Considering Resolution Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
- “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”: New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run
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The Tortured Logic Continues
“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
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The War Condolences Obama Hasn’t Sent
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
Filed under Weekly Column
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Trick or Treat for Climate Change
Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country
Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
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Watch What You Tweet
A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home—all for using Twitter.
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Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales
Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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Friday, November 19, 2004
Headlines
- Allawi Aide Predicts Elections Will Be Delayed
- U.S. Claims It Has “Broken the Back of the Insurgency.”
- U.S. Raids Sunni Mosque in Baghdad
- Report: Powell Based Iran Nuke Claim On Unvetted Source
- FDA Doctor Says Gov’t Is “Incapable of Protecting America” from Unsafe Drugs
- Family of Dead Spanish Journalist Calls for Investigation
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U.S. Continues Air Strikes and Ground Assault On Fallujah Despite Claims of Victory
The U.S. is claiming victory in Fallujah 11 days after it began its ground assault. 51 U.S. soldiers and as many as 1,600 Iraqis were killed in the offensive. Up to 800 civilians lost their lives. We go to Baghdad to speak with Pulitzer prize-winning Washington Post reporter, Anthony Shadid. [includes rush transcript]
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U.S. War Crimes in Fallujah
A number of incidents have been captured on tape and broadcast in the United States that international law experts charge could be evidence of clear war crimes being committed by US troops. We speak attorney Jules Lobel of the Center for Constitutional Rights and author of Success Without Victory. [includes rush transcript]
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Carnegie Military University : How the Pentagon Funds Universities to Contribute to War
The Defense Department and weapons contractors provide massive amounts of funds to universities and colleges across the country for military-related research. We take a look at Carnegie Mellon University, one of the largest academic military contractors in the country. [includes rush transcript]
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South African Poet and Activist Dennis Brutus: "People Globally Are Deeply Unhappy" with Bush's Reelection
We speak with renowned South African poet, activist and professor, Dennis Brutus Bush’s reelection, Haitian President Aristide’s exile to South Africa, the IMF and much more. [includes rush transcript]
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Pittsburgh Election Officials "Grossly Incompetent" On Nov. 2nd
As controversy rages over the fairness of the November 2nd election we take a look at voting problems in Pittsburgh with Celeste Taylor of the National Election Protection effort. [includes rush transcript]
