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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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Monday, January 7, 2008
Headlines
- Obama’s Surges in NH Polls Following Iowa Victory
- Edwards and Clinton Clash During Democratic Debate
- Kucinich Files FCC Complaint After Being Barred from Debate
- McCain: “Fine With Me” If U.S. is in Iraq for 100 Years
- U.S. Considers Expanding Covert Operations in Pakistan
- Jose Padilla Sues Torture Memo Author John Yoo
- Israel Vows to Escalate Attacks in Gaza
- Dow Jones Index Suffers Worst Start to New Year Since 1904
- Sen. McGovern Calls for Impeachment of Bush & Cheney
- Red Cross: U.S. Held Dozens Incommunicado at Bagram Prison in Afghanistan
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"The Overwhelming Majority of the Pakistani People Feel Dismayed and Disappointed at the Bush Administration's Policy" - Fmr. Pakistani PM Nawaz Sharif
We speak with Nawaz Sharif, the deposed twice-elected Pakistani prime minister and onetime arch-rival of Benazir Bhutto. Sharif heads the Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz Party and is now the leading opposition candidate in Pakistan following Bhutto’s assassination. Amy Goodman interviewed Sharif with Reverend Jesse Jackson Sunday on his Keep Hope Alive radio show. [includes rush transcript]
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"I Respect the Distance He is Trying to Create" - Jesse Jackson on Why He Supports But Hasn't Been Asked to Campaign for Obama
The Reverend Jesse Jackson and his son, Rep. Jesse Jackson, Jr., support Barack Obama, but his other son, Yusuf, is a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton, and his wife has just cut a radio ad for her. Why isn’t Jesse Jackson out stumping for his man? He hasn’t been asked. “I respect the distance [Obama] is trying to create for his own strategic purposes,” Jackson tells Democracy Now! [includes rush transcript]
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The Youth Vote in 2008: Students Flood New Hampshire on Eve of Primary
Students from across the country have flooded New Hampshire on the eve of the nation’s first primary there. We speak with three Princeton University students who are campaigning for different Democratic candidates and the teacher who brought them there. [includes rush transcript]
