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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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- As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
- “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
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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- Blueberry Farming Giant Found to Use Child Labor at Michigan Fields
- 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
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
- “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”: New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run
- Israeli Activists Criticize US House for Considering Resolution Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
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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.
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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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June 2009 Archive
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- Headlines for June 30, 2009
- Judge Sentences Madoff to 150 Years, But Will Regulatory System that Allowed Massive Financial Fraud Really Change?
- Michael Jackson 1958-2009: The Life and Legacy of the King of Pop
Monday, June 29, 2009
- Headlines for June 29, 2009
- Coup in Honduras: Military Ousts President Manuel Zelaya, Supporters Defy Curfew and Take to the Streets
- Ecuadorian President Rafael Correa on Global Capitalism, Why He Won’t Renew the US Base in Manta, Chevron in the Amazon, Obama’s War in Afghanistan, and More
Friday, June 26, 2009
- Headlines for June 26, 2009
- Stonewall Riots 40th Anniversary: A Look Back at the Uprising that Launched the Modern Gay Rights Movement
- Trans Day of Action: “The Rebellion Is Not Over”
- A Look at the Gay Rights Movement Beyond Marriage and the Military
Thursday, June 25, 2009
- Headlines for June 25, 2009
- EXCLUSIVE: Animal Rights Activist Jailed at Secretive Prison Gives First Account of Life Inside a “CMU”
- Rite Aid Workers Fight for a Union
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
- Headlines for June 24, 2009
- Pakistani Opposition Politician Imran Khan on US Drone Attacks, the “Massive Human Catastrophe” in the Swat Valley and the Escalation of War in Afghanistan
- Hamid Dabashi on Iran Protests: “This is Not Another Revolution. This is a Civil Rights Movement”
- Actress Daryl Hannah, Climate Scientist James Hansen Among 30+ Arrested Protesting Mountaintop Removal in West Virginia
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
- Headlines for June 23, 2009
- Education Secretary Arne Duncan Pushes to Aggressively Expand Charter Schools While Admitting Problems
- Deep Packet Inspection: Telecoms Aided Iran Government to Censor Internet, Technology Widely Used in US
- Judge Orders Release of Guantanamo Prisoner After Seven Years, Saying Government Position “Defies Common Sense”
Monday, June 22, 2009
- Headlines for June 22, 2009
- After a Day of Deadly Protests, Iran’s Guardian Council Admits Voting Irregularities Took Place in Presidential Election
- Report: Goldman Sachs on Pace to Pay Out Record Bonuses this Year
- Somalia Declares State of Emergency After Intense Fighting
Friday, June 19, 2009
- Headlines for June 19, 2009
- As Part of Crackdown on Journalists, Iranian Security Forces Detain and Beat Canadian Journalist
- As Criticism of Obama Mounts within Gay Community, Gay Rights Pioneer Cleve Jones Calls for March for Equality on Washington
- Former Army Secretary Clifford Alexander Calls on President Obama & Congress to Repeal Military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Policy
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
- Headlines for June 17, 2009
- Cuban National Assembly President Ricardo Alarcon Condemns US Supreme Court’s Refusal to Hear Appeal of Cuban Five
- Despite Campaign Promises, President Obama Adopts President Bush’s Policy of Secrecy
- Protests Continue in Iran; Government Cracks Down on Foreign Media
- Juan Gonzalez: Battle Over $12 Million Splits Labor Movement UNITE HERE
- New York State Senate Remains in State of Turmoil
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
- Headlines for June 16, 2009
- Hundreds of Thousands Protest in Tehran Accusing Ahmadinejad of Stealing Election; Guardian Council Orders Partial Recount
- Dr. Chris McCoy: “Dear AMA: I Quit!”
- Report: Senator Max Baucus Received More Campaign Money from Health and Insurance Industry Interests than Any Other Member of Congress.
- Speaker Nancy Pelosi Pressures Antiwar Democrats to Approve $106 Billion War Funding Bill
Monday, June 15, 2009
- Headlines for June 15, 2009
- Iran in Turmoil After Disputed Presidential Election; Anti-Ahmadinejad Street Protests Continue
- Netanyahu Outlines Vision for a Demilitarized Palestinian State with Israel Controlling the Borders and Airspace of Palestine
Friday, June 12, 2009
- Headlines for June 12, 2009
- Iranians Flood to Polls in Pivotal Presidential Election
- AMA Opposition to Obama Public Health Plan Echoes Group’s Decades-Long Resistance to Healthcare Reform
- Report: Health Insurers Hold Billions in Tobacco Stocks
- Domestic Workers Fight for Bill of Rights
- 80th Anniversary of Anne Frank’s Birth: How a 13-Year-Old Girl Became the Defining Voice of the Nazi Holocaust
Thursday, June 11, 2009
- Headlines for June 11, 2009
- New York Legislature in Gridlock as Democratic Defections Give Republicans Senate Control
- Longtime White Supremacist Opens Fire at DC Holocaust Museum, Killing Security Guard; Shooting is Third in as Many Months Linked to White Nationalist Groups
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
- Headlines for June 10, 2009
- “Anti-Abortion Violence and Terrorism Has to Stop”–One of Last Doctors to Practice Later-Term Abortions Blasts Murder of His Friend George Tiller
- Genetic Counselor Blasts National Society of Genetic Counselors For Not Putting Out a Public Statement Condemning Dr. Tiller’s Murder
- As Tensions Flare in Peruvian Amazon, Award-Winning Actor Q’orianka Kilcher Heads to Peru to Support Indigenous Rights
- Hungry for a Better Education: Teachers, Parents Lead Hunger Strike Protesting Cuts, Layoffs at LA Schools
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
- Headlines for June 09, 2009
- Shell to Pay Out $15.5 Million to Settle Landmark Lawsuit over Death of Nigerian Activist Ken Saro-Wiwa
- Sen. Bernie Sanders and Nurses Union Leader Rose Ann DeMoro Urge Obama to Embrace Single-Payer Healthcare System
Monday, June 08, 2009
- Headlines for June 08, 2009
- Peruvian Police Accused of Massacring Indigenous Protesters in Amazon Jungle
- Obama’s Pick to Lead Afghan War Linked to Abuse of Prisoners & Secret Assassination Unit
- “Diary of Bergen-Belsen, 1944-1945”: Amira Hass Discusses Her Mother’s Concentration Camp Diary
Friday, June 05, 2009
- Headlines for June 05, 2009
- 20 Years Later, Chinese Dissident Wang Juntao and US Journalist Philip Cunningham Look Back on Tiananmen Square Uprising
- “Guantanamo at Home”: Muslim American Syed Fahad Hashmi Held in 23-Hour Solitary Pretrial Confinement for Over Two Years in Case Resting on Plea-Bargaining Government Informant
Thursday, June 04, 2009
- Headlines for June 04, 2009
- In Cairo Speech, Obama Calls for “New Beginning” Between US and Muslims Worldwide
- Professor Juan Cole and Cairo-Based Analyst Issandr El Amrani on Obama’s Historic Address
- Enduring Jailings and Attacks, Dissident Ayman Nour’s Ordeal Exemplifies US-Ignored Egyptian Repression of Political Opposition
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
- Headlines for June 03, 2009
- Abortion Clinic Manager Reveals He Warned FBI of Suspect in Murder of Dr. George Tiller, Says Killing Could Have Been Avoided
- “This Shouldn’t Have Been Ignored”: Tiller Colleague Dr. Susan Robinson Reacts to News FBI Was Warned on Suspected Killer
- Tiller Killing Spurs Renewed Calls for US to Reverse Longstanding Passivity on Anti-Abortion Extremists
- In 2008 Speech, Dr. Tiller Outlined Views that Underpinned Lifelong Commitment to Reproductive Rights
Tuesday, June 02, 2009
- Headlines for June 02, 2009
- Ralph Nader and Labor Professor Harley Shaiken Discuss the Bankruptcy and Future of General Motors
- Nader: Ex-DNC Chair Terry McAuliffe Offered Bribe to Drop Out of 19 Battleground States in ’04 Election
- Israeli Journalist Amira Hass on the Start of the UN’s Probe into Possible Israeli War Crimes during Gaza War
Monday, June 01, 2009
- Headlines for June 01, 2009
- Dr. George Tiller (1941-2009): Murdered Abortion Provider Remembered for Lifelong Dedication to Women’s Reproductive Health
