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October 2010 Archive
Friday, October 29, 2010
- Headlines for October 29, 2010
- Killing Reconciliation: Military Raids, Backing of Corrupt Government Undermining Stated US Goals in Afghanistan
- From Murder to Congress? Unrepentant Tea Party-Backed GOP Candidate Ilario Pantano Killed 2 Unarmed Iraqis
- Puerto Rico Marks 60th Anniversary of Jayuya Uprising
- FBI Documents on Senator Paul Wellstone Raise Questions about His Death 8 Years Ago
Thursday, October 28, 2010
- Headlines for October 28, 2010
- At $4 Billion, Midterm Elections Poised to Become Most Expensive Non-Presidential Vote in US History
- "Free Speech for People" Coalition Calls for Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United Decision Allowing Unlimited Corporate Spending on Elections
- The Right to Food: Corporate, Foreign Gov’t Land Grab Causing Hunger in Poor Countries
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
- Headlines for October 27, 2010
- Pollster Nate Silver and Author Ari Berman on "Third Straight Anti-Incumbent Election"
- Acclaimed Indian Author Arundhati Roy Faces Arrest for Questioning India’s Claim on Kashmir
- Convicted Student Adnan Mirza Maintains Innocence in Latest Case of Alleged FBI Entrapment
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
- Headlines for October 26, 2010
- WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange on Iraq War Logs, "Tabloid Journalism" and Why WikiLeaks Is "Under Siege"
- Partners in Health Physician on Haiti: "Cholera Will Not Go Away Until Underlying Situations that Make People Vulnerable Change"
- Part II: WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange on Iraq War Logs, "Tabloid Journalism" and Why WikiLeaks is "Under Siege"
Monday, October 25, 2010
- Headlines for October 25, 2010
- WikiLeaks Iraq War Logs Expose US-Backed Iraqi Torture, 15,000 More Civilian Deaths, and Contractors Run Amok
Friday, October 22, 2010
- Headlines for October 22, 2010
- EXCLUSIVE: WikiLeaks Prepares Largest Intel Leak in US History with Release of 400,000 Iraq War Docs
- Juan Gonzalez: Controversial Evaluations System Will Unfairly Target New York Teachers
- With New Limits, US Military Reinstates "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell"
- Does Opposing "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell" Bolster US Militarism? A Debate with Lt. Dan Choi and Queer Activist Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore
- "Lawless Courts": Lack of Accountability Allows Immigration Judges to Violate Laws, Deport US Citizens
Thursday, October 21, 2010
- Headlines for October 21, 2010
- 6 Months Since BP Oil Spill, Writer and Environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams Asks "Where Is Our Outrage?"
- Anti-Gay Fervor in Uganda Tied to Right-Wing US Evangelicals
- Chicago Parents Occupy Elementary School Building to Prevent Demolition
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
- Headlines for October 20, 2010
- Nobel Laureate Joseph Stiglitz: Foreclosure Moratorium, Government Stimulus Needed to Revive US Economy
- NAACP Report Ties Tea Party to Militia and Racist Groups
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
- Headlines for October 19, 2010
- Angela Davis on the Prison Abolishment Movement, Frederick Douglass, the 40th Anniversary of Her Arrest and President Obama’s First Two Years
Monday, October 18, 2010
- Headlines for October 18, 2010
- War’s Hidden Death Toll: After Service, Veteran Deaths & Suicides Surge
- Big Oil Goes to College: BP, ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell Fund & Influence Research at Major Universities
- Slavoj Zizek: Far Right and Anti-Immigrant Politicians on the Rise in Europe
Friday, October 15, 2010
- Headlines for October 15, 2010
- Hermann Scheer (1944-2010): German Lawmaker, Leading Advocate for Solar Energy and "Hero for the Green Century" in One of His Final Interviews
Thursday, October 14, 2010
- Headlines for October 14, 2010
- Republican Ex-CEOs Challenge Veteran Dems in California’s Heated Gubernatorial, Senate Races
- Green Party Candidate Excluded from California Governor’s Debate
- Backing Prop 19, California NAACP Calls Marijuana Legalization a Civil Rights Issue
- Environmental Groups Confront Oil Industry-Backed Attempt to Repeal California’s Landmark Emissions Law in Prop 23
- Ananya Roy on California’s Education Battle and "Poverty Capital: Microfinance and the Making of Development"
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
- Headlines for October 13, 2010
- While Celebrating Halt to "Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell," Gay Rights Movement Confronts Teen Suicides, Homophobic Electioneering and Violent Attacks
- A Tale of 2 Gitmo Opinions: Ruling Altered to Hide Evidence of Dead, Tortured Witnesses
- Nueva York: Museum Exhibit Documents Latino Role in Shaping New York City over Three Centuries
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
- Headlines for October 12, 2010
- As Fraud Scandal Grows, White House Opposes National Moratorium on Foreclosures
- Why Are Bailed-Out Banks Breaking into Struggling Borrowers’ Homes?
- "Progressive Hunter": Gunman Cites Listening to Glenn Beck and Others as Inspiration for Armed Plot Against ACLU & Tides
Monday, October 11, 2010
- Headlines for October 11, 2010
- Exclusive: British Novelist John le Carré on the Iraq War, Corporate Power, the Exploitation of Africa and His New Novel, "Our Kind of Traitor"
Friday, October 08, 2010
- Headlines for October 08, 2010
- Jailed Chinese Dissident Liu Xiaobo Awarded Nobel Peace Prize
- Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner on the Foreclosure Crisis and Her State’s Lawsuit Against Ally Financial
- As White House Reverses Rejection of Solar Panels, 350.org to Hold 10.10.10 Day of Action on Global Warming
- Nobel Peace Prize Winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu Retires from Public Life
Thursday, October 07, 2010
- Headlines for October 07, 2010
- Campaign Cash: The Independent Fundraising Gold Rush Since Citizens United Ruling
- "Operation Recovery": On 9th Anniversary of Afghan War, Veteran-Led Campaign Seeks to End Deployment of Traumatized Soldiers
- Iraq War Veteran Who Rescued Wounded Children in 2007 Apache Attack Describes Emotional Toll of Witnessing Infamous Killings
- "American Hypocrite": The Nation Exposes Lou Dobbs’s Reliance on Undocumented Labor
Wednesday, October 06, 2010
- Headlines for October 06, 2010
- Entrapment or Foiling Terror? FBI’s Reliance on Paid Informants Raises Questions about Validity of Terrorism Cases
Tuesday, October 05, 2010
- Headlines for October 05, 2010
- Exposed: US Doctors Secretly Infected Hundreds of Guatemalans with Syphilis in the 1940s
- The Dark History of Medical Experimentation from the Nazis to Tuskegee to Puerto Rico
Monday, October 04, 2010
- Headlines for October 04, 2010
- Picking Lula’s Replacement: Brazil’s Presidential Race Heads to Runoff
- Harry Belafonte: Iraq & Afghanistan Wars Are "Immoral, Unconscionable and Unwinnable"
- Voices from the "One Nation Working Together" Rally for Jobs and Justice
- News Dissector Danny Schechter: Saturday’s "One Nation" March on Washington Was "More Movie than Movement"
Friday, October 01, 2010
- Headlines for October 01, 2010
- Ecuador Declares State of Emergency as President Correa Escapes Attack from Rogue Armed Forces
- Lenders Forced to Suspend Thousands of Foreclosures after Admitting to Faulty Review Process
- "Waiting for Superman": Critics Say Much-Hyped Education Documentary Unfairly Targets Teachers Unions and Promotes Charter Schools
Job Openings
Columns
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
Web Exclusives
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
