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May 2010 Archive
Monday, May 31, 2010
- Headlines for May 31, 2010
- Noam Chomsky: "The Center Cannot Hold: Rekindling the Radical Imagination"
Friday, May 28, 2010
- Headlines for May 28, 2010
- BP Oil Spill Confirmed as Worst in US History; Environmental Groups Challenge Continued Oil Operations in Gulf Excluded from New Moratorium
- Rep. Raul Grijalva: New Deployment of National Guard to US-Mexico Border Is Election-Year "Political Symbolism"
- Chevron Has 5 Activists Arrested and Bars Entry to Global Victims of Its Practices at Annual Shareholders’ Meeting
- Critics: Rising Jamaican Death Toll Rooted in So-Called "War on Drugs"
Thursday, May 27, 2010
- Headlines for May 27, 2010
- Coast Guard Grounds Ships Involved in Spill Cleanup After 7 Fall Ill; BP Reportedly Preventing Fishermen from Wearing Respirators
- Renowned Marine Biologist Carl Safina on the BP Oil Spill’s Ecological Impact on the Gulf Coast and Worldwide
- Historian Bruce Cumings: US Stance on Korea Ignores Tensions Rooted in 65-Year-Old Conflict; North Korea Sinking Could Be Response to November ’09 South Korea Attack
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
- Headlines for May 26, 2010
- BPA? As BP Says No To The EPA, Who Is In Charge of the Oil Cleanup?
- BP Played Central Role in Botched Containment of 1989 Exxon Valdez Disaster
- Disasters in Gulf Coast, West Virginia Spur Calls for Criminal Prosecutions of Corporate Execs
- After Over 14 Years in Peruvian Prison, Jailed US Activist Lori Berenson Ordered Freed on Parole
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
- Headlines for May 25, 2010
- After First Reunion in 10 Months, Mothers of 3 Jailed US Hikers in Iran on Visiting Their Children and Continuing the Fight for Their Release
- "The Unspoken Alliance": New Book Documents Arms, Nuclear and Diplomatic Ties Between Israel and Apartheid South Africa
Monday, May 24, 2010
- Headlines for May 24, 2010
- Trial Begins for Ex-Chicago Police Lt. Accused of Torturing More than 100 African American Men
- From Japan to Guam to Hawai’i, Activists Resist Expansion of US Military Presence in the Pacific
Friday, May 21, 2010
- Headlines for May 21, 2010
- Audio from 1998: Rep. Mark Souder (R-IN) Hangs Up on Amy Goodman When Asked If He Has Ever Had an Affair
- Senate Passes Sweeping Financial Reform Bill; Lobbying Frenzy Expected as Measure Moves to Committee
- GOP Senate Nominee Rand Paul of Kentucky Faces Firestorm After Suggesting Opposition to Civil Rights Act
- BP Acknowledges Oil Spill Is Larger Than Previous Estimates
Thursday, May 20, 2010
- Headlines for May 20, 2010
- Fmr. EPA Investigator Scott West: US Has Told BP "It Can Do Whatever It Wants and Won’t Be Held Accountable"
- 3 Undocumented Immigrants Risk Deportation in Protest for Passage of DREAM Act
- "Silencing the Whistleblowers": How Will Financial Reform Prevent Another Crash If Banks Subvert Their Warning Systems?
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
- Headlines for May 19, 2010
- In "Mini-Super Tuesday" Primaries, Defeats for Party Establishments on Both Sides of the Aisle
- Family of Slain 7-Year-Old Aiyana Jones Files Lawsuit Against Detroit Police
Tuesday, May 18, 2010
- Headlines for May 18, 2010
- On "Mini-Super Tuesday," 3 Senate Primaries Could Mark Bellwether for Midterm Elections
- Debating the Crisis in Thailand: Is Red Shirt Movement a Genuine Grassroots Struggle, or Front for Ousted Ex-PM, Billionaire Tycoon?
- Yo Soy El Army: US Military Targets Latinos with Extensive Recruitment Campaign
Monday, May 17, 2010
- Headlines for May 17, 2010
- Denied Entry: Israel Blocks Noam Chomsky from Entering West Bank to Deliver Speech
- Afghans Protest Deadly Nighttime Raid: "If the Americans Do This Again, We Are Ready to Shed Our Blood Fighting Them"
- Student Strike at University of Puerto Rico Enters 28th Day
Friday, May 14, 2010
- Headlines for May 14, 2010
- Arizona Students Protest New Law Banning Ethnic Studies Classes
- 40 Years Ago: Police Kill Two Students at Jackson State in Mississippi, Ten Days After Kent State Killings
Thursday, May 13, 2010
- Headlines for May 13, 2010
- Greenpeace v. Center for American Progress: A Debate on the Kerry-Lieberman Climate Bill
- Probe Uncovers Strip Searches, Chains and Racism at California Prisons
- 25 Years Ago: Philadelphia Police Bombs MOVE Headquarters Killing 11, Destroying 65 Homes
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
- Headlines for May 12, 2010
- As Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Spreads, BP, Halliburton and Transocean Executives Deflect Blame for Spill at Senate Hearings
- Glenn Greenwald v. Lawrence Lessig: A Debate on Elena Kagan’s Supreme Court Nomination
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
- Headlines for May 11, 2010
- Tariq Ali on Britain’s Political Deadlock, Gordon Brown’s Resignation and Pakistan’s Role in the Times Square Bombing Attempt
- "The People of Greece Are Fighting for the Whole of Europe": Tariq Ali and Mark Weisbrot Discuss Greece’s Economic Crisis and Popular Uprising
- Pioneering African American Actress, Singer and Civil Rights Activist Lena Horne, 92, Dies
Monday, May 10, 2010
- Headlines for May 10, 2010
- Progressives Divided over Obama’s Nomination of Elena Kagan to Supreme Court
- Peter Maass on "Crude World: The Violent Twilight of Oil"
- Court Orders Documentary Filmmaker to Hand Ecuador Footage to Chevron
Friday, May 07, 2010
- Headlines for May 07, 2010
- Juan Gonzalez: Big Banks Making a Bundle on New Construction as Schools Bear the Cost
- Government Exempted BP from Environmental Review
- Lieberman, Brown Proposal to Strip Terror Suspects of US Citizenship Is "Constitutional Buffoonery," Says Attorney
- "Mom: A Celebration of Mothers from StoryCorps"
Thursday, May 06, 2010
- Headlines for May 06, 2010
- Pima County Sheriff Refuses to Enforce "Unconstitutional" Controversial AZ Anti-Immigrant Law
- From Basketball to Baseball, Professional Athletes Speak Out in Opposition to AZ Immigration Law
- House Vote on Puerto Rico’s Status Divides Hispanic Lawmakers
- Muslim Vendor Gets No Credit in Helping to Foil Times Square Bomb Plot
- History of BP Includes Role in 1953 Iran Coup After Nationalization of Oil
Wednesday, May 05, 2010
- Headlines for May 05, 2010
- Amy Goodman and Democracy Now! Producers File Lawsuit over RNC Arrests
- BP Oil Spill Highlights Poor Safety Record, the Worst of Any Oil Company in America
- BP Funnels Millions into Lobbying to Influence Regulation and Rebrand Image
- US Says Suspect Admits to Failed Times Square Bombing
Tuesday, May 04, 2010
- Headlines for May 04, 2010
- EXCLUSIVE...Secret Recording of Erik Prince Reveals Previously Undisclosed Blackwater Ops
- Protests in Greece in Response to Severe Austerity Measures in EU, IMF Bailout
- On 40th Anniversary of Kent State Shootings, Truth Tribunal Seeks Answers
Monday, May 03, 2010
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]
