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June 2010 Archive
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
- Headlines for June 30, 2010
- At Confirmation Hearings, Kagan Faces Questioning on Political Leanings, Gun Ownership, Military Recruiting, and Abortion
- Harvard Law Professor Charles Ogletree on "The Presumption of Guilt: The Arrest of Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Race, Class and Crime in America"
- From Ku Klux Klan Member to Iraq War Opponent and Obama Supporter, Late Sen. Robert Byrd Remembered for "Principle and Honor"
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
- Headlines for June 29, 2010
- Jury Convicts Chicago Police Commander Jon Burge of Lying About Torture
- John Pilger: There Is a War on Journalism
- As Congo Marks 50th Anniversary of Independence, Human Rights Abuses Rise in Congo and Neighboring Rwanda
Monday, June 28, 2010
- Headlines for June 28, 2010
- Toronto Police Arrest Over 600 in Crackdown Outside G20 Summit
- Naomi Klein: The Real Crime Scene Was Inside the G20 Summit
- Journalist Describes Being Beaten, Arrested by Canadian Police While Covering G20 Protest
- One Year After Coup, Honduras Repression Continues
Friday, June 25, 2010
- Headlines for June 25, 2010
- Fortress Toronto: Massive Security Clampdown for G8/G20 Meetings Most Expensive in Canadian History
- CODEPINK Activist Detained for Over 48 Hours at Canadian Border After Being Denied Entry to Canada
- Indigenous Activists Protest G8/G20 Meetings in Toronto
- Indigenous Leader Art Manuel: "Indigenous People Are the First Ones Impacted" by Western-Driven Resource Extraction
- Indigenous Groups Lead Struggle Against Canada’s Tar Sands
- Canadian Activist Stefan Christoff Targeted by Government Surveillance, Harassment Ahead of G20 Summit
Thursday, June 24, 2010
- Headlines for June 24, 2010
- 3 US Soldiers Speak Out on McChrystal’s Firing, Petraeus as Replacement, and the Unending War in Afghanistan
- Detroit Urban Agriculture Movement Looks to Reclaim Motor City
- Detroit Summer: The Youth Program that Inspired Many Activists to Make Detroit a Movement City
- Detroit Hip-Hop Artist and Activist Invincible: Another Detroit Is Happening
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
- Headlines for June 23, 2010
- Obama Considers Firing Gen. Stanley McChrystal over Public Criticism of Administration’s Handling of Afghan War Effort
- Over 10,000 March in Detroit to Open US Social Forum
- 47 Years Ago in Detroit: Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. Delivers First "I Have a Dream" Speech
- Adrienne Maree Brown on the US Social Forum, Detroit and Octavia Butler
- Disability Justice Activists Look at "Ways to Maintain Ablism" and Counter "How Our Bodies Experience Trauma in the Medical-Industrial Complex"
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
- Headlines for June 22, 2010
- "The Answers Are Coming from the Bottom": Legendary Detroit Activist Grace Lee Boggs on the US Social Forum and her 95th Birthday
- Newly Elected UAW President Bob King on Reversing the Erosion of Workers’ Rights, Benefits and the Role of Social and Environmental Justice in Union Organizing
- Longtime Organizer and Former Automaker Richard Feldman on the Rise and Fall of the Auto Industry in Detroit
Monday, June 21, 2010
- Headlines for June 21, 2010
- Academy Award-Winning Filmmaker Oliver Stone Tackles Latin America’s Political Upheaval in "South of the Border", US Financial Crisis in Sequel to Iconic "Wall Street"
Friday, June 18, 2010
- Headlines for June 18, 2010
- Following Community Protests, Bank of America Backs Down from Foreclosing on Disabled Bronx Homeowner
- Grilled by Lawmakers, BP CEO Tony Hayward Denies BP Recklessness Led to Gulf of Mexico Oil Disaster
- Fmr. Labor Secretary Robert Reich: US Should Put BP Under Temporary Receivership During Gulf Coast Recovery
- Tom Engelhardt on "The American Way of War: How Bush’s Wars Became Obama’s"
Thursday, June 17, 2010
- Headlines for June 17, 2010
- With Rumored Manhunt for Wikileaks Founder and Arrest of Alleged Leaker of Video Showing Iraq Killings, Obama Admin Escalates Crackdown on Whistleblowers of Classified Information
- Jeremy Scahill on Blackwater Owner Erik Prince’s Rumored Move to UAE and Obama Admin’s Expansion of Special Forces Operations Abroad
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
- Headlines for June 16, 2010
- Obama Cites BP "Recklessness," Vows Gulf Coast Compensation, and Calls for Green Energy Future — But Won’t Halt Offshore Drilling
- Roundtable: NOLA Environmental Attorney Monique Harden, Sierra Club Exec Director Michael Brune and Leading Scientist Amory Lovins on the BP Oil Spill and the Way to a Green Energy Future
- Britain Acknowledges "Bloody Sunday" Killings Were Unjustified and Apologizes to Victims’ Families
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
- Headlines for June 15, 2010
- Supreme Court: Torture and Rendition Victim Maher Arar Cannot Sue in US Courts
- "I Love the US Republic, and I Hate the US Empire": Johan Galtung on the War in Afghanistan and How to Get Out
Monday, June 14, 2010
- Headlines for June 14, 2010
- At Least 117 People Killed in Kyrgyzstan; An Estimated 80,000 Uzbeks Have Fled
- Stephen Kinzer on the History of BP/British Petroleum and Its Role in the 1953 Iran Coup
- Stephen Kinzer: "Reset: Iran, Turkey, and America’s Future"
Friday, June 11, 2010
- Headlines for June 11, 2010
- Rolling Stone’s Tim Dickinson on the Inside Story of How Obama Let the World’s Most Dangerous Oil Company Get Away with Murder
- Mine Workers Union and Families Sue to Open Federal Probe into Deadly Massey Coal Mine Explosion
- "Upside Down World Cup": Raj Patel on How South Africa Has Cracked Down on the Poor and the Shack Dwellers’ Movement Ahead of the World Cup
Thursday, June 10, 2010
- Headlines for June 10, 2010
- Mexican Teenager Shot Dead on Mexican Soil by US Border Agent
- EXCLUSIVE: New Video Smuggled Out from Mavi Marmara of Israel’s Deadly Assault on Gaza Aid Flotilla
- Peace Activist Kathy Kelly on the Secret US War in Pakistan
Wednesday, June 09, 2010
- Headlines for June 09, 2010
- Scientist: BP Well Could Be Leaking 100,000 Barrels of Oil a Day
- Years of Internal BP Probes Warned that Neglect Could Lead to Accidents
- Palestinian Member of Israeli Knesset Receives Death Threats After Surviving Israeli Raid on Gaza Aid Flotilla
- Framing the Narrative: Israeli Commandos Seize Videotape and Equipment from Journalists After Deadly Raid
Tuesday, June 08, 2010
- Headlines for June 08, 2010
- Veteran White House Reporter Helen Thomas Retires After Israel Remarks
- Experiments in Torture: Medical Group Accuses CIA of Carrying Out Illegal Human Experimentation
- Pentagon Bars Four Reporters from Guantánamo
- Antiwar Democrat Marcy Winograd Challenges Rep. Jane Harman in California Primary
Monday, June 07, 2010
- Headlines for June 07, 2010
- Israel Rejects Call for International Probe into Attack on Gaza Flotilla
- BP Oil Spill Threatens Future of Indigenous Communities in Louisiana
- Johan Galtung on "The Fall of the US Empire"
Friday, June 04, 2010
- Headlines for June 04, 2010
- As Obama Refuses to Condemn Flotilla Assault, Survivors Recount Shootings, Beatings Aboard Mavi Marmara
- 43 Years After Surviving Israeli Attack on USS Liberty, US Veteran Joe Meadors Seized by Israeli Forces on Gaza Aid Flotilla
- Nearly 5 Years After Katrina, African American Fishing Community in Louisiana’s Plaquemines Parish Faces New Struggle in Oil Spill Devastation and BP Obstruction
- Family Members Fear for Life of Jailed US Attorney Peter Erlinder in Rwanda
Thursday, June 03, 2010
- Headlines for June 03, 2010
- Flotilla Passengers Huwaida Arraf of Free Gaza Movement and Retired Army Col. Ann Wright Respond to Israeli Claims on Deadly Assault
- US Student Loses Eye After Israel Fires on West Bank Protest
- Actor Q’orianka Kilcher Arrested at White House Protest in Support of Peruvian Indigenous Rights
Wednesday, June 02, 2010
- Headlines for June 02, 2010
- On Front Lines of BP Oil Spill: Democracy Now! Travels Across Coastal Louisiana
- As Global Outrage Mounts, Israel Deputy UN Ambassador Defends Deadly Attack on Gaza Aid Ships Citing "Danger" of Flotilla
- Israel’s Explanation for Deadly Gaza Aid Attack "Full of Holes as a Window Screen"–Former US Ambassador Edward Peck
Tuesday, June 01, 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]
