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December 2011 Archive
Friday, December 30, 2011
- Headlines for December 30, 2011
- Scott Olsen, U.S. Vet Wounded at Occupy Oakland, on Recovery, Protests, Iraq and Bradley Manning
- Election Fraud Galvanizes Russian Opposition, Communist Party 20 Years After Soviet Union’s Collapse
Thursday, December 29, 2011
- Headlines for December 29, 2011
- Syrian Activist Speaks Out from Hiding as Arab League Mission Fails to Slow Deadly Crackdown
- North Korea’s New Leader Kim Jong-un Inherits Father’s Nuclear Legacy & Country’s Uncertain Future
- Tucson Orders Closure of Mexican-American School Program as Ethnic Studies Faces Nationwide Threat
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
- Headlines for December 28, 2011
- Author Russell Banks on Writing Through the Voices of Outcasts, Criminals and Revolutionaries
- Alaa Abd El Fattah, Egyptian Blogger and Critic of Military Regime, Speaks Out After Months in Jail
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
- Headlines for December 27, 2011
- U.S. Grants Entry to Yemen President "In Principle" As Arab Spring Protesters Demand Accountability, Regime Change
- The War at Home: Militarized Local Police Tap Post-9/11 Grants to Stockpile Combat Gear, Use Drones
- Oil Slick from Massive Spill in Nigeria Threatens Coastline, May Be Largest Spill in a Decade
Monday, December 26, 2011
- Headlines for December 26, 2011
- A Tribute to Blacklisted Lyricist Yip Harburg: The Man Who Put the Rainbow in The Wizard of Oz
Friday, December 23, 2011
- Headlines for December 23, 2011
- U.S. Troops Charged After Fellow GI, Hazing Victim Danny Chen Found Dead in Afghanistan
- As Bradley Manning Hearing Concludes, Military Prosecutors Say WikiLeaks Disclosures Aided al-Qaeda
- Newt Gingrich’s Campaign Resurgence Funded by Secretive Coterie of Super PACs, Wealthy Backers
Thursday, December 22, 2011
- Headlines for December 22, 2011
- NATO Forced to Admit Air Strikes Killed Dozens of Libyan Civilians, Contradicting Initial Denials
- U.S. Admits Fault in Fatal Bombing that Killed 24 Pakistani Troops
- With Indefinite Detention Measure, Has Congress Also Expanded Rendition of U.S. Citizens Abroad?
- Ariz. Sheriff Joe Arpaio: Mounting Storm of Anti-Latino Bias, Prisoner Abuse, Sex-Crimes Negligence
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
- Headlines for December 21, 2011
- Bradley Manning’s Defense Strategy on Display as Military Prosecutors Rest Case in Pretrial Hearing
- Iraq Combat Veteran Dan Choi Forcibly Ousted, Barred from Bradley Manning Hearing at Ft. Meade
- In Exiting Iraq, U.S. Military Discards Trove of Found Documents on 2005 Haditha Massacre of Iraqis
- With Pre-Caucus Focus on GOP Race, Occupy Movement Steps Up Activism in Iowa
Tuesday, December 20, 2011
- Headlines for December 20, 2011
- The Death of Kim Jong-il and the Future of U.S. Relations with the Two Koreas
- North Korea’s Human Rights Record Assailed as Nation Prepares for Transition of Power
- Police Crack Down on Occupy Wall Street Protesters, Journalists on Movement’s 3-Month Mark
- Crippling the Right to Organize: GOP Inaction May Leave National Labor Relations Board Inoperable
Monday, December 19, 2011
- Headlines for December 19, 2011
- Bradley Manning Hearing: Alleged WikiLeaks Whistleblower in Military Court, 19 Months After Arrest
- Adrian Lamo, Bradley Manning Informant, Defends Role in Turning in Alleged WikiLeaks Whistleblower
- Bradley Manning Faces Life Sentence, While Criminals WikiLeaks Exposed Have Suffered No Consequences–Glenn Greenwald
- Obama Prepares to Authorize Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens for First Time Since McCarthy Era–Glenn Greenwald on NDAA
- Egyptian Military Kills 14 Protesters, Attacks Journalists in Brutal Crackdown in Tahrir Square
Friday, December 16, 2011
- Headlines for December 16, 2011
- U.S. Withdrawal from Iraq: "In Terms of Destroying Iraq, It’s 'Mission Accomplished'"
- The Costs of War: Tens of Thousands Dead, Billions Spent, and a Country Torn Apart
- Iraqi Women’s Activist Rebuffs U.S. Claims of a Freer Iraq: "This Is Not a Democratic Country"
- Bradley Manning: Famed Whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg on Alleged WikiLeaks Soldier’s 1st Day in Court
Thursday, December 15, 2011
- Headlines for December 15, 2011
- As Syria Toll Tops 5,000, Activist in Hiding Urges Global Action to Stop Assad Regime Crackdown
- Wave of Restrictive Voting Laws Prompts Federal Probes, Grassroots Activism Ahead of 2012 Elections
- Martina Correia, 1967-2011: NAACP’s Ben Jealous on the Life of Troy Davis’ Sister, Public Champion
- NAACP: Mumia Abu-Jamal Victory over Death Penalty Signals Turning Tide Against Capital Punishment
- "Worker-Owners of America, Unite": Will Cooperative Workplaces Democratize U.S. Economy?
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
- Headlines for December 14, 2011
- Russia’s Putin Faces Unprecedented Challenge as Tens of Thousands Protest Electoral Fraud
- Corzine Grilled over MF Global Collapse After Witness Suggests Knowledge of Misused Funds
- House-Senate Revise Indefinite Detention Bill in Bid to Avoid White House Veto, But Fears Remain
- Tawakkul Karman, Yemeni Nobel Peace Laureate, Pays Tribute to Women Activists Worldwide
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
- Headlines for December 13, 2011
- Ex-Salt Lake Mayor Rocky Anderson, Former Democrat, Launches Third Party Presidential Bid Against Obama, GOP
- Occupy Protesters Shut Down Major West Coast Ports, Targeting Goldman Sachs
- "The Arab People Have Woken Up": Yemeni Activist Tawakkul Karman Accepts Nobel Peace Prize
Monday, December 12, 2011
- Headlines for December 12, 2011
- Climate Activists: Durban Deal is "Very Weak" Agreement, Lacks "Ambition, Equity, Justice"
- "Don’t Kill Africa": Climate Activists Occupy Durban Talks Demanding Binding Emissions Cuts
- The Lost Decade: Bolivian Pablo Solón Decries Climate Deal Postponing New Emissions Cuts Until 2020
- Leymah Gbowee, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia Share Nobel Peace Prize with Yemeni Tawakkul Karman
Friday, December 09, 2011
- Headlines for December 09, 2011
- U.S. Publicly Shifts Climate Stance in Face of Widespread Criticism — Then Quietly Backtracks
- "Get It Done": Urging Climate Justice, Youth Delegate Anjali Appadurai Mic Checks U.N. Summit
- Obama Admin Denounced for "Startling Level of Obstructionism and Defeatism" on U.N. Climate Deal
- Developing Countries Call for Green Climate Fund Independent of Western Control
- Lauding "Collapse of Global Warming Movement," Sen. Inhofe Tells U.N. Summit "You Are Being Ignored"
- Frustrated by Inaction, Youth Delegates Occupy COP 17 Plenary in Durban
- Exclusive: Ex-Greek PM George Papandreou on Greece’s Fiscal Crisis and Why He Backs Occupy Movement
Thursday, December 08, 2011
- Headlines for December 08, 2011
- Mumia Abu-Jamal Spared Death Penalty After Prosecutors Drop 30-Year Bid for Execution
- South African Archbishop Desmond Tutu Calls for Release of Mumia Abu-Jamal
- "I’m Scared for My Future": Student Disrupts Speech by U.S. Climate Envoy Todd Stern in Durban
- Critics: Rich Polluters—Including U.S.—Should Face Sanctions for Rejecting Binding Emissions Cuts
- Entrepreneur: Capitalism Will Save World from Climate Crisis to Preserve Markets for iPads, Coke
- "His Nickname Is George W. Obama": Leading Climate Change Denier Embraces U.S. Stance at U.N. Talks
- Wanjira Maathai: U.S. Should "Shape Up or Get Out" at U.N. Climate Talks
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
- Headlines for December 07, 2011
- Hopes Fade for Binding Climate Deal as Durban Summit Enters Final Stages
- Canadian Activists Barred from Durban Summit for Protesting Environment Minister
- Tuvalu Minister Urges World Leaders to Save Pacific Nations from Rising Seas
- Least Developed Countries, Small Island States Face U.S. Resistance to Binding Climate Deal
- Nobel-Winning IPCC Chair Rajendra Pachauri Urges Obama to "Listen to Science" on Global Warming
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
- Headlines for December 06, 2011
- At Durban Summit, Leading African Activist Calls U.S. Emissions Stance "A Death Sentence for Africa"
- Indigenous Activists from Canada Protest Tar Sands Oil at Durban Climate Change Summit
- U.S. Focus on China, India Emissions Burdens World’s Poor, Skirts Own Responsibility–Praful Bidwai
- Labor Leaders Call for Review of Decision to Host 2012 U.N. Climate Talks in Qatar
Monday, December 05, 2011
- Headlines for December 05, 2011
- Thousands March at U.N. Climate Summit in Durban to Demand Climate Justice
- South Africa Arrests, Deports Greenpeace Activists After Attempted High Stakes Banner Hang
- Greenpeace Director Kumi Naidoo, from Anti-Apartheid Activist to Leading Voice for Climate Justice
- The Road to Durban: Tracking Global Warming’s Devastating Impact Across the African Continent
Friday, December 02, 2011
- Headlines for December 02, 2011
- Martina Correia, 1967-2011: Led Struggle to Save Brother Troy Davis’ Life as She Fought for Her Own
- "Hancock 38" Defendants Found Guilty for Bold Army Base Protest Against U.S. Drone Attacks Abroad
- Richard Wolff: Eurozone Woes Result from Mating of Our "Dysfunctional" Political, Economic Systems
Thursday, December 01, 2011
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]
