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January 2012 Archive
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
- Headlines for January 31, 2012
- Taxpayer-Funded Freddie Mac Caught Betting Billions Against Struggling American Homeowners
- Ex-Marine Reoccupies His Own Foreclosed Home in Fight Against Freddie Mac, JPMorgan Chase
- "The House I Live In": New Documentary Exposes Economic, Moral Failure of U.S. War on Drugs
Monday, January 30, 2012
- Headlines for January 30, 2012
- The Invisible War: New Film Exposes Rape, Sexual Assault Epidemic in U.S. Military
- Occupy Oakland: Over 400 Arrested as Police Fire Tear Gas, Flash Grenades at Protesters
- National Park Service Threatens to Evict Occupy D.C. Encampments at Two Parks Near White House
- Syrian Activist Speaks from Hiding: The Bloodshed is Continuing Despite International Criticism
Friday, January 27, 2012
- Headlines for January 27, 2012
- Despite Salary Caps, Treasury Approved Lucrative Exec Payouts at Dozens of Bailed-Out Firms
- NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly Urged to Resign After Police Conceal Role in Anti-Muslim Documentary
- Gingrich’s Extremist Anti-Palestinian Stance Follows Millions from Casino Magnate Sheldon Adelson
- GOPers Claim Softened Immigration Stance in Bid to Win Florida Latino Vote, But Key Issues Ignored
Thursday, January 26, 2012
- Headlines for January 26, 2012
- Iraqis Voice Outrage as Haditha Massacre Trial Ends in No Jail Time for Accused U.S. Marines
- Glock: As Giffords Exits, a Look at the Gun Used in Tucson Rampage and Other U.S. Mass Shootings
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
- Headlines for January 25, 2012
- Fmr. Obama Adviser: Focus on U.S. Inequality in Election-Year SOTU Has Occupy Wall Street’s Imprint
- "He Says One Thing and Does Another": Ralph Nader Responds to Obama’s State of the Union Address
- Egypt: Sharif Abdel Kouddous Reports from Cairo as Crowds Mark 1 Year of Revolution in Tahrir Square
- "In Tahrir Square": HBO Doc on Egypt’s Revolution Through Eyes of Democracy Now!’s Sharif Kouddous
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
- Headlines for January 24, 2012
- As Romney Releases Tax Returns, Fmr Senate Investigator Says: We’ve Got to Start Taxing Corporations
- "The Atomic States of America": Exploring a Nation’s Struggle with Nuclear Power
- Robert Redford on How Truth Telling, Challenging Power Fuels His Passion for Independent Film
Monday, January 23, 2012
- Headlines for January 23, 2012
- Medical Whistleblower Dr. Steven Nissen on "Escape Fire: The Fight to Rescue American Healthcare"
- Raj Patel: In Attacks on Obama, Food Stamps, Newt Gingrich is "Racially Coding Poverty"
- Robert Redford Praises Rejection of Keystone Pipeline: We Can’t Afford to Be at the Mercy of Big Oil
Friday, January 20, 2012
- Headlines for January 20, 2012
- GOP Contest Rattled Before SC Primary as Perry Exits, Newt’s Ex-Wife Speaks Out, Santorum Takes Iowa
- Ahead of South Carolina Primary, GOP Candidates Employ Race-Baiting Tradition to Win Southern Vote
- Tariq Ali: Obama’s Expansion of Af-Pak War "Has Blown Up in His Face"
Thursday, January 19, 2012
- Headlines for January 19, 2012
- SOPA: Anti-Piracy or Censorship? Wikipedia’s Jimmy Wales vs. Copyright Alliance’s Sandra Aistars
- Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline under GOP Deadline, But Opponents Prepare for Long-Term Fight
- Historic Effort to Recall Wisconsin Gov. Walker Reveals "People Power" After 1 Million Sign Petition
- Recount Leaves Santorum Ahead of Romney in Iowa GOP Caucus
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
- Headlines for January 18, 2012
- Debating Tucson School District’s Book Ban After Suspension of Mexican American Studies Program
- "The Operators": Michael Hastings on the Inside Story of America’s War in Afghanistan
- Expansion of Indefinite Detention under NDAA Compounds Extradition Fears of WikiLeaks’ Assange
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
- Headlines for January 17, 2012
- Wikipedia, Reddit to Shut Down Sites Wednesday to Protest Proposed Stop Online Piracy Act
- "Internet Censorship Affects Everybody": Rebecca MacKinnon on the Global Struggle for Online Freedom
- Journalist Chris Hedges Sues Obama Admin over Indefinite Detention of U.S. Citizens Approved in NDAA
Monday, January 16, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
- Headlines for January 13, 2012
- 2 Years After Devastating Earthquake, Haiti’s Rebuilding Weighed Down by Legacy of Foreign Meddling
- "Memory is the Active Agent of Collective Social Progress": Randall Robinson on His New Novel Makeda
- On Eve of MLK Day, Michelle Alexander & Randall Robinson on the Mass Incarceration of Black America
Thursday, January 12, 2012
- Headlines for January 12, 2012
- Ex-FCC Commissioner Michael Copps on Media Consolidation, Broadband Expansion, Threats to Journalism
- A Path to War? Assassination of Iran Nuclear Scientist, New Sanctions Strain U.S.-Iran Relations
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
- Headlines for January 11, 2012
- Romney Wins Republican New Hampshire Primary, Followed by Paul, Huntsman
- Romney Cements Front-Runner Status with Unlimited Spending from Unregulated Super PACs
- Rivals’ Attacks on Romney’s Corporate Record Display Occupy Wall Street’s Wide Reach
- How New Hampshire Became Last U.S. State to Recognize MLK Day Holiday
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
- Headlines for January 10, 2012
- Guantánamo Detainees Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Prison’s 10th Anniversary
- Guantánamo Exclusive: Former Chief Prosecutor, Ex-Prisoner Call on Obama to Close Prison
- NDAA: Obama Signs Law Restricting Transfer of Guantánamo Prisoners and Expands Indefinite Detention
- Laid-Off Steelworker: Mitt Romney and Bain Capital Profited by Shutting Down Kansas Steel Plant
Monday, January 09, 2012
- Headlines for January 09, 2012
- Drones, Asia and Cyber War: Pentagon Shifts Priorities in New Review; Budget Still Exceeds Bush Era
- Death of Private Danny Chen: Military Admits Chen was Target of Race-Based Hazing on Daily Basis
- As Arizona Remembers Tucson Shooting, Virginia Tech Massacre Survivor Calls for New Gun Control
Friday, January 06, 2012
- Headlines for January 06, 2012
- Deportation of U.S. Teen to Colombia Latest Failure of Immigration System
- Occupy New Hampshire Member on His Exchange with Mitt Romney over Support for Corporate Personhood
- Buddy Roemer: GOP Pres. Candidate Who Backs Occupy, Campaign Finance Reform, Excluded from Debates
Thursday, January 05, 2012
- Headlines for January 05, 2012
- Defying GOP and Eying Re-Election, Obama Makes Bold Recess Pick of Cordray for Consumer Bureau
- Citizens United Backlash Grows from Cali. to NYC Urging Congress to Overturn Corporate Personhood
- Occupy New Hampshire Protester Takes Romney to Task for Declaring "Corporations Are People"
- As Statehouse Row Erupts over GOP Bill, Indiana Reps Debate Curbs on Right to Organize Unions
Wednesday, January 04, 2012
- Headlines for January 04, 2012
- Romney Edges Out Tea Party-Backed Santorum as Iowa Caucus Kicks Off GOP Primaries
- Iowa Tea Party Chair on Bachmann, Paul, Santorum’s Diverging Paths and Obama’s Re-Election Challenge
- Santorum’s Emergence Signals Divided GOP Base While Paul Gains from Dems’ Disenchantment with Obama
- As States Take on Citizens United, Lawrence Lessig Offers Bold Plan to Get Money Out of Politics
Tuesday, January 03, 2012
- Headlines for January 03, 2012
- Super PACs, Occupy Iowa Protests and a Surging Rick Santorum: Iowa GOP Caucus Begins 2012 Race
- "Pity the Billionaire": Thomas Frank on the "Unlikely Comeback of the Right" Ahead of Iowa Caucus
Monday, January 02, 2012
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]
