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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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- As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
- “GM’s Money Trees”: Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of “Cap and Trade” System
- Italian Prosecutor in Case Against CIA Operatives Hails Convictions for ’03 Kidnapping of Egyptian Cleric
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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- Blueberry Farming Giant Found to Use Child Labor at Michigan Fields
- Election Day 2009: GOPers Sweep Governor Races; Bloomberg Wins Tight NYC Mayoral Race; Dems Take House Seats; Maine Repeals Gay Marriage
- Low Road to High Finance: McClatchy Expose Reveals How Goldman Sachs Sold Off Billions in Mortgage Securities After Anticipating Housing Collapse
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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- Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Innocent Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts
- “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”: New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run
- Israeli Activists Criticize US House for Considering Resolution Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
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The Tortured Logic Continues
“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
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The War Condolences Obama Hasn’t Sent
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
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Trick or Treat for Climate Change
Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country
Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
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Watch What You Tweet
A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home—all for using Twitter.
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Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales
Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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Friday, November 06, 2009
- Headlines for November 06, 2009
- In Worst-Ever Shooting of Its Kind, 13 Dead, 30 Wounded at Ft. Hood Military Base; Suspect Had Reportedly Complained of Anti-Muslim Bias
- Breaking with Former Employer, Actor and Self-Described Insurance Industry “Spokesjerk” Andy Cobb Calls for Public Healthcare
- Actor, Playwright Anna Deavere Smith Weaves Multiple Stories of Healthcare Struggles into New Solo Performance “Let Me Down Easy”
Thursday, November 05, 2009
- Headlines for November 05, 2009
- Italian Prosecutor in Case Against CIA Operatives Hails Convictions for ’03 Kidnapping of Egyptian Cleric
- As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
- “GM’s Money Trees”: Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of “Cap and Trade” System
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
- Headlines for November 04, 2009
- Election Day 2009: GOPers Sweep Governor Races; Bloomberg Wins Tight NYC Mayoral Race; Dems Take House Seats; Maine Repeals Gay Marriage
- Low Road to High Finance: McClatchy Expose Reveals How Goldman Sachs Sold Off Billions in Mortgage Securities After Anticipating Housing Collapse
- Blueberry Farming Giant Found to Use Child Labor at Michigan Fields
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
- Headlines for November 03, 2009
- Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Innocent Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts
- Israeli Activists Criticize US House for Considering Resolution Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
- “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”: New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run
Monday, November 02, 2009
- Headlines for November 02, 2009
- How Wall Street and Its Backers on Capitol Hill Silenced a Critic Calling for Greater Regulation of Derivatives
- Shannon Brownlee: Does the Vaccine Matter?
- Exclusive: Friend of American Hikers Detained in Iran Speaks Out
Friday, October 30, 2009
- Headlines for October 30, 2009
- Is the Recession Over? Author, Democratic Senate Hopeful Jonathan Tasini on “The Audacity of Greed: Free Markets, Corporate Thieves and the Looting of America”
- Deal Reached in Honduran Coup Crisis; Zelaya Restoration Would Depend on Vote by Honduran Congress
- Leading Political, Legal Blogger Glenn Greenwald on Afghanistan, State Secrets, Healthcare and the Media
- Rep. Raul Grijalva, Co-Chair of Progressive Caucus, Vows to Bring “Robust” Public Option to House Floor
Thursday, October 29, 2009
- Headlines for October 29, 2009
- Public Option Faces New Test with Pelosi House Proposal, While Uncertainty Grows over Prospects in Senate
- Healthcare Roundtable: With Exclusion of Single Payer, What Opportunities Remain for Meaningful Reform?
- Russian Journalist Elena Milashina Speaks Out on Alarming Rise in Murders, Threats Against Critics of Government Abuses in North Caucasus
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
- Headlines for October 28, 2009
- Coordinated Attacks Kill 6 UN Workers as US Troops Suffer Deadliest Month of 8-Year Afghan War
- “A Woman Among Warlords”: Afghan Democracy Activist Malalai Joya Defies Threats to Challenge US Occupation, Local Warlords
- UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial Killings, Philip Alston: Record AfPak Drone Attacks Under Obama May Violate International Law
- House Advances Measure to Create Hundreds of New Low Power FM Radio Stations
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
- Headlines for October 27, 2009
- Will Texas Execute Another Innocent Man? The Case of Reginald Blanton
- Exclusive: Parents of Soldier Who Killed Himself in Iraq Speak Out
- “Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within”
Monday, October 26, 2009
- Headlines for October 26, 2009
- 155 Killed in Double Suicide Bombing in Baghdad
- Showdown in Chicago: Protesters Greet American Bankers Association Conference
- 100 Days of Resistance: Al Jazeera’s Avi Lewis Reports from Honduras
Friday, October 23, 2009
- Headlines for October 23, 2009
- Amidst Uncertainty on US Role in Upcoming Climate Talks, 350.org Holds International Climate Action Day in 170 Nations
- New US Strategy for Sudan Rejects Hawkish Approach
- Judge Rejects Blackwater Attempt to Dismiss Cases Filed by Iraqi Victims
Thursday, October 22, 2009
- Headlines for October 22, 2009
- University of Alaska Scientist Rick Steiner Loses Federal Grant Funding After Criticizing Oil Industry
- Toxic Waters: Regulatory Absence Allows Chemical, Coal and Farm Industries to Pollute US Water Supplies
- CIA Invests in Software Firm Monitoring Blogs, Twitter
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
- Headlines for October 21, 2009
- “Cashing in the War Dividend”: As Healthcare Reform Limited by Deficit Concerns, Military Spending Continues to Grow
- International Women’s Media Foundation Honors Israeli Journalist Amira Hass with 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award
- Jordanian Journalist Rana Husseini on “Murder in the Name of Honor: The True Story of One Woman’s Heroic Fight Against an Unbelievable Crime”
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
- Headlines for October 20, 2009
- Congress Considers Revoking Health Insurance Industry’s Exemption from Antitrust Laws
- In His Mother’s Footsteps: California Man Jailed for Five Days After Sit-In at Blue Cross Office in Los Angeles
- The Yes Men Pull Off Prank Claiming US Chamber of Commerce Had Changed Its Stance on Climate Change
- PR Executive James Hoggan on “Climate Cover-Up: The Crusade to Deny Global Warming”
Monday, October 19, 2009
- Headlines for October 19, 2009
- Six Senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard Commanders Killed in Suicide Bombing, Iran Blames US and Pakistan
- Department of Homeland Security Expands Controversial 287(g) Program Empowering Local Police to Enforce Immigration Laws
- Island Nation of Maldives Holds Cabinet Meeting Underwater to Highlight Danger of Global Warming
Friday, October 16, 2009
- Headlines for October 16, 2009
- Amnesty International Head Irene Khan on “The Unheard Truth: Poverty and Human Rights”
- Journalist Ann Louise Bardach on her new book “Without Fidel”, Cuban Exile Luis Posada Carriles and Fidel and Raul Castro
- 150 Years Ago Today: Abolitionist John Brown Raided Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in Attempt to Start Slave Insurrection in South
Thursday, October 15, 2009
- Headlines for October 15, 2009
- As Foreclosures Hit All-Time High, Wall Street on Pace to Hand Out Record $140B in Employee Bonuses
- Slovenian Philosopher Slavoj Zizek on Capitalism, Healthcare, Latin American “Populism” and the “Farcical” Financial Crisis
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
- Headlines for October 14, 2009
- With Senate Finance Vote, Fate of Public Option Uncertain as Healthcare Reform Talks Move Behind Closed Doors
- “Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War”: Groundbreaking Journalist Mark Danner on Haiti, the Balkans, Iraq and Torture
- As US and Other Wealthy Nations Slash Aid, UN Warns of “Silent Tsunami of Hunger” in Global Food Crisis
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
- Headlines for October 13, 2009
- “Love Is Worth It”: Iraq War Vet Facing Discharge for Violating “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” Helps Lead Massive Rally for Gay Rights
- The Fight for Equality: A Look at the State of the Gay Rights Movement
- Author Barbara Ehrenreich on “Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined
America”
Monday, October 12, 2009
- Headlines for October 12, 2009
- Democracy Now! Special: An Hour of Music and Conversation with Legendary Native American Singer-Songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie
Friday, October 09, 2009
- Headlines for October 09, 2009
- As US Continues Afghan, Iraq Occupations and Quashes Accountability for Gaza Assault, Critics Decry Awarding of Nobel Peace Prize to Obama
- Guam Residents Organize Against US Plans for $15B Military Buildup on Pacific Island
- Forcibly Exiled Nearly 40 Years Ago, Diego Garcia Natives Fight to Return to Island Home Now Used as Key US Military Outpost
- Study: Foreclosure Crisis Worsened by Scarcity of Legal Assistance for Struggling Homeowners
