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Moving Beyond Politics to Accountability on US Torture Program
Will the United States do what it demands of other nations, and hold its own government officials accountable for torture?
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The Moral Voice of Rural People
The prospect of food sovereignty taking root in the world is awesome, not because peasants and small farmers are overthrowing their enemies, but because they are taking decisive steps …
Houselessness, Mutual Aid and Protecting One Another in Harsh Weather
This is where we are as a society - a black woman dying of a terrible illness is faced with death on a cold sidewalk, or death in a …
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Let’s Call All Terrorists “Terrorists“
Would people be as willing to call the Paris attack ‘terrorism’ if the suspects involved were white or members of a right-wing hate group?
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The Problem With Mahmoud Abbas and His Authority
The problem with Abbas, however, is bigger than Abbas himself. The ailment lies in the very political culture and class that sustained and benefited from political corruption for over …
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#BlackLivesMatter: Because to Many, They Don’t
We are having a harder time accepting the reality that these protections, these rights, these freedoms, do not exist for everyone.
The US Judges Who Sought Clemency for the Five
It couldn't be known until now. A San Francisco Chronicle article on Jan. 1, 2015 has revealed that former US judges requested clemency for the Cuban Five in early …
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On Community, Redemption and Leadership
The things that I have been able to achieve, despite the struggles and setbacks, actually began inside of prison. The changes that I had to make, those took place …
EU Showdown: Greece Takes on the Vampire Squid
The condition of the Greek banks was not the issue. The gun being held to the banks' heads was the threat that the central bank's critical credit line could …
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Wisconsin GOP Targets Respected Chief Justice for Removal
Representative Dean Knudson (R-Hudson) has decided that the time has finally come to put senior judges out to pasture, saying that he plans to introduce a bill in early …