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Rights Commission Rebukes US on Domestic Violence
Washington - In a groundbreaking decision that affirms domestic violence as an international human rights issue, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has ruled that the US should …
A Tale of Two Indias: Twenty Years of Liberalization
Simi Mehra moved to India two years ago, when her husband’s Chicago-based firm collapsed in the wake of the financial crisis. But Mehra isn’t sorry. Arun landed a well-paying …
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New WikiLeaks Cables Show US Diplomats Promote Genetically Engineered Crops Worldwide
(Image: JR / Truthout; Adapted: Peter Blanchard, Wikileaks) Dozens of United States diplomatic cables released in the latest WikiLeaks dump on Wednesday reveal new details of the …
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Who – and What – Are Behind the “Official History” of the Bin Laden Raid?
The establishment media just keep getting worse. They’re further and further from good, tough investigative journalism, and more prone to be pawns in complicated games that affect the public …
Controversy Emerges Over Gender Identity Laws
United Nations - Legislation incorporating gender identity protection has ignited debate among activists for gay and lesbian rights, with some arguing that the legislation actually endangers women and threatens …
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US May Back Refinance Plan for Mortgages
The Obama administration is considering further actions to strengthen the housing market, but the bar is high: plans must help a broad swath of homeowners, stimulate the economy and …
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From Hiroshima to Fukushima: Japan Set to Declare Wide Area Uninhabitable Due to Radiation
The worst nuclear disaster to strike Japan since a single bomb fell over Nagasaki in 1945 occurred in the spring of 2011 at the Fukushima nuclear power plant following …
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A Platform for Retrieving the American Dream: The Pursuit of Happiness
The platform was written for the New York Socialist Party in consultation with two other activist women. One, Gretchen Van Dyck, is 23 years old and another is in …
The UN Vote and a Viable Two-State Vision
In his May 19, 2011 speech on the Middle East, President Obama made an oblique reference to the Palestinian plan to seek full membership in the United Nations. He …
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Republican Candidates: Pawlenty Is Out, but Nonsense Continues
Tim Pawlenty mans the grill at the Iowa Pork Producers tent at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines, Iowa, August 12, 2011. (Photo: Max Whittaker for The New …