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News in Brief: Israel Plans to Ease Its Land Blockade of Gaza, and More
Israel plans to ease its land blockade of Gaza, The Guardian UK reports, but the controversial naval blockade will remain in place. Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu's office, on the …
Enough of This Crap, Part II: This Note’s For You
The other day, in Part I of “Enough of This Crap,” I wrote the following: Reports have been coming out of the Gulf for days about British Petroleum …
US Social Forum to Target Long-Term Progressive Goals
"We are meeting at a moment of world history that is in many ways unique - a moment that is ominous, but also full of hope. The most powerful …
Congress Demands Answers on Brain Injury Care at Texas Base
Washington DC - In response to an investigation by ProPublica and NPR, three congressmen are demanding answers from Fort Bliss medical officials about the care being provided to soldiers …
Four Ways BP and Officials Are Working to Suppress the Outrageous Facts About the Gulf Disaster
From intimidating reporters to trying to enforce no-fly zones, there seems to be a concerted effort to block public access to information. With BP's oil gusher in the gulf …
Groups File Lawsuit to Block Backroom Water Deal
Fishing and conservation groups filed a lawsuit on June 3 seeking to block a secret backroom deal - known as the “Monterey Amendments” - signed by five water contractors, …
Guam: Self-Determination or More US Troops?
Usually, when someone refers to a place as a “US colony,” they are making an analogy, suggesting that US influence somewhere is so strong, and the indigenous residents of …
Immigration Court Backlog Keeps Asylum Seekers in Limbo
Washington - People who come to the U.S. seeking asylum from persecution are struggling while their cases stall in the backlogged dockets of the nation's immigration courts. As a …
Three Hundred Million Dollars to Clean Up Agent Orange
Washington - Thirty-five years after the end of the Vietnam War, a joint U.S.-Vietnamese panel endorsed a 10-year, 300-million-dollar “plan of action” to deal with the deadly health and …
Obama Vows Clean Energy Push, Green Groups Want Details
Washington - Despite the pleas of some conservative politicians that parallels should not be drawn between the oil spreading over the Gulf of Mexico and the need to transition …