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Veterans Group Calls On Soldiers to Refuse Orders to Deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq
In response to President Barack Obama's announcement on December 1 to deploy 30,000 additional troops to the occupation of Afghanistan, the organization March Forward!, comprising both veterans and active-duty …
In New Orleans, Chaos in the Streets and in Police Ranks, Too
During the turbulent days after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, New Orleans police shot 10 civilians, at least four of whom died, according to interviews and internal police documents. Some …
Less Than Citizens (Part Two): Occupation Wars and Rights
"I just want to say that most of us are tired mentally, physically, emotionally and spiritually. Our children really don't know their parents. Marriages are suffering. Our spouses are …
Nuclear Power Protested From Copenhagen to Washington
At the U.N. Climate Summit in Copenhagen yesterday, members of environmental groups that are part of the international Don't Nuke the Climate campaign placed a radiation-protection mask on the …
UN Still to Accredit Its First US LGBT Group
United Nations - Sixty-one years after the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, sexual orientation and gender identity still pose a threat to the dignity and sovereignty …
Iraq’s Giant Oil Fields Go on Auction Block
Royal Dutch Shell and Malaysia’s state-owned oil company win the biggest prize, the super-giant Majnoon field. Baghdad, Iraq - Iraq literally rolled out the red carpet for foreign …
Damning New Evidence Raises Concerns About Threats to New York’s Water From Gas Drilling
New York may be the next state to become embroiled in a mess of litigation and public outcry over a controversial drilling technique.
US System to Find, Help Victims of Human Trafficking Is Broken
“Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude…shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction.” — 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified Dec. 6, 1865 Sebastian …
Creating Understanding About Mental Illness
Suzanne Andriukaitis never knows what to expect when she wakes up in the morning.Asked what a typical day is like at The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of …
US Kids Represent Psychiatric Drug Goldmine
Prescriptions for psychiatric drugs increased 50 percent with children in the US, and 73 percent among adults, from 1996 to 2006, according to a study in the May/June 2009 …