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Unrepentant “Blond Angel” 18 Others From the ESMA Stand Trial
Buenos Aires, Argentina - It is hard to describe the dimension of the horror at Argentina's Naval Mechanic's School, known by its Spanish acronym as the ESMA. Some compare …
Rinaldo Brutoco | Copenhagen: A Bigger Opportunity Than Climate Change
When written in Chinese, the word “crisis” is composed of two characters - one represents danger and one represents opportunity. -John F. Kennedy
The Dream of a New Urban Farm in New Orleans
Tung Duc Tran’s backyard is a lush tangle of life. On a steamy New Orleans summer day, Tran, 80, leaves the cool of his small home to stroll under …
Twenty-Five Days in Federal Prison for Littering? Border Patrol Cracking Down on Human Rights Activists
Walt Staton was dropping off water jugs for people who attempt the often deadly trek into Arizona from Mexico when the Feds ticketed him for “knowingly littering.” On …
Why ACORN Won
On December 11, 2009, a federal judge ruled that Congress had unconstitutionally cut off all federal funds to ACORN. The judge issued an injunction stopping federal authorities from continuing …
Sex Slavery: The Desperate Plight of Many Women
Sitting in the Boone County jail, the Chinese woman didn’t look like a criminal to Kelley Lucero. She looked like a middle-aged mom. Soon, Lucero learned that the …
Federal Judge Grants Injunction Against Congressional Defunding of ACORN
The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) won its case last week, arguing that Congress' defunding the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) was unconstitutional. In the lawsuit …
Palin’s Climate “Epiphany“
Washington - Sarah Palin is such a cold-eyed skeptic about the Copenhagen summit on climate change that it's no surprise she would call on President Obama not to attend. …
David Bacon | Firing Immigrants
Los Angeles, CA - Ana Contreras would have been a competitor for the national tai kwon do championship team this year. She's 14. For six years she's …
20,000 Evacuated as Philippine Volcano Oozes Lava
Manila, Philippines - The Philippines' most active volcano oozed lava and shot up plumes of ash Tuesday, forcing thousands of people to evacuate their homes and face the possibility …