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Film Brings Anti-Apartheid Movement to Life
In 1996, only two years after Nelson Mandela became the first democratically elected president of South Africa, acclaimed filmmaker Connie Field began working on an epic seven-part documentary series …
Score One for Moscow in Kyrgyz Unrest
New York - The conspiracy mongers should be having a field day. Just a few months before the expiration of a fragile agreement granting the U.S. military access to …
Cover-Ups to Protect US Murders in Afghanistan Continue Unabated
So, finally the truth comes out ... sort of. After initially claiming that two pregnant women and a teenage girl killed in a US Special Forces raid on an …
Preamble to a Campaign for a National Safety Net
The political proposal presented below is not intended as a deep solution to the crisis of American culture - which is merely the worst symptom of the sickness of …
Bernard Weiner | What Happens When We Don’t See the Tipping Points
Often in our busy daily lives, we miss the significance of a piece of news. Sometimes it's not until years later that we realize how very important that news …
Obama Signs Nuclear Arms Pact With Russia
Prague, Czech Republic - During a speech at Prague Castle last year, U.S. President Barack Obama announced an audacious idea to eventually rid the world of nuclear weapons. It …
E.J. Dionne Jr. | Will We Forget the Miners Again?
Washington - There is a dispiriting and, yes, heartbreaking sameness about how we respond to mining disasters. The catastrophe at the Upper Big Branch Mine in Montcoal, W.Va., has …
Federal Court Ruling a Blow to “Net Neutrality“
In a blow to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and supporters of net neutrality, the Federal Appeals Court in DC ruled unanimously on Tuesday that the FCC cannot interfere …
The Rules of Engagement vs. War Crimes
On March 16, 1968, up to 500 civilian Vietnamese were massacred by United States forces at Mai Lai. The unit responsible for the massacre was initially praised by General …
San Francisco Man Arrested for Allegedly Threatening Nancy Pelosi
Washington - The FBI on Wednesday arrested a San Francisco man for allegedly making threats against Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi after she voted to back a massive health …