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New Book Examines JFK’s Final Days
This excerpt from The Kennedy Half-Century: The Presidency, Assassination, and Lasting Legacy of John F. Kennedy shows a president whose laudable public ambition and achievements were undercut by despicable …
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Noam Chomsky | Media Control and Indoctrination in the United States
In this excerpt, Noam Chomsky speaks with Free Speech Radio News about media control, fear, indoctrination and the importance of solidarity.
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Betraying Our Soldiers Wounded in Wars of Empire and Profit
Heroics in wars abroad are praised by politicians and generals, but the returning wounded are largely shunted aside, only infrequently covered by the press or discussed by government officials. …
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A Trail of Tears: How Veterans Return From America’s Wars
An excerpt from Ann Jones's new book, ‘They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America's Wars - The Untold Story.’
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Those With Mental Health Challenges Fight Rahm Emanuel’s Cutting of Their Support Network
In an excerpt from her book, ‘Mayor 1%: Rahm Emanuel and the Rise of Chicago's 99%,’ author Kari Lydersen describes how mental health advocates occupied and protested the closing …
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Trayvon Martin’s Mother Goes to Washington
Trayvon Martin's mother testified before a Senate Judiciary subcommittee reviewing the ‘public safety implications’ of the ‘Stand Your Ground’ law.
Mates in War Reporting Testify to Crimes Against Humanity
In an excerpt from his memoir about working with war correspondent Marie Colvin, ‘Under the Wire: Marie Colvin's Final Assignment,’ photographer Paul Conroy describes his strained relationships at home …
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Unintended Audience: Raffi Urges Protecting Kids From Facebook, Social Media
In book excerpt, the sage of children's music advises that social media are changing family life, youth peer relations and how people experience life, yet we have no clear …
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How the Occupy Movement Began: The Full Account
Author Nathan Schneider traces the origins of Occupy Wall Street and identifies many of those who were instrumental in the genesis of the movement.
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Monsanto, Rural Debt and the Suicide Epidemic in India
Belen Fernandez's Project Censored 2014 winning article exposes the myriad ways Monsanto destroys lives rather than ‘improves’ them, as it boasts.