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Smuggling and Illicit Trade Have Always Been an Essential Component of the US Economy
You may have watched fireworks celebrating US independence from colonial rule. However, what if you were to learn that an important factor in the US Revolution was to ensure …

Jeremy Scahill: Leaked US Terrorist Watchlist Rulebook Reveals “Global Stop and Frisk Program”
The Obama administration has expanded the national terrorist watchlist system by approving broad guidelines over who can be targeted.

New Senate Bill Fails to Address Root Causes of Central American Migration
Senate Democrats have introduced a bill allocating $2.7 billion this year to deal with the surge of unaccompanied children and families from Central America entering the United States.

Why “Can’t Make Ends Meet” Trumps “Poverty“
Poverty is structural, created by policies and practices that benefit some people at excruciating cost to others - particularly people of color and women.

Panthers in the Hole: French Angola Three Book Illustrates US Prison Crisis
An interview with Nicolas Krameyer of Amnesty International France.

Dahr Jamail | Art Is a Necessary Element of Every Revolution
In this interview, American artist Erin Currier discusses her work, how it celebrates the underprivileged and dispossessed people of countries to which she travels, and her thoughts on revolution …

Despite Growing International Condemnation, No End to Gaza Violence in Sight
As the death toll in Gaza passes 1,000 Lia Tarachansky and Phyllis Bennis respond to a poll which found 86 percent of Israelis reject a ceasefire, while a growing …

What Do Gazans Endure? A Palestinian Student Who Lost Two Brothers, Four Cousins Tells His Story
Five years ago Palestinian student Amer Shurrab lost his two brothers in Israel's Operation Cast Lead.

Do US Satellite Images Show Russia Firing Rockets Into Ukraine?
Derek Monroe: The fog of war brings US satellite images allegedly showing Russia firing rockets into Ukraine into question.

“No Safe Place”: After Deadly Attack on Gaza School, UN Warns 150,000 Seeking Shelter Are at Risk
At least 16 people were killed and more than 200 injured Thursday when a school used as a United Nations shelter came under fire in Gaza.