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Accused of Stealing a Backpack, High School Student Jailed for Nearly Three Years Without Trial
A 16-year-old high school sophomore from the Bronx ended up spending nearly three years locked up at the Rikers jail in New York City after he says he was …
Acute Economic Inequality Underlies “Occupy Central” Protests in Hong Kong
Assistant professor Eli Friedman from Cornell University says working-class and union participation has increased in subsequent occupations.
Underestimating ISIS: An Indictment of Decades of Failed US Policy in the Middle East
The US underestimated the IS and overestimated the ability of the Iraq military to fend off the militant group IS.
Umbrella Revolution: Hong Kong’s Biggest Protests in Decades Challenge China on Political Freedom
Hong Kong is facing its biggest political unrest in decades as tens of thousands of protesters defy a police crackdown to demand greater freedom from China.
As US-Afghanistan Sign Troop Deal, CIA-Backed Warlord Behind Massacre of 2,000 POWs Sworn-In as VP
Afghanistan's new vice president, Abdul Rashid Dostum is one of Afghanistan's most notorious warlords, once described by Ghani himself as a “known killer.”
Can Civilization Survive “Really Existing Capitalism”? An Interview With Noam Chomsky
Noam Chomsky discusses ISIS, the rise of religious extremism globally, actually existing capitalism and its incompatibility with democracy, Israel, Ukraine and the “root of all evil.”
How Carbon Is Changing the Price of Everything: An Interview With the Author of “Carbon Shock“
Author Mark Schapiro explains how climate change is affecting the cost of everything, but the wrong people are paying the price.
After Civilian Deaths, Human Rights Watch Says US Strikes on Syria May Violate Laws of War
As US strikes on Syria expand, Human Rights Watch says a bombing last week on the town of Idlib should be investigated for possible violations of the laws of …
The Radicalization of Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue says he believed he was blessed, living in the greatest country on earth - but through hosting his show, speaking to people like Noam Chomsky and the …
The United States’ New War in the Middle East
As Congress skipped town and avoided a vote on war, President Obama announced this week that the US was taking the lead in bombing jihadists in Iraq and Syria.