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Darren Wilson and Daniel Pantaleo Weren’t the First: A Short History of Brutal Cops Let Off the Hook by the US Justice System
The US has a long history of allowing police to walk free after vicious racist violence.
Fracking Movement Wins as NY Bans Fracking
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced a ban on fracking in New York State.
In El Salvador, 17 Women Imprisoned for Miscarriage Await Pardon
Seventeen women remain imprisoned in El Salvador, charged with homicide, after suffering a miscarriage or other child delivery complication.
The Perils of Criminal Justice “Reform” and the Promise of Abolition
We must question the entire enterprise known as “criminal justice.”
Little Progress in Lima Climate Talks
It is hard to see how developing countries will be satisfied with what is likely to happen in Paris.
Quiet Distress Among the (Ex) Rich
The fact that economic distress has moved pretty high up the food chain is a sign that this recovery isn't all that it is cracked up to be.
CIA Torture Is Out in the Open – but Guantanamo Bay Detainees Are Still Going Nowhere
We must not forget the 136 detainees remaining in Guantanamo Bay, who are still being tortured and held indefinitely without trial.
Seeds of Truth: Vandana Shiva and The New Yorker
“My life of science is about creativity and seeing connections, not about mechanistic thought and manipulated facts.”
Henry A. Giroux | America’s Addiction to Torture
State-sanctioned torture is not just a US export; it's part of a long history of domestic terrorism.
How the CIA Covered Up Its Lie on Torture and bin Laden
The Senate report reveals how the CIA used the film “Zero Dark Thirty” to popularize the agency's false account of its torture program.