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More Than 232,000 Call on UNFCCC to Kick Big Polluters Out of Climate Policy
Just months before Paris meeting, the call signals a global rejection of corporate capture of climate policymaking.
Pakistan Executes Aftab Bahadur, Sentenced to Death at 15, Despite Evidence of Innocence
Mr Bahadur was sentenced to death for murder, following a conviction which was based on ‘evidence’ extracted under torture.
Pakistan Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Shafqat Hussain Appeal
A black warrant had been issued for Shafqat Hussain earlier this week and his execution scheduled for 4am Tuesday morning.
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What This World Needs Is Some Really Honest Journalists
I cannot remember another time in recent history we needed journalists to challenge conventional wisdom.
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Changing Captains on the Left
The big question, full of suspense, was: would Gysi, now 67, wish to remain head of the Left caucus u2013 or quit this limelight post?
Why the Customs Bill Is a Legislative Bridge to Nowhere
The razor-thin margins in the House mean that a handful of substantive provisions still up for debate could swing the margin one way or the other.
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Cop Music
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Will Albert Woodfox Be Freed? Louisiana Fights Release of Longest-Serving US Prisoner in Solitary
Federal Judge James Brady not only called for Woodfox's release, but also barred a retrial.
War for Decades to Come? One Year After Islamic State Advance, US Could Send Hundreds More Troops to Iraq
Advisers close to the White House say it could take decades to defeat the Islamic State.