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Elizabeth Warren and the Independent Community Bankers of America Are Right: Antonio Weiss Should Not Become Undersecretary for Domestic Finance
Antonio Weiss has been nominated to become Undersecretary for Domestic Finance at the Treasury Department. A growing number of people and organizations have expressed reservations.
Fracking Movement Wins as NY Bans Fracking
Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York announced a ban on fracking in New York State.
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Another Black Boy Gunned Down by Police
Police brutality is a time-honored tradition in Haiti.
The Millions March: The Post-Ferguson Moment Becoming a Movement
Young women of color are at the forefront of the burgeoning movement against racism and police brutality.
Does the Release of the Cuban Five Prove the US Failed to Destroy Cuba After Decades of Trying?
As a new chapter in U.S.-Cuban relations begins, we host a roundtable discussion about the prisoners released as part of the new deal.
Can Obama Lift the Embargo on Cuba Without Congress in Effort to Normalize US-Cuba Relations?
We look at the details of the new normalized relations between the United States and Cuba.
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“Cuban Five” at Heart of US-Cuba Deal
Without the release of the “Cuban Five,” Cuba would never have freed Alan Gross.
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The CIA Didn’t Just Torture, It Experimented on Human Beings
The CIA's interrogation techniques are a violation of scientific and medical ethics.
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How I Helped Catch an Alleged 9/11 Mastermind – and Lost My Faith in the War on Terror
In this book excerpt, the author describes his journey from idealistic recruit to conscientious objector.
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.