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Obama Vows to Seek Guantánamo Closure, But Immediate Action Could Prevent Hunger Strikers’ Deaths
President Obama has vowed a renewed push to shut down the military prison at Guantu00e1namo Bay more than four years after first pledging its closure.
Global May Day Protests Against Austerity and Deaths of Bangladeshi Workers
May Day marches in major cities around the world demand an end to austerity policies and support of workers' rights.
As Bangladesh Toll Hits 400, Calls Grow to Grant Workers the Same Protections as Labels They Make
Todayu2019s global May Day actions include a march of thousands of workers in Bangladesh demanding workplace safety following last weeku2019s factory collapse that left more than 400 dead and …
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Sarkozy’s Post-Political Ambitions
Paul Krugman: I'm still amazed by the absolute unanimity of policy makers' turn to austerity.
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Boston and Beyond
Noam Chomsky: It's rare for privileged Westerners to see, graphically, what many others experience daily.
Fracking Ourselves to Death in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvanians are speaking up, organizing, and doing what they can in the face of long odds and tough times.
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The Rule of Law in Times of Ecological Collapse
With mass species die-offs, threats to human food supplies, toxicity of air and water, along with deforestation and ocean destruction and the justifiably dominant concern of climate change causing …
CCR Appeals Post-9/11 Immigrant Detention Case Challenging Racial Profiling of Muslim, Arab, South Asian Men
Today, the Center for Constitutional Rights appealed the decision of a federal court judge to dismiss a lawsuit against high-level Bush administration officials for their role in the post-9/11 …
2013 National Drug Strategy Released – Health Rhetoric Doesn’t Match “Lock ‘em Up” Reality
The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (more commonly known as the Drug Czar's office; ONDCP) released its 2013 National Drug Control Strategy today. The strategy has …
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Watch Out, World! Even Amerika’s Wealthy Are Losing Ground: Cognitive Dissonance Among the US Sub-Elite Means More War and Death for Everyone Else
Occasionally the tip of the iceberg pokes through, and the reported facts corroborate the experience of most of the people. The recent Pew Center report that has now reached …