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International Human Rights Day: Celebrating Defenders of Women’s Rights
This year, International Human Rights Day (10 December) has as its theme: “human rights defenders who act to end discrimination.” As the UN Human Rights Office explains: Human …
The Afghan War: Spreading Democracy (and Heroin)
Leaked documents reveal US and Afghan government collusion with major traffickers. Documents made public by WikiLeaks' latest file drop show that Afghan President Hamid Karzai pulled strings several times …
South Korean Military Renews Threat to Retaliate Against North
Seoul - South Korea’s senior military officer threatened Thursday to “crush” North Korea should it launch another attack like its shelling last month of a South Korean island. “Fellow …
“All-Out Cyber War” Over WikiLeaks
“We will fire at anyone or anything that tries to censor WikiLeaks, including multi-billion dollar companies such as PayPal. ... The major shitstorm has begun.” That's the message currently …
News in Brief: Senate Unveils Tax Bill
The ten-year price of the Senate’s broad bill to extend Bush-era tax cuts is expected to be $858 billion, the first step in two years toward dealing with the …
At Cancun, Incentives Point Toward Incremental Progress on Climate Change
This year's round of the United Nations-led climate change negotiations, ongoing in Cancun, Mexico, for the past two weeks, end today. No matter what the official outcome, the progress …
Disaster on the Horizon: High Stakes, High Risks, and the Story Behind the Deepwater Well Blowout
Phoom! It was that impossible-to-describe sound that happens when you're too close to the blast to hear the full roar. I could see nothing but orange, black, and red …
Peasant, Indigenous Organizations Reject Market Schemes for Global Warming
The UN Climate Conference (COP16) in Cancun is turning out to be both anti-climactic and anti-climatic. There will be no major agreement to stop global warming this week, despite …
WikiLeaks: Cables Reveal US Military Role in Muslim World
From the Saudi-Yemen border to lawless Somalia and the north-central African desert, the U.S. military is more engaged in armed conflicts in the Muslim world than the U.S. government …
Linn Washington, Jr. | America Criticized For Human Rights Abuses
Given the sensationalism in mainstream US news media coverage of alleged sexual impropriety charges filed against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in Sweden, it’s no surprise that other significant news …