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ACLU Scorecard: Obama Is Embracing Abusive Bush Policies
For disillusioned Obama supporters, the ACLU's July report “Establishing the New Normal” is not a heartening read. After being voted into office on promises that included undoing abuses carried …
What Landmark Proposition 8 Ruling Means for the Future
Last week, in a stunning, carefully crafted, 136-page opinion, US District Court Judge Vaughn Walker held in Perry v. Schwarzenegger that California's Proposition 8, which outlaws same-sex marriage, is …
Google-Verizon Pact Worse Than Feared
Washington - In response to Google and Verizon’s “policy framework” unveiled today, MoveOn.Org Civic Action, Credo Action, the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, ColorofChange.org and Free Press, all members of …
Enough Uranium Mining, Say Aboriginal Communities
Kalgoorlie-Boulder, Australia - As a mining giant prepares to open a major uranium mining site in Western Australia next year, the clamour for the state to once more ban …
Coming Home
From Warrior to Warrior: Now that you have returned home from Iraq and Afghanistan and the killing and dying has ended, I wish I could tell you that your …
Afghanistan: In Search of the True Civilian Toll
Rigi, Helmand -The issue of civilian casualties has once again assumed center stage in Afghanistan. The number of civilian war deaths rose 6 percent in the first seven months …
Out of Sight, Out of Mind (Even When It’s Not Out of Sight)
Since BP announced that CEO Tony Hayward would receive a multi-million dollar golden parachute and be replaced by Bob Dudley, we have witnessed an incredibly broad, and powerful, propaganda …
Remarks in Support of Whistleblower Private Manning
Ray McGovern presented these remarks at Sunday's rally for Pfc. Bradley Manning, the soldier who allegedly leaked classified material to WikiLeaks. The rally took place in Quantico, where Manning …
The Struggle Behind the Scenes Over Health Care Reform
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China Mudslides: Rescuers Dig With Bare Hands, Shovels for 1,300 Missing
Beijing — Thousands of rescue workers continued to dredge through thick mud and debris in the Northwestern Chinese town of Zhouqu on Monday, managing to save some survivors of …