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“Do Not Waste Your Bullet”: Over 20 Years After Gawkadal Massacre, Human Life Is Still Cheap in Kashmir
Again this year, Moisza did not celebrate her birthday. That day, January 22, once again brought back the memories of her maternal uncle, Rauf Ahmad, who laid down his …
Comparing Evils: From “Radical Peace: People Refusing War“
Jamal Khan is an Afghan journalist who fled his country because of Taliban persecution and now lives in Germany. We met in the apartment of a mutual friend from …
Bahrain’s Revolution Reaches What Could Become Decisive Phase
The people's revolution is on its track, calling for the removal of the regime and performing various activities on the road to victory. In the past week, several remarkable …
Governing by Obeying the People: Bolivia’s Politics of the Street
From across North Africa to Wisconsin, activists are navigating a new terrain of global protest and relationships with their governments. Whether in ousting old tyrants or dealing with new …
Wisconsin Firefighters Spark “Move Your Money” Moment
On the day that the bill passed the Wisconsin Assembly effectively ending 50 years of collective bargaining in Wisconsin and eviscerating the ability of public unions to raise money …
GOP Budget Cuts Would Lead to Furloughs at Tsunami Warning Centers, Undermining Their “Ability to React“
Congressional Republicans' 2011 budget would slash funding for government agencies directly responsible for issuing tsunami warnings and severely reduce the government’s capacity to track and respond to these disasters, …
Fear a Fallout of Blast at Nuclear Station
Tokyo - Heightened tension on Saturday after a blast at a nuclear facility in Fukushima, 150 kilometres north of Tokyo, eased off after the government reported that the danger …
A Cautionary Tale, a Tale of Resistance
Phantom Spies, Phantom Justice: Elizabeth T. Bentley, Harry Gold, Roy M. Cohn, Irving H. Saypol, Judge Irving R. Kaufman, J. Edgar Hoover, and the Rehearsal for the Rosenberg Trial, …
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The True Power Behind the Wisconsin Protests
The protests in Wisconsin have focused on whether the state of Wisconsin will take away the right of government workers to bargain collectively. However, government does not “give” workers …