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William Astore | NFL Too Violent? Beware the Commercials
Recently, the NFL has cracked down on helmet-to-helmet hits and other manifestations of “unnecessary roughness.” This is all to the good. Football is violent enough without players risking concussion …
Haiti’s Unnatural Disasters
As hurricane Tomas unleashed its wrath on Haiti, hundreds of thousands of Haitians endured the storm under flimsy tents, tarps and bedsheets located on floodplains and perched on mudslide-prone …
May 13, 1985 and the Legalization of Murder
VIDEO: Part two of our May, 2010 interview with Ramona Africa. In this segment, Ramona gives her personal account of May 13, 1985. Watch part one here.
UN Torture Rapporteur: “Couldn’t Be More Clear” That Waterboarding Is Torture, “Immoral and Illegal“
In a interview with the Dallas Morning News published yesterday, former President Bush touted his authorization of waterboarding as a key accomplishment to “leav[ing] behind a firmer foundation for …
The Real ClimateGate: Getting Over the Nonexistent “Email Scandal” (Part 1)
Over the last few weeks, in the run-up to the official UK release of my new book “A User's Guide to the Crisis of Civilization” on October 4, I've …
Haitian Farmers Organize for Food Sovereignty
Rony Charles, a rice grower and member of the Agricultural Producer Cooperative of Verrettes, said, "Instead of foreigners sending us food, they should give us the chance to do …
Businesses Do Not Create Jobs
Businesses do not create jobs. In fact, the way our economy is structured the incentive is for businesses to get rid of as many jobs as they can. …
Third Circuit Court Panel Re-Hears Issue of Abu-Jamal’s Death Penalty on Orders of Supreme Court
The three-decades-long murder case of Philadelphia journalist Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has sat in solitary in a cramped cell on Pennsylvania’s death row for 28 years fighting his conviction and …
Iraqis Greet New Government With Feelings of Relief, Betrayal
Baghdad - Iraqis woke up to a new government Friday but the relief of breaking a record political deadlock was tempered by many Sunni voters' sense of betrayal and …
Burmese Democracy Leader Freed, But Next Steps Unsure
Bangkok, Thailand - After killing and enslaving ethnic minorities, illegally pursuing nuclear weapons and rigging a parliamentary election, Burma’s ruling junta could use some positive attention.