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An Interview With Medea Benjamin About the Life-and-Death Decisions of Drone Warfare
It is mind-boggling that we are empowering one person to make life-and-death decisions, but it is perhaps even more mind-boggling that this unconstitutional, immoral killing spree (that is making …
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The US Army has confirmed that they are investigating the Bradley Manning Support Network, an international activism group that advocates on behalf of the imprisoned accused whistleblower.
Mental Health Movement Resists Chicago Austerity Measures
Chicago Shuts Down 6 of the Cityu2019s 12 public mental health centers, moves towards privatization of services.
Divided British Court Upholds Extradition of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange to Sweden
Britainu2019s Supreme Court has upheld the extradition of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to Sweden to face questioning over alleged sex crimes.
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Obama Awards Medals to Bob Dylan, Toni Morrison and others
u201cToday we present this amazing group with one more accolade for a life well lived,u201d he said as he awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom to the recipients.
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Fracking in California Raises New and Old Concerns
Food & Water Watch joined with Gasland'sJosh Fox, Environment California, Citizens Coalition for a Safe Community and residents of surrounding neighborhoods to call for a ban on hydraulic fracturing …
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The Coming Mega-Drought: Tightening the Screws of Want and Thirst in the American Southwest
The Southwest is a beautiful country of blue skies, little water and plenty of land, most of which is semi-arid, arid or desert. Deserts are by definition inhospitable to …
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Partners in Deforestation and Slumification
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Collateral Damage in the War on Protesters: Neighbors of the NATO3 Cuffed, Held at Gunpoint
Whether or not they are guilty of illegal activity, the original three activists facing terrorism charges in Chicago and their six apartment-mates are not the only people who were …
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New York Could Add One Million Voters in 2013
At the heart of the legislation is a mandated shift from the current paper-based voter registration system to one reliant on electronic records.