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Guatemalan Genocide Trial Set to Resume Amid Amnesty Battles
Under pressure from entrenched economic and military interests, Guatemala's Constitutional Court undid its historic genocide ruling in 2013.
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It’s Time to Bring Domestic Violence Survivors Like Barbara Sheehan Home From Prison
As governors mull clemency, battered women should be at the top of the list.
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From Cuba to North Korea: Torture Disappears From the Media
Cuba, North Korea and the first amendment have pushed the torture report away from the news.
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Udall Urged to Disclose Full Torture Report
You seem on the verge of leaving the Senate without letting your fellow Americans know all they need to know about CIA torture.
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Black Student Union: “This Is Our Time to Speak” – Are the Education Reformers Listening?
Seattle Times runs front page profile of Garfield High School Black Student Union's leadership in the Black Lives Matter movement: “We are fighting for our lives.”
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Police Funerals and September 11
How clearly this recalls the tragedy of September 11th 2001, which similarly provided an opportunity for a giant offensive against everyone and anyone opposing the expansion of Pentagon-State Department-One …
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“Some Sort of Hell”: How One of the Wealthiest Cities in the United States Treats Its Homeless
The city refuses to provide affordable housing, yet won't tolerate people living outdoors.
Professor Jared Ball on Ferguson and the Media
Author Jared A. Ball talks about the construction of Black identity, colonialism and what is needed to stop the police killings.
As the US “Enhances” Military Cooperation in the Philippines, a Complicated Relationship Is Challenged
Opponents of a US-Philippines military agreement say it tramples on Philippine sovereignty.
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Why “The Interview” Is Not Worth Your Time
A film as racist as “The Interview” was bound to get some attention even before Sony was hacked.