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Journalist Arun Gupta and Organizer Marina Sitrin on Occupy’s Anniversary
GRITtv host Laura Flanders talks to journalist Arun Gupta and organizer Marina Sitrin about the movementu2019s impact and future role in American life and politics.
Dr. Frankenstein and the APA’s Decade of Monstrosities
Sadly, there is no shortage of arenas where the tale of Frankenstein - of science unmoored from values, of ambition unrestrained by conscience - resonates powerfully today. One that …
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Marshall Islanders Stand Before UN Council
he Human Rights Council considered for the first time the environmental and human rights impacts resulting from the radioactive and toxic substances in nuclear fallout in the Marshall Islands.
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My State-Sponsored Assault, Courtesy of the NYPD
Despite the relative ease of this detainment, there is an anger inside me that I can't shake. I can't begin to imagine how Jateik Reed must feel, or how …
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New Revelations Suggest DoD Cover-Up Over Detainee Drugging Charges
Two new revelations and a critical analysis of the recent Department of Defense Inspector General report on the drugging of DoD-held detainees reveal a cover-up by the Pentagon and …
When Savages Unite
This video of spoken word artist Mark Gonzales is in response to the hateful and racist advertisements purchased by Pamela Geller and her organization the American Freedom Defense Initiative …
A View of What’s to Come
It is Saturday, September 15, 2012 and I am on a pier overlooking Gangjeong Village, the site of the Jeju Island, South Korea naval base site. Giant tetrapods, each …
Revolution, Elections, and Betrayal: Hard Lessons from Egypt
As the new Morsi government negotiates with the IMF, it's clear that - as in the US - elections in Egypt have not responded to citizens' revolutionary demands …
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“Show Me Your Papers” Provision Goes Into Law in Arizona
The show me your papers provision, as section 2b of the measure has been called, is seen as one of the most egregious parts of the law that effectively …
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As Arizona’s “Papers, Please” Law Starts, Immigrant Women Speak Out
As the u201cshow me your papersu201d provision of Arizona Senate Bill 1070 begins to take effect, immigrant women share their stories at a recent panel.