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Bail Hearing This Morning for Gunman in Martin Shooting
Sanford, FL - Family members of George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who was arrested last week on second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin, testified at …
Updated With Dick Clark’s Passing: “American Bandstand,” Rock and Roll and the Struggle for Civil Rights: An Interview With Matt Delmont (Part I)
UPDATE APR. 18 8:45 P.M.: Host and TV producer Dick Clark died Wednesday of a heart attack at the age 82. He was best known for his role in …
American Bandstand, Rock & Roll and the Struggle for Civil Rights: An Interview With Matt Delmont (Part II)
Yesterday, we published the first part of an interview with Matt Delmont, author of The Nicest Kids in Town: American Bandstand, Rock ‘n’ Roll, and the Struggle for Civil …
What the Laws of War Allow: Do the WikiLeaks War Logs Reveal War Crimes – or the Poverty of International Law?
Anyone who would like to witness a vivid example of modern warfare that adheres to the laws of war — that corpus of regulations developed painstakingly over centuries by …
Israel Denies Entry to Hundreds in Day of Action
Dozens arrested in an international day of solidarity where 1500 activists tried to land in Israel's Ben Gurion Airport to travel to the occupied Palestinian territories.
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Transgender, Gender Non-Conforming People Among First, Most Affected by War on Terror’s Biometrics Craze
A Transportation Security Agency officer guides a passenger through a body scanner at BWI International Airport in Baltimore, on November 19, 2010. (Photo: Nicole Bengiveno / The New York …
Let Ruthelle Vote
Ruthelle Frank was able to vote in Tuesday's primary elections in Wisconsin. But it took multiple lawsuits and 10 months to make it happen. And she still may not …
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Occupy Lawyer: Pepper Spray Report Confirms Police Engaged in “Brutality“
“The report simply confirms what we all knew already…the police actions were brutal and unnecessary,” said Occupy Sacramento lawyer Jeff Kravitz. “As the big banks and the gangster government …
Naval Commander Stands Trial for Telling Supercommittee to End the Wars and Tax the Rich
Consider the story of Leah Bolger, the latest American hero up on trial: She is a young female artist in the Midwest. She joins the Navy at 22, is …
Punishment and Profits: Immigration Detention
Immigration is a key issue in the US presidential election, with the Republican candidates trying to demonstrate their tough stance on undocumented immigrants. But under the Obama administration, the …