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How Khalid Sheikh Mohammed Remains in “Command” and Continues to “Strike Fear“
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed sat stone silent inside the courtroom at the US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay, refusing to answer routine questions from the judge presiding over his arraignment …
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The Targeting of Martin Luther King, Jr.
(Image: Counterpoint Press)Below is an excerpt from “The Awful Grace of God” from Counterpoint Press: On April 3, 1968, an American Airlines flight from Atlanta to Memphis was stuck …
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Union Rights Are Civil Rights
The right of U.S. workers to organize and bargain collectively with their employers unhindered by employer or government interference has been a legal right since the 1930s. Yet there …
Two Billion Dollar Tip of Banking Iceberg
The latest debacle now is JPMorgan Chase has apparently lost at least $2 billionu2014I stress at least, 'cause it's still not fully known, the scope of this, and it's …
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Key Murdoch Aide Rebekah Brooks to Be Prosecuted in Hacking Case
Rebekah Brooks was told by prosecutors on Tuesday that she, her husband and four others will face charges of conspiring to pervert the course of justice.
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Mission Impossible: Finding a Minivan Made in America by Union Workers
All cars, vans and trucks from GM, Ford and Chrysler are US- and union-made; not so for the minivan.
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Tea Party Focus Turns to Senate and Shake-Up
The primary victory of a Tea Party-blessed candidate in Indiana illustrates how closely Republican hopes for a majority in the Senate are tied to candidates who pledge to infuse …
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House to Further US War in Afghanistan?
A bill that would prevent current planned drawdown of U.S. troops from Afghanistan is set to hit the House floor next week, continuing a policy that has not succeeded …
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Remembering Chris Drew: Chicago Free Speech Artist and Civil Rights Activist
This past Monday, the City of Chicago lost one of its greatest free speech activist, Chris Drew, who passed away on May 7, 2012. And though Drew finally lost his …
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Every Grain of Sand: Hydraulically Fracturing Our Humanity
{Editor’s note: Environment and Human Rights Advisory recently released a report on the human rights implications of hydraulic fracturing. The report’s author Tom Kerns, Executive Director of EHRA, and Tina Lynn Evans, who …