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Court Must Intervene to End Torture of Solitary Confinement, Attorneys Argue
Today, lawyers from the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) urged a federal judge to reject California's attempt to dismiss a class action lawsuit challenging prolonged solitary confinement in California …
Corporate-Backed Trans-Pacific Partnership Shrouded in Secrecy
A look at the secretive negotiations that could affect every human being on the planet.
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The New Avenger: Our Future President Elizabeth Warren
It is rare that a nation on a headlong plunge to kleptocracy is given a second chance to change course. We allowed the ignominious suppression of Brookesly Born's prescient …
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Killing Us Softly: Why the Administration’s Response to Criticism on Drones Carries Little Water
Whatever Obama apologists may claim, our government has in fact executed multiple US citizens without trial.
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Hugo Chávez & the Middle East: Which Side Was He On?
Most of the postmortem commentary on Hugo Chávez has focused on his domestic legacy in Venezuela, his wider regional legacy within Latin America, and what we might call his …
Will the Next Pope Embrace Liberation Theology?
The conventional answer would be: fat chance. But maybe there is a chance.
Fear, Corporate Profiteering, and Government Expansion of the Security Surveillance State on the US Borderland
Private security companies are making a profit from turning the US/Mexico border into a military zone. Mark Karlin reports.
Profiting From Genocide: The World Bank’s Bloody History in Guatemala
Report: The World Bank and the Inter-American Development Bank supported genocide in Guatemala.
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The Man in the Red Beret
The historical debates surrounding the legacy of Hugo Chavez have begun. Perhaps one day I will join these debates. But not now. Attacks on Chavez “the dictator” or Chavez …
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Venezuela’s Foreign Policy Without Chávez: Is This the End of ALBA?
A critical aspect of Venezuelau2019s post Chu00e1vez government is how its foreign policy will be structured.