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The Paraguayan Coup: Agribusiness, Landowners, Media Elite and US Lead to Destabilization
It has been nearly two weeks since the parliament of Paraguay orchestrated an institutional coup that removed President Fernando Lugo from power and installed vice president Fernando Franco in …
Bill Moyers | Khalil Muhammad on Facing Our Racial Past
Muhammad describes the New York City Police Departmentu2019s u201cStop and Frisku201d program as u201can old and enduring form of surveillance and racial control.u201d
The Military Solution: The Lessons Washington Can’t Draw From the Failure of the Military Option
Americans may feel more distant from war than at any time since World War II began.
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William Rivers Pitt | The Dawn’s Early Light’
All those pretty lights in the sky, however, will do nothing to obscure the brutal truths facing America. As we celebrate the anniversary of freedom, we become more and …
Guatemalan Femicide: The Legacy of Repression and Injustice
Rape, mutilation, sexual slavery, forced abortion, and sterilizations were just some of the sadistic tools used in a systematic practice of state-sponsored terror to crush the surviving population into …
Legacy of Honduran Coup Still Threatens Democracy in Latin America
It was three years ago that the Honduran military launched an assault on the home of President Mel Zelaya, kidnapped him, and flew him out of the country. …
Election Countdown 2012: Michigan Activist Asks, “Is Armed Rebellion Now Justified?” After Health Care Ruling, and More
Lansing-based Republican activist on ObamaCare decision: u201cIs Armed Rebellion Now Justified?u201d
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Report: War on Drugs Fueling the HIV/AIDS Pandemic
An estimated 33 million people worldwide are living with HIV and use of injection drugs such as heroin and methamphetamine accounts for one-third of new infections outside of sub-Saharan …
What Will Washington Do About Fernando Lugo’s Ouster in Paraguay?
The politics of the situation are clear enough. Paraguay was controlled for 61 years by the rightwing Colorado party. For most of this time (1947-1989), the country was ruled …
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Big Meetings
However boring such exercises might be u2014 and journalists are always desperate for countries to boycott Big Meetings to render them newsworthy u2014 they've produced progress of a certain …