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Independent Report Finds Sri Lankan Government Systematically Violating Human Rights of Tamils, Other Minorities
Investigation exposes military occupation and colonization of Tamil land in Sri Lanka.
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Julian Assange on Europe’s Secret Plan for Military Force on Refugee Boats From Libya
WikiLeaks has revealed secret details of the EU plan.
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The Canadian University and the War Against Omar Khadr
Tyler J. Pollard interviews David L. Clark about inviting Omar Khadr to his university and Canada's vilification of the young man.
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Ireland’s Social Revolution: Traditionally Catholic Nation Makes History With Marriage Equality Vote
Ireland has become the first country in the world to approve same-sex marriage via popular vote.
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SDS Leader Tom Hayden on Vietnam: We Must Challenge the Pentagon on the Battlefield of Memory
Tom Hayden: "Each generation has to wrestle with the history of what came before, and ask: 'Whose interest does this history serve?"'
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Advocates Say Black Women Left Out of Freddie Gray Conversation
More attention is needed to Black women in the policing debate.
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Former Congressman Ron Dellums: Organizing for Peace Forces Us to Challenge All Forms of Injustice
Ron Dellums is a legend in this country in the progressive movement.
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137 Shots, No Convictions: Cleveland Cop Acquitted in Killing of Two Unarmed Black People
The national conversation on policing African-American communities is focused on Cleveland after a major federal settlement and a controversial verdict.
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Bill Reintroduced in Congress to Ensure Public Accountability, Transparency at Privately-Operated Prisons
On Wednesday, US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) reintroduced the Private Prison Information Act (PPIA) in Congress.
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NAACP Accuses Baltimore Police Union of Intimidation
A pointed letter to FOP president says the union's criticism is widening the racial divide.