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“The Army Knew”: New Investigation Unravels Mexican Government Account of How 43 Students Disappeared
The evidence shows repeated inconsistencies and omissions in the government's account of what happened when the students went missing.
What Conditions Gave Rise to the Baltimore Uprising?
Community activists Marisela Gomez, Kimberly Ellis and Shaquayah McKenzie discuss the conversations in the media about Black life and Baltimore.
“Our Time Is Now”: Baltimore State’s Attorney Mosby Charges Six Baltimore Cops in Freddie Gray Death
We play excerpts from Mosby's dramatic announcement, when she acknowledges protests calling for justice in the case.
Voices From the Epicenter of Protest
Eddie Conway speaks with residents of Gilmor Homes about the charges brought against six Baltimore police officers.
Iranian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Shirin Ebadi on Nuclear Deal, Islamic State, Women’s Rights
Ebadi discusses the threat posed by IS and the significance of the framework deal agreed to by Iran and world powers including the US and Israel to curb its …
“You Can Replace Property, You Can’t Replace a Life”: Voices of the Unheard in the Baltimore Streets
Tuesday night, police in riot gear fired tear gas at hundreds of protesters who defied the curfew when it began at 10 pm.
Western PR Firms Benefited From Sri Lanka’s Overseas Propaganda Campaign
Sri Lankan taxpayers spent $1.3 million on politically connected Washington firms.
National Guard Deployed as Baltimore Erupts After Years of Police Violence, Economic Neglect
Baltimore public schools are closed, and a weeklong curfew is in effect.
Liberian Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Leymah Gbowee: How a Sex Strike Propelled Men to Refuse War
Gbowee notes the idea for the strike came from a Muslim woman and was inspired in part by the civil rights movement in the United States.
The Science Fiction of Freddie Gray
Imagine that Freddie Gray never had to live in a city that is struggling to breathe under layers and layers of structural violence.