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Abu Ghraib Torture Victims May Sue US Corporation, Appeals Court Rules
Judges uphold use of Alien Tort Statute post-Kiobel.
In Banking World, Fraud Is an Epidemic
In which the remarkable lack of criminal prosecutions coming from the Justice Department in the aftermath of the financial crisis is explained, also the heightened danger to finance insider …
Gustavo Esteva With Brad Evans | Violence and Hope in Chiapas: Pedagogies by the Globally Oppressed
The Zapatista "struggle is our struggle, everywhere, in every city, in every country of the world. We are in a very difficult moment, in a terrible moment of humankind, …
Snowden Asylum in Germany? Support Grows for NSA Whistleblower After Merkel Cancels Verizon Contract
Revelations by Edward Snowden about US surveillance continue to shake Germany more than one year after he came forward as an National Security Agency whistleblower.
Of Spanish Temples and Plato’s Tenets
It is apparent that in the centuries that have since passed, the indigenous peoples of the Andes such as those in Andahuaylillas were not necessarily persuaded towards what was …
New York City Approves Municipal ID Cards for Undocumented Immigrants
The New York City Council has approved the use of municipal identification cards that will provide its nearly half a million undocumented residents with a way to prove their …
A Bitter Harvest: California, Marijuana and the New Jim Crow
California's marijuana industry is directly tied to the racial injustices of the system of mass incarceration. Michelle Alexander, a young farmer and two prominent activists talk about how and …
Al-Aulaqi Case Attorney Responds to DOJ Drone Kill Memo
The DOJ memo confirms that the governmentu2019s drone killing program is built on gross distortions of law.
Across Europe, Migrants March for Freedom of Movement, Protest EU Policies
Throughout Europe, migrants are finding a common struggle in their fight for freedom of movement. Demonstrators marched to Brussels last week to protest the European Union Summit on Migration.
Another US Spying Problem in Latin America: The US Drug Enforcement Agency
Meanwhile in Brazil, although both Dilma and former President Lula have called for apologies from President Obama for the abuses, U.S. officials have made it clear that this will …