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US Government Continues to Wage Campaign Against Whistleblowers
Legal expert Michael Ratner: Alleged hacktivist accused of leaking Stratfor files awaits trial; Manning lawyers say charges should be dropped as he was tortured.
UN Holds Urgent Security Council Meeting, US Stands With Israel
Vijay Prashad: US blocks UN Security Council from condemning Israeli attack on Gaza.
Truthout Radio: Our Lead Investigative Reporter Jason Leopold Discusses His Latest Guantanamo Investigation, “Sold Into ‘a Piece of Hell”
Jason Leopold discusses his report, Sold Into a Piece of Hell, about the rendition and detention of Adnan Latif, a Yemeni man who went to Jordan to seek medical …
The Avenging Uterus Is Keeping the World Safe for Lady Parts
The Avenging Uterus is keeping the world safe for lady parts.
On the Status of Women
Across the board, women believe they are living in a society that is constantly evolving. However, it is reasonable to conclude that conditions for women, not only in …
Onerous Requirements Under Virginia’s TRAP Law Could Force Closure of State’s Abortion Clinics
Broadcasting from Richmond, we look at a new law that could force many of Virginiau2019s abortion clinics to shut down.
In UN Address, WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange Urges Obama Admin to End “Regime of Secrecy”
Speaking via videolink from the Ecuadorean embassy in London, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange addressed a side meeting of the U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday evening.
Governor Brown Signs Human Right to Water Bill
Governor Jerry Brown yesterday signed historic legislation establishing a state policy that every Californian has a human right to safe, clean, affordable and accessible drinking water.
In New Court Filing International Rights Groups and Experts Urge Spanish Supreme Court to Reopen Inquiry Into Bush Era Torture
A group of international human rights organizations and experts filed a brief today before the Spanish Supreme Court asking that they resume its inquiry into Bush Era torture.
As Anti-Immigrant “Papers, Please” Law Takes Effect, Journalist Jeff Biggers on Arizona, the “State Out of the Union”
An interview on the reaction to a federal judge's lifting last week of an injunction against a key component of Arizonau2019s controversial anti-immigrant law, S.B. 1070, requiring police to …