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Memory and Repression in El Salvador
While many countries of Latin America rescue the memories of victims of human rights abuses through public trials, in El Salvador, repression of alternative narratives intensifies.
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Drone Strike Victims Find Support From Activists, Silence from Unapologetic US Leaders
A second drone briefing from victims at the US House of Representatives is also sparsely attended, but concerned citizens from around the world packed CODEPINK's Global Drone Summit in …
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US is Faced With a Feverish Populism of Anger and Hatred
In an excerpt from his book
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Militarism and Violence are So Yesterday: It’s Time to Make Peace the Reality
It's time to stop glorifying war and violence and to replace domination with cooperation.
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Drones, Tanks, and Grenade Launchers: Coming Soon to a Police Department Near You
Why are police departments across the country acquiring heavy-duty military equipment and weaponry?
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Who’s to Blame for Battlefield America? Is It Militarized Police or the Militarized Culture?
Is it possible that the rising number of ex-military joining the police force could be the cause of the rise in police violence and brutality reported across the country.
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Betraying Our Soldiers Wounded in Wars of Empire and Profit
Heroics in wars abroad are praised by politicians and generals, but the returning wounded are largely shunted aside, only infrequently covered by the press or discussed by government officials. …
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“They Were Soldiers” Author Discusses High Cost of War for America’s Veterans
Ann Jones, author of “They Were Soldiers: How the Wounded Return from America's Wars” talks with Truthout about the high price American soldiers are paying in the country's post-9/11 …
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Where Will the Children Play? Neoliberal Militarization in Pre-Election Honduras
Military and judicial violence are necessary and central components of the imposition of neoliberal economic policies in post-coup Honduras.
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Governing in the Dark
The NSA scandal isn't going away, and each leak tears a bigger hole in our current governing structure.