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Prisoners Stage Hunger Strikes Worldwide
Attorney Michael Ratner on the 30,000 California prisoners on hunger-strike and their solidarity with prisoners from Guantanamo Bay to the occupied territories of Palestine.
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UN Accuses Israel of Torturing Palestinian Children
Shir Hever: Israeli forces proven to be using Palestinian children as human shields despite attempts to cover it up to protect image.
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Troubling Implications of Susan Rice’s Appointment as National Security Adviser
Rice defended the Bush administration's lies about the supposed ‘Iraqi threat’ in the run-up to the Iraq War.
Progressives Flock to Ed Markey’s Senate Campaign Despite Hawkish Record
Progressives can't expect Democrats to field candidates who support human rights when endorsing organizations unequivocally support candidates like Ed Markey whose foreign policy record is well to the right …
Hawking and the Growing Israel Boycott Movement
BDS activists in Gaza (Boycott, Divestment and Sanction) consider renowned physicist Stephen Hawking's decision to cancel his participation in an upcoming conference in Israel as part of an academic …
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Empty Stomachs From Guantanamo to Palestine
Empty stomachs continue to deliver a number of stultifying blows to the institutions of injustice.
Palestinians in Hebron: “To Be Here Is a Form of Resistance“
In Hebron almost 20 years after Baruch Goldstein's massacre of Palestinians, Israeli settlers enjoy impunity and army protection; Palestinians resist dispossession, persecution and apartheid.
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Obama in the Holy Land
In a speech to young Israelis, US president reveals the Israel seldom seen on Fox News.
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At World Social Forum: Unity and Dissent Within Global Movements
At the World Social Forum last week in Tunisia, capitalism, imperialism, neoliberal economics and shock doctrine policies were the main targets.
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In Palestine, Dignity and Violence
Those who endure violence in Gaza retain a defiant and profound grasp on their humanity.