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Why Is North Dakota Torturing Women?
According to a new report by the UN, restricting women's access to abortion is considered torture, and states like North Dakota are guilty.
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More to Fear Than Fear Itself: The War on Terror’s War on Human Rights
The US should head the UN human rights rapporteur's demand to release information about CIA programs under Bush.
William Rivers Pitt | The United States of Aftermath
Ten years ago, politicians used 9/11 against us to unleash butchery for a payday. This is how they did it.
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Defying UN, North Korea Tests Nuclear Device
Despite warnings of
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Ten Years After Powell’s UN Speech, Old Hands Are Ready for More Blood
After jumping onto ghastly bandwagons for one war after another, the nationu2019s media establishment is available to do it again.
Finally: The UN Will Investigate Drone Strikes
The New York Times reports that the UN will finally investigate drone strikes.
Sarah Schulman and Vijay Prashad on International Solidarity with the Palestinian People
With Trinity College Prof. Vijay Prashad, author of Uncle Swami and The Darker Nations, Schulman discusses the politics of fear, the Israel lobby, and the way some marginalized Americans …
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Colonialism and the Green Economy: Villagers Defy Pressure to Forfeit Farms for Carbon-Offset
While societies in the Global North continue to seek offsets for their carbon footprint, one Chiapas village in Mexico refuses to be forced to change its way of life …
Haiti by the Numbers, Three Years Later
Here are some statistics on the status of Haiti three years after the horrific earthquake that killed thousands.
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Noam Chomsky: The Gravest Threat to World Peace
The ‘Iranian threat’ is overwhelmingly a Western obsession, shared by Arab dictators, though not Arab populations.