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Former UN Special Rapporteur Richard Falk on the Legitimacy of Hope in the Palestinian Struggle
On Monday, the Israeli government made a rare appearance before the United Nations Human Rights Committee, but its delegation refused to acknowledge responsibility for the conditions in the West …
After Ignoring ISIS Assault on Kobani, US Launches Major Strikes and Arms Turkey’s Kurdish Foes
As news cameras on the Turkish-Syrian border showed Islamic State fighters assaulting a town in plain sight, the US-led coalition responded with the most airstrikes of its Syria campaign.
In UN Speech, Noam Chomsky Blasts United States for Supporting Israel, Blocking Palestinian State
Noam Chomsky recently spoke in the hall of the UN General Assembly at an event sponsored by the United Nations Committee on the Exercise of the Inalienable Rights of …
Mumia Abu-Jamal Speaks Out From Jail on New Pennsylvania Law Silencing Prisoners
Pennsylvania Republican Gov. Tom Corbett is set to sign into law a bill critics say will trample the free speech rights of prisoners.
Media Enabled Musketeers: Russian and American Filmmakers With Disabilities Document Shared Struggles
Meet the Media Enabled Musketeers, a group of Russians and Americans with disabilities who have banded together to raise awareness about disability issues through film.
“Women Are Being Driven Offline”: Feminist Anita Sarkeesian Terrorized for Critique of Video Games
Anita Sarkeesian, a prominent feminist critic of video games, was forced to cancel a speech at Utah State University last week after she received death threats.
On the News With Thom Hartmann: California’s Dwindling Water Supply Is Contaminated, and More
In today's On the News segment: California is already dealing with the worst drought in history. The last thing residents needed was to learn that their dwindling water supply …
Keeping Faith in Democracy
“Democracy has been meant to remove the artificial constraints, poverty is the huge artificial constraint on human thought and action,” says author Marilynne Robinson.
Sectarianization: Steven Heydemann and Joshua Landis on the Trajectory of the Syrian Nightmare
Two leading Syria experts, Steven Heydemann and Joshua Landis, talk about the “big picture” of the Syrian conflict and the wider crisis.
In Tight Midterms Facing Low Turnout, Colorado’s Senate Race Could Decide Who Controls Congress
Republican candidate Cory Gardner and Democratic incumbent Mark Udall are neck and neck in the polls.