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- Breaking with Former Employer, Actor and Self-Described Insurance Industry “Spokesjerk” Andy Cobb Calls for Public Healthcare
- Actor, Playwright Anna Deavere Smith Weaves Multiple Stories of Healthcare Struggles into New Solo Performance “Let Me Down Easy”
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Thursday, November 05, 2009
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- “GM’s Money Trees”: Displacement of Rural Brazilians Highlights Consequences of “Cap and Trade” System
- Italian Prosecutor in Case Against CIA Operatives Hails Convictions for ’03 Kidnapping of Egyptian Cleric
- As Massey Energy Blasts West Virginia’s Coal River Mountain, a Debate on Mountaintop Removal Mining
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
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- Election Day 2009: GOPers Sweep Governor Races; Bloomberg Wins Tight NYC Mayoral Race; Dems Take House Seats; Maine Repeals Gay Marriage
- Low Road to High Finance: McClatchy Expose Reveals How Goldman Sachs Sold Off Billions in Mortgage Securities After Anticipating Housing Collapse
- Blueberry Farming Giant Found to Use Child Labor at Michigan Fields
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
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- Appeals Court Rules in Maher Arar Case: Innocent Victims of Extraordinary Rendition Cannot Sue in US Courts
- Israeli Activists Criticize US House for Considering Resolution Condemning Goldstone Report on Israeli War Crimes in Gaza
- “By the People: The Election of Barack Obama”: New Documentary on Barack Obama’s Historic Presidential Run
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The Tortured Logic Continues
“Extraordinary rendition” is White House-speak for kidnapping. Just ask Maher Arar. He’s a Canadian citizen who was “rendered” by the U.S. to Syria, where he was tortured for almost a year.
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The War Condolences Obama Hasn’t Sent
U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself.
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Trick or Treat for Climate Change
Climate-change activists, from pranksters to presidents, are stepping up the pressure by staging elaborate stunts.
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Lt. Choi Won’t Lie for His Country
Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” Under the military’s “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” regulations, those three words are enough to get Choi kicked out of the military.
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Watch What You Tweet
A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home—all for using Twitter.
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Christian Parenti responds to Kevin Bales
Journalist Christian Parenti responds to our interview with Kevin Bales, founder of Free The Slaves
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Tuesday, August 26, 2003
Headlines
- U.S. Death Toll in Iraq Post-May 1 Surpasses Toll During Invasion
- GAO: VP Cheney Stymied Investigation Over Energy Committee
- Bush Administrations Launches New PR Campaign Over Iraq
- Saudis Agree to Formation of U.S. anti-Al Qaeda Task Force
- U.S. Expert On N. Korea Resigns Days Before Negotiations Begin
- Bombay Death Toll Reaches 52; Muslim Militants Blamed
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EPA Report: White House Lied to New Yorkers About Health Hazards Near Ground Zero
An EPA report reveals that White House staff ordered the EPA to minimize health dangers after 911 and Daily News reporter Juan Gonzalez reveals that the man responsible was previously an industry lawyer who represented major asbestos and toxic polluters. [Includes transcript]
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New Bush Administration Rule Exempts Thousands of Industrial Plants and Refineries from Part of Clean Air Act
The exemption translates into huge savings for industrial plants, even if they increase the amounts of pollutants they emit. Democracy Now! hosts a debate between the Electrical Reliability Coordinating Council’s Scott Segal and the Natural Resource Defense Council’s John Walke. [Includes transcript]
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Last-Ditch Lawsuit Filed to Prevent Removal of Ten Commandments Monument
Chief Justice Roy Moore was suspended last week for disobeying a federal court order to remove a two-ton monument of the Ten Commandments he had installed two years ago. We hear a debate between the plaintiffs’ lead counsel Brian Chavez-Ochoa and Southern Poverty Law Center’s Richard Cohen.
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A Look at Schwarzenegger's Father's Ties to the Nazis and Arnold's Connection to Racist Hate Groups
Biographer Wendy Leigh reveals Arnold’s father voluntarily became a Nazi brown-shirted stormtrooper and how the gubernatorial candidate once publicly made Hitler-like gestures. Meanwhile the Southern Poverty Law Center outlines the links between U.S. English (where Arnold serves on the board) and right-wing hate groups. [includes transcript]
