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Leonard Peltier : In the Spirit of Crazy Horse
Political Prisoner Leonard Peltier. Photo from High Times.In the Spirit of Crazy Horse I don’t want to spend the rest of my life in this prison. And I don’t want you to spend the rest of your life in some … Continue reading
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Tagged American Indian Movement, Criminal Justice, Leonard Peltier, Native Americans, Political Prisoners
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Drone Attacks ‘Violated International Humanitarian Law’ in Gaza War
Israeli drones fly over the Gaza Strip in January 2009, as seen from Gaza City. According to the US-based Human Rights Watch, Israeli armed drones killed scores of Palestinian civilians during the Gaza war despite their cutting-edge targeting technology. Photo: … Continue reading
Tom Hayden : Crisis in Honduras Forces Latin America Focus
Manuel Zelaya in Nicaragua. Zelaya is expected to attend meetins at the UN’s General Assembly. Photo from AFP.Honduras Crisis Forces Obama to Focus on Latin America The Obama position is complicated by the history of US training of the Honduras … Continue reading
Iran, Cyber Warfare and the CIA : The World is Watching
Twitter and the new Iranian revolution. Cartoon by Ian D. Marsden / truthout.Iran: The world is watching [The media] give wall-to-wall coverage of the protesters, whose heroism is very real. But the TV cameras and front-page headlines completely ignore how … Continue reading
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Tagged CIA, Internet, Iran, Iranian Elections, New Media, Technology, Twitter, U.S. Foreign Policy
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Fighting Back in Hard Times: The Power of Organized Labor Action
Laid-off Republic Windows and Doors factory worker Maria Gonzalez holds a picket sign outside the factory in December 2008 in Chicago, Ill. About 250 workers demanded severance and vacation pay owed to them.The Legacy Lives OnBy Kari Lydersen / June … Continue reading
Honduran Coup Leaders Reportedly Trained at U.S. Army School in Georgia
Reported Honduras coup leader General Romeo Vasquez trained at the Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation at Fort Benning, Georgia.Key leaders of Honduras military coup trained in U.S. The Georgia-based U.S. military school is infamous for training over 60,000 Latin … Continue reading
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Tagged Central America, Department of Defense, Honduras, Latin America, U.S. Army
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Military Coup : Resistance and Repression in Honduras
Demonstrator outside the Presidential Palace following the kidnapping of President Zelaya of Honduras. (Top) Photo from Orlando Sierra / AFP / Getty. (Below) Photo from Reuters.Resistance and Repression in Honduras People are taking the streets in Honduras despite incredibly hostile … Continue reading
Health Care in Venezuela
New Venezuelan clinic built by community with funds given from municipality. When communities build projects such as this, they provide some labor and serve as the contractor — thus allowing a lot to be done at lower costs than usual.Health … Continue reading
Singin’ on Sunday: Austin’s Cold Sun
Cold Sun live in the Palmer Auditorium, circa 1971.Cold Sun: Austin’s Lost Psychedelic VisionariesBy Patrick Lundborg [To hear Cold Sun, click here.] The story of how Austin, Texas was transformed from a sleepy little college town into a world- renowned … Continue reading
The Mexican Dilemma: Biofuel or Food?
Street vendor in Mexico City. Critics of biofuels say they push up the cost of food.Mexico’s gamble on biofuelsBy Alberto Najar / June 26, 2009 Mexican authorities intent on tackling the issues surrounding the production of biofuels are faced with … Continue reading
Still Not Much Concrete Evidence of Iranian Election Fraud
Tehran, August 19, 1953.Tehran, June 13, 2009. See also, In a micro-blogging world, caution needed on macro of #iranelection by Maha Zimmo, below. AJAX REDUX: US Heavy Meddle in IranBy Nima Shirazi / The Rag Blog / June 26, 2009 … Continue reading
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Tagged Election Fraud, Electoral politics, Iran, Iranian Elections, Middle East
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The Foundation of the US: God and Guns?
I didn’t exactly come away from my studies of early American history believing that God and guns were founding principles. It’s a fair perversion of those principles that this fellow exhibits. And I’d bet he has thousands (or millions?) who … Continue reading
