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Over 200 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Collapse After Workers Forced to Ignore Building’s Dangers; Survivor of Bangladesh’s Tazreen Factory Fire Urges U.S. Retailers to Stop Blocking Worker Safety; Yemeni Activist Farea al-Muslimi Urges U.S. to Stop the Drone War on His Country. HeadlinesApril 25, 2013 Toll from Bangladesh Factory Collapse Hits 200; Workers Stage … Continued
As Obama Shuns Hearing, Yemeni Says U.S. Drone War Terrifying Civilians, Empowering Militants; The World Is a Battlefield: Jeremy Scahill on “Dirty Wars” and Obama’s Expanding Drone Attacks. HeadlinesApril 24, 2013 Boston Marathon Suspect Cites Iraq, Afghanistan Wars as Motive Slain Suspect Bought Fireworks 2 Months Before Attack; Wife Vows Cooperation With Probe Reddit … Continued
Jeremy Scahill: The Secret Story Behind Obama’s Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen. HeadlinesApril 23, 2013 Boston Bombing Suspect Charged, Reportedly Admitted to Role in Attacks Before Hearing Rights Iraq: 26 Killed in Clashes Between Protestors and Security Forces U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 5 Colleagues in Iraq Syrian Activists Report Massacre Near … Continued
Glenn Greenwald on Boston Marathon Arrest: Will We Deny Constitutional Rights in the Name of Fear?; Apartheid Regime Bomb Victim Father Michael Lapsley on Using Forgiveness to Heal From Tragedy; Earth Day Exclusive: Tim DeChristopher Speaks Out After 21 Months in Prison for Disrupting Oil Bid. HeadlinesApril 22, 2013 Surviving Boston Marathon Suspect Faces … Continued
Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President;Exclusive: Allan Nairn Exposes Role of U.S. and New Guatemalan President in Indigenous Massacres. HeadlinesApril 19, 2013 Boston Bombing Suspect, Officer Dead After Night of Chaos; Manhunt Underway for 2nd Suspect Violence Erupts Hours After FBI Releases Photos of Suspects Obama Speaks … Continued
“Devastation Beyond Description”: Dozens Feared Dead in Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast, 100+ Wounded; No OSHA Inspections at Texas Plant in 5 Years: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Workplace Safety?;’ A Rush to Misjudgment: CNN Faulted for Racially Charged, Erroneous Reports on Boston Marathon Case; Filmmaker Robert Greenwald on “War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and … Continued
Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests; After Obama Shuns Probe, Bipartisan Panel Finds “Indisputable” Evidence U.S. Tortured Under Bush; Boston Turns to Recovery as Victims Identified, Bombing Details Emerge. HeadlinesApril 17, 2013 FBI: Boston Marathon Bombs Built with Pressure Cookers, Filled with Shrapnel Remaining Boston Marathon Fatalities Identified 8-Year-Old Victim … Continued
Boston Marathon a “Horrifying Scene” After Twin Blasts Kill 3 and Leave Scores Maimed, Wounded. HeadlinesApril 16, 2013 3 Dead, 144 Wounded as Two Bomb Blasts Hit Boston Marathon Dozens Dead in Wave of Bombings Across Iraq Somalia: At Least 30 Killed in Militant Attacks Judge Denies Relief Motion from Hunger-Striking Guantánamo Prisoner Powerful … Continued
Will Chávez Revolution Continue in Venezuela? A Debate After Maduro’s Close Election Victor; Tax Day: While Millions Rush to Meet Deadline, Resisters Continue Longstanding Refusal to Fund War. HeadlinesApril 15, 2013 Chávez Successor Wins Venezuelan Election, Opposition Seeks Recount Military Guards Fire on Guantánamo Hunger Strikers Guantánamo Prisoner: “All of the Detainees Are Suffering … Continued
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Speaks Out For Sexual Abuse Victims; Reflects on Lifetime of Activism. HeadlinesApril 12, 2013 Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Gun Control Syria: At Least 45 Die in Daraa as British Official Blasts Lack of World Action Secret Documents Confirm U.S. Drone Policy Contradicts Public Claims U.S. Officials Cast Doubt on … Continued
