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Egypt Tensions Escalate as Morsi Detained and Supporters of Army, Brotherhood Hold Rival Protests; Juror B29 Says Zimmerman “Got Away With Murder,” Intensifying Scrutiny of Prosecution & Florida Laws; “March for Dignity” Seeks Release of Marissa Alexander & Resignation of Prosecutor Angela Corey. HeadlinesJuly 26, 2013 Morsi Faces New Charges as Egyptians Stage Dueling … Continued
Yemeni Reporter Who Exposed U.S. Drone Strike Freed from Prison After Jailing at Obama’s Request; Richard Wolff: Detroit a “Spectacular Failure” of System that Redistributes Pay From Bottom to Top. HeadlinesJuly 25, 2013 Obama: Reversing Income Gap Admin’s “Highest Priority” Workers Stage #RaiseTheWage Protests Nationwide New York City Fast Food Workers Authorize 3rd Strike … Continued
Detroit Goes Bankrupt: Will Unelected Manager Pit City’s Needs Against Rights of Pensioners? First Leaked Pakistani Report on U.S. Drone War Undermines Claims of Low Civilian Toll; Media Frenzy over British Monarchy’s New Heir Sparks Hopes for World Where “All Babies Matter.” HeadlinesJuly 23, 2013 Leaked Report: Scores of Civilians Killed by U.S. Drone … Continued
As Protests Continue over Verdict, Obama Says “Trayvon Martin Could Have Been Me 35 Years Ago”; Cornel West: Obama’s Response to Trayvon Martin Case Belies Failure to Challenge “New Jim Crow”; Censoring Howard Zinn: Former Indiana Gov. Tried to Remove “A People’s History” From State Schools. HeadlinesJuly 22, 2013 Thousands Join “Justice for Trayvon” … Continued
“The Act of Killing”: New Film Shows U.S.-Backed Indonesian Death Squad Leaders Re-enacting Massacres. HeadlinesJuly 19, 2013 Judge Upholds “Aiding the Enemy” Charge Against Bradley Manning NSA Chief: Security Tightened After Leaks by Edward Snowden Former President Jimmy Carter Blasts NSA Spy Program Detroit Becomes Largest U.S. City to File for Bankruptcy Egypt: Interim … Continued
Glenn Greenwald: Growing Backlash Against NSA Spying Shows Why U.S. Wants to Silence Edward Snowden; On His 95th Birthday, the Story of Nelson Mandela’s Struggle Told Outside His Old Soweto Home; “I Live to Sing”: Black Opera Students Excel at Formerly White School in Post-Apartheid South Africa. HeadlinesJuly 18, 2013 NSA: Phone, Internet Spying … Continued
California Prisoners Challenge Solitary, Jail Conditions with Largest Hunger Strike in State History;Michelle Alexander: “Zimmerman Mindset” Endangers Young Black Lives With Poverty, Prison & Murder; Trayvon Martin’s Unpunished Shooting Death Among 100+ Extrajudicial Killings of Unarmed Blacks. HeadlinesJuly 17, 2013 “Justice for Trayvon” Rallies Continue Ahead of Weekend Action Florida Activists Occupy Governor’s Office, … Continued
