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“No Place is Safe”: After Assault’s Worst Day, Gaza Doctor Says Israel Terrorizing Civilians; Gaza Ceasefire to Be Decided in Cairo, But Will Washington Reign In Israeli Occupation, Blockade?; Killer Robots: HRW and Nobel Laureate Jody Williams Urge Ban on Modern Warfare’s Next Frontier; Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams on Gaza: “We Can’t Support Punishing … Continued
Palestinian Civilians Bear the Brunt of Unrelenting Bombings in U.S.-Backed Attack on Gaza; U.N. Special Rapporteur Calls for Global Protection of Gaza Civilians from U.S.-Backed Israeli Assault; Live Report from Gaza Hospital: As Civilian Toll Mounts, Israel Again Bombs Palestinian Journalists; Obama in Burma: A Milestone for Reform or Groundwork for Oil-Friendly Junta Rule? HeadlinesNovember … Continued
“Nowhere to Run”: Israel Fires Over 500 Strikes in Gaza, Civilian Toll Grows in Humanitarian Crisis; Israeli Negotiator: Hamas Commander Was Assassinated Hours After Receiving Truce Deal from Israel; Oliver Stone on the Untold U.S. History From the Atomic Age to Vietnam to Obama’s Drone Wars. HeadlinesNovember 16, 2012 Israel Pounds Gaza Strip amid … Continued
Juan Cole: Real Petraeus Failure Was Counterinsurgency in Iraq, Afghanistan; Exposé: Veterans Administration Battles Backlog of Claims for Wounded Soldiers; “War is Messy”: Military Adviser Calls for More Assistance to Veterans Adjusting to Combat Wounds. HeadlinesNovember 12, 2012 CIA Director David Petraeus Resigns over Extramarital Affair British Soldier, Afghan Killed in Apparent Insider Attack … Continued
After Historic Votes Legalizing Marijuana, Colorado & Washington Prepare for Federal Gov’t Showdown; Tavis Smiley, Cornel West on the 2012 Election & Why Calling Obama “Progressive” Ignores His Record. HeadlinesNovember 9, 2012 Pentagon: Iran Fired at U.S. Surveillance Drone Winning Florida, Obama Beats Romney 332-206 in Electoral College Obama Weeps in Campaign HQ Visit; … Continued
Juan González: Critical Role in Obama’s Re-Election Heralds New Era of Decisive Latino Vote in U.S.; Puerto Rico Referendum Approves U.S. Statehood for 1st Time, But Results Show Divided Views; John Nichols: Overwhelming Obama Victory Not Just a Mandate for the President, but for Progressives; Bradley Manning Offers to Plead Guilty to WikiLeaks Charges if … Continued
Obama Re-Elected to 2nd Term with Near Sweep of Battleground States; Election 2012: Ben Jealous, Laura Flanders on Obama’s 2nd Term & the Future of Progressive Politics; Jeremy Scahill and Dennis Kucinich: In Obama’s 2nd Term, Will Dems Challenge U.S. Drones, Killings?; From Marriage Equality to Legalizing Marijuana, Election Day Ballot Measures Won by Movements. … Continued
In Key Florida Battleground, Tea Party-Linked “True the Vote” Challenges Voters at the Polls; Election (Suppression) Day 2012: From ID to Intimidation, How to Protect Your Rights at the Polls; In Ohio, African-American Turnout Threatened by Reduced Early Voting and Faulty Ballots; In Landmark Ruling, “Dark Money” Group Tied to Citizens United Ordered to Reveal … Continued
“We Need Help”: Battered by Sandy, Desperate Residents of New York’s Far Rockaways Plead for Aid; After Sandy, Occupy Movement Re-Emerges as Relief Hub for Residents in Need; Starting Line of Canceled Marathon, New York’s Staten Island Overcome by Post-Sandy Desperation; Staten Island Borough President James Molinaro Denounces Red Cross Response to Superstorm Sandy; As … Continued
Flooded by Sandy, Residents of Brooklyn Community Red Hook Organize Local Effort for Urgent Relief; “It’s Global Warming, Stupid”: As Bloomberg Backs Obama, News Media Ends Silence on Climate Change; Bloomberg Endorses Obama for White House Despite Misgivings About President’s Effort on Gun Control; Residents of NYC’s Chinatown Turn to Community Group for Relief as … Continued
