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Assata Shakur in Her Own Words: Rare Recording of Activist Named to FBI Most Wanted Terrorists List; Angela Davis and Assata Shakur’s Lawyer Denounce FBI’s Adding of Exiled Activist to Terrorist List; As Migrant Toll Mounts, Mexicans Urge Obama to Put Human Rights at Center of Immigration Reform. HeadlinesMay 3, 2013 Bangladesh Garment Building … Continued
As U.S. Moves to Arm Syrian Rebels, Questions Raised About Reports of Chemical Weapons Attack; Punishing Vieques: Puerto Rico Struggles With Contamination 10 Years After Activists Expel U.S. Navy; Rep. José Serrano: Critical Latino Vote Has Changed the Equation in Washington’s Immigration Debate. HeadlinesMay 2, 2013 May Day Rallies Nationwide Back Immigrant, Labor Rights … Continued
Obama Vows to Seek Guantánamo Closure, But Immediate Action Could Prevent Hunger Strikers’ Deaths; As Bangladesh Toll Hits 400, Calls Grow to Grant Workers the Same Protections as Labels They Make; Tennis Star Martina Navratilova, Among First “Out” Pro Athletes, Congratulates NBA’s Jason Collins. HeadlinesMay 1, 2013 Obama Renews Guantánamo Closure Vow, Defends Force-Feeding … Continued
Isabel Allende on “Maya’s Notebook,” Drug Addiction, 1973 Chilean Coup & Death of Poet Pablo Neruda; Kimberly Rivera, Pregnant Mom of 4, Sentenced to Military Prison for Refusing to Serve in Iraq. HeadlinesApril 30, 2013 Israeli Air Strike Kills Palestinian in Gaza Explosion Rocks Syrian Capital Damascus U.N. Seeks Firmer Evidence on Alleged Use … Continued
A Desperate Situation at Guantánamo: Over 130 Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Dozens Being Force-Fed; Forgotten Women of the War on Terror: Author Victoria Brittain on the Wives and Families Left Behind; Country Musician Willie Nelson Turns 80: “One Person Carrying a Message Can Change the World.” HeadlinesApril 29, 2013 Military Admits 100 Prisoners on … Continued
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
