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“Are You Here to Save Face — or Save Us?”: Brittany Trilford, 17, Addresses World Leaders at Rio+20; Nigerian Activist Nnimmo Bassey: Rio+20 Summit Will Not Get Us Out of Environmental Crisis; At Rio+20, Severn Cullis-Suzuki Revisits Historic ’92 Speech, Fights for Next Generation’s Survival. HeadlinesJune 21, 2012 Ecuador Set to Decide on Assange’s … Continued
A Coup in Cairo: As Muslim Brotherhood Claims Election Victory, Military Strips President of Powe; Julian Assange of WikiLeaks Seeks Asylum in Ecuador In Attempt To Avoid Extradition to U.S.; Failed Pledges, Weak Draft Lower Hopes for Rio+20 UN Conference on Sustainable Development in Brazil. HeadlinesJune 20, 2012 Egypt: Mubarak Said to Be in … Continued
Ramarley Graham, Unarmed Black Teen Slain by NYPD, Remembered at Weekly Vigils Outside Bronx Home; Ramarley Graham’s Mother Speaks Out: NYPD Cop Who Killed My Son Should Be Charged with Murder; From Youth to Elderly, NYPD’s “Stop-and-Frisk” Targets People of Color Across Multiple Generations; Dick Gregory, Legendary Comedian and Activist, Condemns Routine Targeting of Black … Continued
Rep. Luis Gutiérrez: In Obama Deportation Move, Long-Term Immigration Activism “Has Been Rewarded”; After Years of Struggle, DREAM Act Activists Hail Monumental Victory for Immigrants Living in Fear; Thousands Hold Silent March to Mayor Bloomberg’s Home in Protest of NYPD’s “Stop-and-Frisk.” HeadlinesJune 18, 2012 Obama Order Stops Deportations for Immigrant Youths Reporter Interrupts Obama … Continued
Is Syria in a Civil War? Journalist Patrick Seale Debates Activist Rafif Jouejati on a Just Response; Military Suicide Epidemic: More US Soldiers Have Killed Themselves Than Died on Battlefield in 2012. HeadlinesJune 13, 2012 Dozens Killed in Iraq Violence U.S. Drone Strike Kills 9 in Yemen UN Official: Syria Conflict Has Become Civil … Continued
Supreme Court Rejects Gitmo Appeals, Spelling Potential End to Prisoners’ Legal Fight for Release; Romney Blocked Anti-Bullying Guide as Mass. Governor Over Mention of “Bisexual”, “Transgender”; Bloomberg Cuts Threaten Thousands With Eviction as NYC Homeless Population Hits Record 43,000. HeadlinesJune 12, 2012 Recession Shrank Net Worth of U.S. Families to 1992 Levels UN Warns … Continued
Mariela Castro, Daughter of Cuban President, Helps Lead Struggle for LGBTQ Rights in Changing Cuba; Mariela Castro on Ending the Embargo & Swapping Cuban Five for Jailed U.S. Contractor Alan Gross; Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up: Saul Landau on U.S.-Aided Anti-Castro Militants & the Cuban 5. HeadlinesJune 11, 2012 U.S. Announces New … Continued
