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Chicago to Shutter 50 Public Schools: Is Historic Mass Closure an Experiment in Privatization?; Obama Taps Billionaire Fundraiser Penny Pritzker for Commerce Despite Anti-Labor, Subprime Legacy; Poet, Author Alice Walker Meets the Inner Journey With Global Activism in “The Cushion in the Road.” HeadlinesMay 28, 2013 EU Ends Arms Embargo on Syria; McCain Visits … Continued
Medea Benjamin v. President Obama: CodePink Founder Disrupts Speech, Criticizing Drone, Gitmo Policy; “That Woman Is Worth Paying Attention To”: Medea Benjamin Explains Why She Disrupted Obama’s Speech; As Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 107th Day, Diane Wilson begins 25th Day of Solidarity Fast; The Story of Jude Mohammad: Why Was a U.S. Citizen Secretly Killed … Continued
Killing Americans: Jeremy Scahill on Obama Admin’s Admission 4 U.S. Citizens Died in Drone Strikes; Ríos Montt Genocide Verdict Annulled, But Activists Ensure US-Backed Crimes Will Never Be Forgotten; Mexican Priest Alejandro Solalinde on Central, South American Migrants’ Perilous Journey to U.S. HeadlinesMay 23, 2013 Obama Admin Admission of U.S. Drone Strikes Suggests Accidental … Continued
After 3 Trials, Memphis Prisoner Timothy McKinney Wins Freedom by Pleading Guilty to Crime He Denie; Other Than Honorable: Army Strips Benefits of Wounded Veterans by Kicking Them Out for Misconduct; Editor of The Progressive Calls For Eric Holder to Resign Over Spying on Press, Occupy Protesters. HeadlinesMay 22, 2013 Oklahoma Toll Lowered to … Continued
“The Unimaginable Has Happened”: Massive Tornado Kills Dozens, Flattens Suburb of Oklahoma City; Why Austerity Kills: From Greece to U.S., Crippling Economic Policies Causing Global Health Crisis. HeadlinesMay 21, 2013 Dozens Dead in Oklahoma Tornado Guatemalan Court Overturns Genocide Verdict for Ex-Dictator Ríos Montt Foreclosed Homeowners Arrested at Justice Department Protest for Bank Prosecutions … Continued
Coalition of Immokalee Workers Targets Wendy’s in Fair Food Campaign to Improve Wages, Conditions; Geoengineering: Can We Save the Planet by Messing with Nature? Seattle Teachers, Students Win Historic Victory Over Standardized Testing. HeadlinesMay 20, 2013 U.S. Drone Strikes Reportedly Kill 6 in Yemen Obama Speech to Outline Drone, Guantánamo Policy Protests Mark 100th … Continued
“Astoundingly Disturbing”: Obama Administration Claims Power to Wage Endless War Across the Globe; Obama Worse Than Nixon? Pentagon Papers Attorney Decries AP Phone Probe, Julian Assange Persecution; Released From Prison, Climate Activist Tim DeChristopher on Civil Disobedience & Building Movements. HeadlinesMay 17, 2013 Guantánamo Hunger Strike Enters 100th Day; 30 Prisoners Being Force-Fed Number … Continued
The Other IRS Scandal”: David Cay Johnston on Dark Money Political Groups Seeking Tax Exemption; AP Monitoring Raises Fears of Government Overreach: How Far Will Obama Go to Crack Down on Leaks? Debate: What Caused Cooper Union’s Fiscal Woes and is Ending Free Tuition the Answer? HeadlinesMay 16, 2013 IRS Commissioner Forced to Resign … Continued
Chris Hedges: Monitoring of AP Phones a “Terrifying” Step in State Assault on Press Freedom; Nobel Laureate Rigoberta Menchú Hails Genocide Conviction of Ex-Guatemalan Dictator Ríos Montt; Allan Nairn: After Ríos Montt Verdict, Time for U.S. to Account for Its Role in Guatemalan Genocide. HeadlinesMay 15, 2013 Holder Defends Monitoring of AP Phone Records … Continued
