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Obama and Rouhani Welcome New Talks, Offering Hope to Iranians Suffering Under U.S.-Led Sanctions; Jeremy Scahill: Al-Shabab’s Nairobi Mall Rampage Tied to “Disastrous” U.S. Meddling in Somalia; The Empire President: Jeremy Scahill on Obama’s “Neo-Con” Doctrine of Military Force in U.N. Speech. HeadlinesSeptember 25, 2013 U.S.-Iran to Hold New Talks; Rouhani Blasts “Violent” Sanctions … Continued
Ecuador Takes on Chevron, Global Indifference in Controversial Fights to Protect Rainforest; Ecuadorean Foreign Minister on Latin American Resistance to NSA Spying & the Castro-Chávez Legacy; Corroding Our Democracy: Canada Silences Scientists, Targets Environmentalists in Tar Sands Push. HeadlinesSeptember 24, 2013 Kenya: Conflicting Reports Emerge About Standoff at Nairobi Mall Report: U.S. Has Restarted … Continued
Spilling the NSA’s Secrets: Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger on the Inside Story of Snowden Leaks. HeadlinesSeptember 23, 2013 68 Killed in Militant Attack on Nairobi Mall 78 Killed in Bombing of Pakistani Church; Militants Blame Drone War Over 120 Killed in Iraq Violence Russian Foreign Minister Accuses U.S. of “Blackmail” on Authorizing Strikes U.S. … Continued
“I Am Troy Davis”: Supporters, Family of Georgian Man Executed in 2011 Push to End Death Penalty; Benjamin Jealous on Why He Is Leaving the NAACP, Future Plans. HeadlinesSeptember 20, 2013 Syrian Deputy PM: Neither Side Can Win Syrian Civil War Report: Obama Letter Prompts Iran to Pursue Agreement House to Vote on Defunding … Continued
“What Kind of Society Are We Going To Be?”: Ex-NRA Member on the Failure to Address Gun Violence; “This is Genocide in America”: Mother of Slain Chicago Teenager Condemns Gun Violence Epidemic; Two Years After Occupy Wall Street, a Network of Offshoots Continue Activism for the 99%.
The 1,000 Year Flood: Did Global Warming Worsen Colorado’s Unprecedented Rainfall? Bill McKibben: Obama Can Salvage His Climate Legacy by Rejecting Keystone XL Oil Pipeline; How the U.S. Narrowly Avoided a Nuclear Holocaust 33 Years Ago, and Still Risks Catastrophe Today. HeadlinesSeptember 18, 2013 Obama Urges Congressional Response After Latest Mass Shooting Aaron Alexis … Continued
How Did D.C. Navy Yard Gunman Get Security Clearance While Being Treated by VA For Mental Illness? From Mosques to Soccer Leagues: Inside the NYPD’s Secret Spy Unit Targeting Muslims, Activists; “The Fifth Little Girl”: Birmingham Church Bombing Survivor Still Seeks Compensation 50 Years On. HeadlinesSeptember 17, 2013 13 Dead, Including Shooter, in Rampage … Continued
Could Russia-U.S. Deal on Syria Chemical Weapons Lead To a Non-Imperial, New Internationalism? Andrew Bacevich on “Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country”; “Terrorism is Part of Our History”: Angela Davis on ’63 Church Bombing, Growing up in “Bombingham.” HeadlinesSeptember 16, 2013 U.S., Russia Reach Deal to Destroy Syria’s Chemical … Continued
Inequality for All: Robert Reich Warns Record Income Gap Is Undermining Our Democracy. HeadlinesSeptember 13, 2013 Kerry Upholds Threat of Military Strike on Syria “Should Diplomacy Fail” Assad: U.S. Must End Threats Before Syria Surrenders Chemical Weapons U.N. Report: Syrian Gov’t Attacking Hospitals, Blocking Treatment Syria Researcher Cited by Kerry, McCain Fired for Lying … Continued
Juan González: New York City Poised to Elect Its Most Progressive Government in 50 Years; Snowden Documents Reveal NSA Gave Israeli Spies Raw Emails, Texts, Calls of Innocent Americans; In Historic Move, AFL-CIO Expands Ranks With Vote to Include Non-Union, Immigrant, Low-Wage Workers; The American Way of Poverty: As Inequality Hits Record High, Sasha Abramsky … Continued
