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“Unintended Consequences of Military Intervention”: Roots of Mali, Algeria Crisis Tied to Libya War; “The Tony Soprano of the Cycling World”: Dave Zirin on Lance Armstrong’s Doping Confession; Notre Dame Football Faulted For Covering Up Manti Te’o Hoax While Refusing to Probe Rape Scandal; Criminalizing Pregnancy: As Roe v. Wade Turns 40, Study Finds Forced … Continued
Exclusive: Aaron Swartz’s Partner, Expert Witness Say Prosecutors Unfairly Targeted Dead Activist; As Obama Prepares for 2nd Term, Tavis Smiley Urges Him to Take Up MLK’s Fight Against Poverty. HeadlinesJanuary 17, 2013 Obama Reveals Sweeping Gun Control Plan; NRA Vows “Fight of the Century” ACLU: Obama’s Call for More Police in Schools Could Lead … Continued
VA. Tech Shooting Survivor: Obama’s Gun Plan a 1st Step, But “We Need a Movement” to Overcome NRA; Debate on Armed Police in Schools: Needed For Kid Safety or Part of the Student-to-Prison Pipeline?; Behind the NRA’s Money: Gun Lobby Deepens Financial Ties to $12 Billion Firearms Industry. HeadlinesJanuary 16, 2013 Obama to Unveil … Continued
Admin Aids French Bombing of Mali After U.S.-Trained Forces Join Rebels in Uranium-Rich Region; “Kill Anything That Moves”: New Book Exposes Hidden Crimes of the War Kerry, Hagel Fought in Vietnam. HeadlinesJanuary 15, 2013 Obama Preps Gun Control Plan Based on Recommendations by Biden-Led Task Force Poll: Support for Gun Control Hits 5-Year High … Continued
“An Incredible Soul”: Lawrence Lessig Remembers Aaron Swartz After Leading Cyberactivist’s Suicide; Freedom to Connect: Aaron Swartz (1986-2013) on Victory To Save Open Internet, Fight Online Censors. HeadlinesJanuary 14, 2013 Report: Admin to Propose Path to Citizenship for Undocumented Immigrants Afghan Civilians Killed in Explosion Following U.S. Raid U.S. Accelerates Timeline for Transfer to … Continued
“Failure of Epic Proportions”: Treasury Nominee Jack Lew’s Pro-Bank, Austerity, Deregulation Legacy; Matt Taibbi & William Black on Bailout Secrets & How New Foreclosure Deal Spares Banks From Justice; Three Years After the Quake, How the World Came to Save Haiti and Left Behind a Disaster. HeadlinesJanuary 11, 2013 Multiple Bombings Kill 120 in … Continued
Debate: With Chávez Ailing, Venezuela’s Longstanding Divisions Threaten New Political Upheaval; Bronx Residents Accosted by NYPD Win Landmark Court Ruling Deeming “Stop and Frisk” Tactic Illegal. HeadlinesJanuary 10, 2013 U.S. Drone Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan Months Before Brennan Denied Civilian Deaths by Drones, U.S. Ambassador Relayed Pakistani Concerns Biden Hosts Gun Control Advocates, … Continued
Australia on Fire: Record-Shattering Heat, Wildfires Engulf World’s Largest Exporter of Coal; Part 2: Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Hajj on His 438-Day Hunger Strike in U.S. Detention at Gitmo Prison; As Brennan Tapped for CIA, Case of Somali Detainees Highlights Obama’s Embrace of Secret Renditions. HeadlinesJanuary 9, 2013 2012 Was Hottest Year on Record for … Continued
4 Years After Vow to Close Gitmo, Why Has Obama Signed NDAA Bill Barring Transfer of Its Prisoners?; Exclusive: As Gitmo Turns 11, Al Jazeera’s Sami al-Hajj on 6-Year Ordeal of U.S. Detention, Torture. HeadlinesJanuary 8, 2013 U.S. Drone Strike Kills 8 in Pakistan McChrystal, Ex-Commander of U.S. Forces in Afghanistan, Questions Drone Warfare … Continued
Obama’s Cheney? “Assassination Czar” John Brennan Brings Legacy of Drone War and Torture to CIA Nod; Chuck Hagel Faces Tough Confirmation from Senate Hawks for Rejecting Party Line on Israel, Iran; Hacker Group Anonymous Leaks Chilling Video in Case of Alleged Steubenville Rape, Cover-U. HeadlinesJanuary 7, 2013 U.S. Drone Strike Kills Up to 18 … Continued
