Obama Calls for “Civil and Honest Public Discourse” at Tucson Shooting Memorial; Tavis Smiley on Obama’s Arizona Memorial Speech, Martin Luther King and Hate in America; Icelandic Parliamentarian Calls U.S. Subpoena of Her Twitter Account over WikiLeaks Involvement “Disturbing.” Today’s Headlines * Thousands Mourn Arizona Shooting Victims; Giffords Opens Eyes for First Time * … Continued
Tè Tremblé: Remembering the Earthquake in Haiti; Wesleyan Professor Alex Dupuy: Haiti Transformed into the “Republic of the NGOs”; Haitian Activist Patrick Elie: “Haiti is Controlled by Foreign Governments and Foreign Interests”; Haitian Writer Jean Saint-Vil: One Year After Earthquake, Haitian Population Treated as a Threat, Not an Asset; Novelist Edwidge Danticat: “Haitians Are Very … Continued
Former Classmate of Jared Loughner: “He Was Definitely Off…He Didn’t Have the Same Stability Apparent in Most People”; Jared Loughner, Mental Illness and How Budget Cuts Have Slashed Behavioral Health Services in Arizona; In Wake of Giffords Shooting, Will the Arizona Legislature Continue to Relax Gun Control Laws?; Dr. Richard Carmona: Nonpartisan Solutions Needed in … Continued
“Politics in Arizona Have Become Fueled by Hate…Driven by Anger”: Rep. Raúl Grijalva on Shooting of Giffords; Pima County Sheriff Clarence Dupnik: “People Who Are Mentally Unstable Are Susceptible to the Rhetoric Going on in this Country”; Jeff Biggers: Arizona Facing “Lethal Combination” of “Hate-Filled Speech” and “Dangerous and Easy Access to Weapons”; Chip Berlet … Continued
Crackdown on Organized Labor: States Call for Wage & Benefits Cuts, Urge Laws to Curb Union Influence; and Phil Ochs: The Life and Legacy of a Legendary American Folk Singer. Today’s Headlines * U.S. to Send 1,400 More Marines to Afghanistan * Nancy Pelosi Passes House Speaker Gavel to John Boehner * Hedge Funds … Continued
Return of the “Death Panel” Myth is a “Travesty,” Says Dr. Atul Gawande; Dr. Atul Gawande: Solitary Confinement is Torture. Today’s Headlines * Republicans Set to Take Control of House * Slain Pakistani Governor Salman Taseer Buried * WikiLeaks: Israeli Blockade Meant to Keep Gaza on “Brink of Collapse” * DNA Evidence Frees Texas … Continued
Eyewitnesses Describe Death of Palestinian Woman in Israeli Tear Gas Attack; Ivory Coast Showdown: A Discussion on the Political Crisis in West Africa; Sudan Referendum: “A Real Turning Point for the People of Africa,” Says Horace Campbell. Today’s Headlines * Pakistani Governor Assassinated in Islamabad * Rep. Issa to Big Business: What Regulations Should … Continued
