ALEC Drops Push for Voter ID, Stand Your Ground Laws After Public Outcry Sparks Corporate Exodus; Kony 2012: Ugandans Criticize Popular Video for Backing U.S. Military Intervention in Central Africa. HeadlinesApril 18, 2012 Thousands Protest Income Inequality in Occupy Tax Day Protests Citigroup Shareholders Reject Massive Pay Package for CEO Obama Unveils Oil Market … Continued
AP Wins Pulitzer for Exposing NYPD’s CIA-Linked Intel Program, Leading Widespread Spying on Muslims; 40 Years in Solitary Confinement: Two Members of Angola 3 Remain in Isolation in Louisiana Prison; Norway’s Johan Galtung, Peace & Conflict Pioneer, Reflects on Norwegian Massacre, Afghan War. HeadlinesApril 17, 2012 Increased Shelling by Syrian Gov’t Threatens Ceasefire Australia … Continued
45 Days After Killing Trayvon Martin & Sparking National Outcry, George Zimmerman Finally Charged; Connecticut Poised to Repeal Death Penalty as Momentum Grows for Supreme Court Challenge; Outrage over “Stand Your Ground” Laws After Trayvon Martin Killing Sparks Corporate Exodus from ALEC; Grand Jury Hears Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Case As Autopsy Casts Further Doubt on … Continued
Active-Duty Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis: U.S. Deceiving Public on Afghan War; Grand Jury Probes Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr. Amidst Broad Allegations of Police Misconduct. HeadlinesApril 11, 2012 Indian Ocean on Tsunami Alert After Indonesia Earthquake Santorum Drops Bid for GOP Nomination Obama Touts “Buffett” Tax on Wealthiest Americans Syria: Violence Continues … Continued
Training Terrorists in Nevada: Seymour Hersh on U.S. Aid to Iranian Group Tied to Scientist Killings; Shock Doctrine in Egypt: Sharif Abdel Kouddous on Post-Mubarak Economic Crisis, Presidential Race. Headlines Hopes for Syrian Ceasefire Recede Amid Gov’t Shellings Syrian Refugee Recounts Military Attacks on Civilians Afghanistan: Despite Deal, U.S. to Continue Night Raids Without … Continued
Tuareg Rebels in Mali Declare Independence: Part of an African Awakening for Self-Determination? From Political Prisoner to Climate Activist: Ousted Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed Speaks Out. Headlines Ceasefire in Syria Appears To Be in Jeopardy Report: CIA Operating Drone Flights Over Iran Three Dead, Two Injured in Tulsa Shooting Spree Targeting Black Residents Afghan … Continued
