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All News Articles for 2014-12-15

Monday, December 15, 2014
	Advocates of CIA Torture Victims Demand: 'Charge Them, Or Let Them Go' 'It is the use of torture against these men, rather than any danger that they might pose, which is going to condemn them to a life in prison,' says Vijay Prashad Read more
	'Catastrophe': Oil Spill at Bangladesh World Heritage Site Fears of long-lasting ecological damage at a UNESCO World Heritage site are mounting following a massive oil spill into a river in Bangladesh. The disaster began early Tuesday last week when an empty vessel struck a tanker carrying an estimated 92,500 gallons of oil, causing the fuel-filled vessel... Read more
	Offering 'Example of Resistance,' Nationwide Strike Against Austerity Hits Belgium 'There's never been a strike this strong,' says union leader. Read more
	Sandy Hook Families Sue Gunmaker for Selling Weapon with Single Purpose: 'Mass Shootings' Bushmaster producer and distributor charged with making and marketing for civilians a 'combat weapon used for the purpose of waging war and killing human beings' Read more
	Demanding End to War on Black People, Oakland Protesters Blockade Police Department "We didn’t get an equal seat on the bus or at the lunch counter because we said 'please.'" Read more
	US Supreme Court Blocks Arizona's 'Dangerous and Misguided' Abortion Restriction Reproductive rights advocates welcome ruling but say 'this dangerous and misguided law should never have passed in the first place.' Read more
	Public Tax Dollars Financing Oil-By-Rail Expansion Reuters exposes '10 federal and state grants either approved or pending approval, totaling $84.2 million, that helped boost the number of rail cars carrying crude oil across the nation' Read more
	National Lawyers Guild Challenges NYPD on Use of Sound Cannons Against Peaceful Protesters The city's police department, charges the legal advocacy group, has given itself 'unbridled, unreviewable discretion to suppress protected speech and conduct.' Read more
	Calls for 'Torture Team' Prosecutions Persist as Cheney Brags "I'd Do It Again" 'There is an almost criminal gang in our government's security agencies which is not subject to democratic accountability of any kind.' Read more
	US Marine Charged with Murder in Philippines 'We will not accept anything less than justice,' says sister of the victim Read more