All News Articles for 2015-03-11
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The Women are Coming, and They Mean Peace: Historic March Across Korean DMZ Announced 'We have seen how women’s participation in peace negotiations makes peace attainable.' Read more |
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Four Years Since Fukushima, Calls Grow for Nuclear-Free World Crisis lives on as 250,000 Japanese still reside in temporary housing while struggle to contain hundreds of thousands of tons of radioactive water continues Read more |
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'We Rise' Actions Aim to Challenge Rightwing Takeover of State Governments Protesters take to the streets and state capitol buildings to declare: 'our statehouses and our cities belong to us' Read more |
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Unjust Public Policies Drive the Massive Racial Wealth Gap in America: Study From the re-segregation of schools to the redlining of home ownership, rise in disparities is no accident Read more |
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Scientist Who Exposed Health Impacts of Burn Pits in Iraq Awarded Rachel Carson Prize Dr. Mozhgan Savabieasfahani credited with bringing public attention to connection between rising birth defects and military burn pits Read more |
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With TPP at 'Make-or-Break Point,' Fast Track Foes Prepare for Battle While corporate-backed forces push for agreement, progressive lawmakers say trade deals should "improve the bottom lines" of people, not just multinationals Read more |
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Prosecution Against Alleged Stuxnet Leaker Reportedly Stalls Over US Foreign Policy Considerations The Washington Post has reported that the leak prosecution of retired Marine General James E. “Hoss” Cartwright, who allegedly disclosed information on the Stuxnet cyber attack against Iran’s nuclear program, has stalled. United States government officials are apparently concerned it may impact US-... Read more |
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In Turnaround, Swedish Supreme Court to Hear Assange Appeal Lawyers for WikiLeaks founder say behavior of prosecutors is violation of rights Read more |
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Utah Lawmakers Green-Light Return of Executions by Firing Squad Critics say 'inhumane' killing method highlights—and escalates—brutality of death penalty. Read more |
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On Ukraine, Will Obama Heed Call for Caution? Ignoring threat of nuclear war, warhawks on both side of the aisle continue to push to send weapons to Ukraine Read more |
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Ferguson Police Chief, City Manager Resign As top city officials step down, protesters call for resignation of mayor Read more |
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Brazil—from the Droughts of the Northeast to São Paulo’s Thirst Six million people in Brazil’s biggest city, São Paulo, may at some point find themselves without water. The February rains did not ward off the risk and could even aggravate it by postponing rationing measures which hydrologists have been demanding for the last six months. The threat is especially... Read more |
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Sanders: Iran Letter Shows GOP Senators Just 'Itching for War' Potential presidential candidate says attempt to undermine ongoing nuclear negotiations was an 'unspeakable' breach Read more |