All News Articles for 2015-07-14

Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Amid Torture Scandal, APA Officials Step Down
American Psychological Association leaders, including CEO, follow ethics director out the door
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'Money Isn't Justice': Eric Garner Family Calls for Real Accountability
'They deserve to be prosecuted. They treated my husband like an animal,' says Garner's widow of police officers involved in her husband's death
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Black Children Almost 4 Times More Likely to Grow Up Poor Than Whites
While rate has dropped for other populations, at 38 percent the number of black children raised in poor households remains steady
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With Iran Deal Reached, Now US Anti-War Base Must Mobilize to Defend It
Campaigners urge US civil society to 'show solidarity' with counterparts in Iran by preventing Congress from sinking the accord
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Pledges for Humanitarian Aid Fall Far Short of Deliveries
When international donors pledge millions of dollars either for post-conflict reconstruction or for humanitarian aid, deliveries are rarely on schedule: they are either late, fall far below expectations or not delivered at all. The under-payment or non-payment of promised aid has affected mostly...
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Under Pressure from Europe, Tsipras Tries to Sell 'Unviable' Austerity Deal to Syriza
Varoufakis calls deal 'purely and simply a manifestation of the politics of humiliation in action'
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Filmmaker Laura Poitras Sues US Over 'Kafkaesque' Harassment
Lawsuit requests records from intelligence agencies that have unlawfully detained, searched, and interrogated Citizenfour director for six years
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Opening Historic 'Possibility of Peace,' World Powers Clinch Iran Deal
Grassroots groups and heads of state are calling for US Congress to approve agreement and reject war
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