All Views Articles for 2013-07-11

Thursday, July 11, 2013
Todd Miller
Creating a Military-Industrial-Immigration Complex
How to Turn the U.S.-Mexican Border into a War Zone
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Mark Moss
'Wisdom, Strength, Morality and Courage': On Toshi Seeger
Toshi-Aline Ohta Seeger, wife of folk music icon Pete Seeger, passed away overnight on Tuesday, July 9th. She was a mother, an organizer, an activist and filmmaker … and an essential part of all of...
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Amy Goodman
This Year’s Best-Kept Secret: The Next Generation of Community Radio
A microphone and a radio transmitter in the hands of a community organizer imparts power, which some liken to the life-changing impact when humans first tamed fire. That’s why the prospect of 1,000...
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Victoria Law
Tens of Thousands of California Prisoners Launch Mass Hunger Strike
The strikers are calling for an end to long-term solitary confinement and better prison conditions.
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Mychal Denzel Smith
What Does #Justice4Trayvon Look Like?
The murder trial of George Zimmerman for the killing of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin is nearing its end, with the defense expected to rest its case today. It’s time to prepare for what happens if...
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Ralph Nader
Toward a Living Legacy for Nelson Mandela Now
Nelson Mandela’s exceptional and exemplary life has and will produce worldwide celebrations of his extremely unique blend of character, personality and resolve for broad-gauged justice. To truly...
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Sharif Abdel Kouddous
Scenes of Chaos in Egypt
Deadly clashes shock a nation fresh off the heels of a military coup
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Sabine Huyghe, Sandra Lamborn, Victoria Henry, Ali Garrigan, Wiola Smul & Liesbeth Deddens
Why Are We Scaling the Tallest Building in Britain to Save the Arctic?
We're attempting to scale the Shard to send a message to the headquarters of oil giant Shell.
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Damian Carrington
Trouble in High Places from the Shard to the Arctic
The Greenpeace activists free-climbing the 310m-tall building appear sane compared the dash to the pole for oil and gas
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Jim Hightower
The Mean Team Piles on Jobless Americans
"Come on, team, let's get mean!" This is not the chant of rabid football fans, egging on their favorite team to crush the opponents. Rather, it's the raucous war cry of far-out right-wing ideologues...
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Robert C. Koehler
Privacy, Security and Sanity
What I keep longing to hear, in the hemorrhaging national debate about Edward Snowden, whistleblowing and the NSA, is some acknowledgment of what the word “security” actually means, and what role —...
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