Today’s News Links: 03-05-12

Posted on March 5, 2012 by admin

Posted on March 4, 2012 by admin

America’s Islamic Blindspots

Weaponizing the Body Politic

In Honduras and Beyond, Incarceration is Derailing Justice

Global Intellingence-gate: Stratfor

Federal Reserve Shrugged Off Warnings, Let Banks Pay Billions

A Propaganda Windfall for the Imperial State

Will Greece be Ruled by the Bankers or its People?

Republic of Congo: Over 200 Killed in Arms Depot Blast

Text of President Obama’s Speech to AIPAC

Human Rights First: Khan Military Commission Conviction Not a Win for US Justice

Displacement in Africa: Trading Farmers for Investors

US Must Seize Opportunity to Support Palestinian Non-Violence

Angola: Top Generals Investigated in ‘Blood Diamonds’ Case

The US Army’s Top Soldier Talks ‘Victory’ In Iraq

“Ghost Villages”: Russia’s Declining Demographic

Today’s News Links: 03-03-12

Posted on March 3, 2012 by admin

Top 10 Super-PAC Donors

Police Privatization to Take Place in Several British Counties

WikiLeaks Vs. Stratfor: Pursue the Truth, Not its Messenger

Inspiring a Generation of Women to Fight Neglected Tropical Diseases

Death Threats and Intimidation: The Cost of Honesty for a Climate Change Scientist

Interview: Hunger Strikes Reignite Prisoner Movement in Palestine

Amnesty to Moldova: Banning LGBT Demonstrations Creates Dangerous Climate

China’s Incoming President Promises New Things for US-China Relations

Reporters Test New Limits as Myanmar Eases Restrictions on Media

China’s Top Tibet Official Orders Tighter Control of Internet

Mali and the Tuareg: Between Armed Uprising and Drought

The Consequences of the Ivory Trade

Japan Watchdog Orders Adidas to Stop Price-Fixing

Today’s News Links: 03-02-12

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

Human Rights Watch to UAE: Stop Revoking Residency Permits of Syrian Protestors

Human Rights Watch Report: No Justice in Bahrain

The Atlantic‘s Jeffery Goldberg Interview with President Barack Obama on Israel, Iran

Whatever Happened to the Task Force on Oil Speculation?

Busting De-forestation Myths: People as Part of a Solution

Was Israel Behind the India Car-Bomb Incident?

Rush Limbaugh’s Disgusting Attack On Women

Bahrain Delays UN Investigator, Limits Rights Groups

Amnesty: Egypt Must End Attacks on Civil Society

Amnesty: Pakistan Must Do More to Protect Religious Minorities

Interview: Tim Wise on White Resentment in a Multi-cultural Society

War Tax at the Gas Pump

African Leaders Launch ‘Super Port’ Project Near UNESCO Heritage Site

Noam Chomsky on Iran, the US, and Israel

Senator Al Franken on Privacy Rights in the Digital Age

Fukushima: One Year Later, Chaos Reigns

Today’s News Links: 03-01-12

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin

Petition: Iran Must Not Execute Man for “Cyber Crimes”

Library.nu : The Disappearing Virtual Library

Occupy AIPAC: Saying No to the “Israel Lobby” Push for War

Koch Brothers File Lawsuit Over Cato Institute Ownership

Killing Afghans? Fine! Protesting Against the Killing? A Crime

How Empires Fall; Including the American One

The Warlord and the NBA Star: Congo’s Corrupt Gold Trade

Who Elected the Central Bankers?

Global Mining Boom is Leading to Landgrab

US Military Sexual Violence: ACLU Report

China: Legalizing the Tools of Repression

US Court Approves Warrantless Cellphone Searches

The Oil War in Ghana

Occupy Education!

El Salvador’s Civil War: What We Still Don’t Know

Somalian Civilians Among Victims of US Attacks

How the Drone War Became the American Way of Life

Today’s News Links: 02-29-12

Posted on February 29, 2012 by admin

Petition: Tell FDA: We Have the Right to Know About Genetically Engineered Produce

Petition to Obama: Tell the FDA to Cut Ties to Monsato

Amnesty Petition: Release UK Man Held Without Charge at Guantanamo for 10 Years

WikiLeaks Exposes Dept. of Homeland Security Spying on Occupy Movement

Lessons from Fukushima: The True Cause of the Meltdown

Oligarchy in the US

Military Strikes Not the Answer in Syria

Central Asia: Waiting for the ‘Spring’?

Sinoloa Cartel New Caribbean Routes Centered Around Dominican Republic

C. Wright Mills Would Have Loved ‘Occupy Wallstreet’

Short Film: ‘Raids in the Rainforest – the Fight for the Amazon’

Amnesty International Calls for End to Attacks on Journalists in Somalia

Solitary Confinement: A Replication of Domestic Torture in the Age of Terror

Lawsuit Takes Aim at CIA’s “Covert” Attack on Transparency

Why the US Won’t Cut Military Aid to Egypt

Battle Against NDAA Crosses Party Lines

Today’s News Links: 02-28-12

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

Petition: We Don’t Want an Unnecessary and Costly War with Iran

Petition: Tell President Obama Not to Expedite Keystone XL

WikiLeaks Begins Publishing 5 Million Emails From STRATFOR

The Human Rights First Report on Bahrain

India Hastens to Lower Tension in Maldives

Critics of Indefinite Detention Gain Traction

Corporate Crime and Punishment

MF Global: Crime, Comedy and the Cover-Up

The NYPD Spying Controversy: A Microcosm for the 9/11 Era

In Iraq, Occupation by Another Name

Celebrating the Achievements of African American Women

Japanese Leaders ‘Played Down’ Nuclear Crisis

Greece in “Selective Default” on Debts

Media Manipulation: Why Some Ideas are More Visible Than Others

Human Rights First: Room for Improvement in New DHS, ICE Detention Standards

The Many Hazards of a Fast-Food Diet

Today’s News Links: 02-27-12

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

Amnesty International: Join the Campaign to Bring 3 Freedoms to Burma [Myanmar]

One Nation Under Arms

02-27-12 early edition

Posted on February 27, 2012 by admin

Monsanto Teams up with Dow to Poison America’s Heartland

Alert: Monsanto GMO Corn to be Sold at Wal-Mart This Summer

How to Make ‘Occupy’ Catch On: For a Fairer Economy

The Causes of the Protests in Afghanistan

An Interview with Senator Russ Feingold

Nuclear Folly: From Rocky Flats to Fukushima

FAIR Trade: Not All Responsibility Should be Left to Consumers

Adnan’s Case Highlights Israel’s Racist Legal System

Russia: Wave of Attempts to Intimidate Independent Media in Run-up to Elections

Saudi Arabia: Trial of Riyadh Protestor ‘Utterly Unwarranted’ – Amnesty

Yemen’s Saleh to Seek Exile in Ethiopia

Conflict in Mali Sends Refugees Fleeing Across Border into Niger

Infographic: NSA Unchained

Italy: ‘Historic’ European Court Judgement Upholds Migrants’ Rights

Today’s News Links 02-26-12

Posted on February 26, 2012 by admin

My apologies, I wont be able to post updates for today. Check back tomorrow morning for an early edition.

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