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Spilling the NSA’s Secrets: Guardian Editor Alan Rusbridger on the Inside Story of Snowden Leaks. HeadlinesSeptember 23, 2013 68 Killed in Militant Attack on Nairobi Mall 78 Killed in Bombing of Pakistani Church; Militants Blame Drone War Over 120 Killed in Iraq Violence Russian Foreign Minister Accuses U.S. of “Blackmail” on Authorizing Strikes … Continued
“I Am Troy Davis”: Supporters, Family of Georgian Man Executed in 2011 Push to End Death Penalty; Benjamin Jealous on Why He Is Leaving the NAACP, Future Plans. HeadlinesSeptember 20, 2013 Syrian Deputy PM: Neither Side Can Win Syrian Civil War Report: Obama Letter Prompts Iran to Pursue Agreement House to Vote on Defunding … Continued
“What Kind of Society Are We Going To Be?”: Ex-NRA Member on the Failure to Address Gun Violence; “This is Genocide in America”: Mother of Slain Chicago Teenager Condemns Gun Violence Epidemic; Two Years After Occupy Wall Street, a Network of Offshoots Continue Activism for the 99%. HeadlinesSeptember 19, 2013 Iranian President Welcomes “Positive” … Continued
The 1,000 Year Flood: Did Global Warming Worsen Colorado’s Unprecedented Rainfall? Bill McKibben: Obama Can Salvage His Climate Legacy by Rejecting Keystone XL Oil Pipeline; How the U.S. Narrowly Avoided a Nuclear Holocaust 33 Years Ago, and Still Risks Catastrophe Today. HeadlinesSeptember 18, 2013 Obama Urges Congressional Response After Latest Mass Shooting Aaron Alexis … Continued
How Did D.C. Navy Yard Gunman Get Security Clearance While Being Treated by VA For Mental Illness? From Mosques to Soccer Leagues: Inside the NYPD’s Secret Spy Unit Targeting Muslims, Activists; “The Fifth Little Girl”: Birmingham Church Bombing Survivor Still Seeks Compensation 50 Years On. HeadlinesSeptember 17, 2013 13 Dead, Including Shooter, in Rampage … Continued
Could Russia-U.S. Deal on Syria Chemical Weapons Lead To a Non-Imperial, New Internationalism? Andrew Bacevich on “Breach of Trust: How Americans Failed Their Soldiers and Their Country”; “Terrorism is Part of Our History”: Angela Davis on ’63 Church Bombing, Growing up in “Bombingham.” HeadlinesSeptember 16, 2013 U.S., Russia Reach Deal to Destroy Syria’s Chemical … Continued
Inequality for All: Robert Reich Warns Record Income Gap Is Undermining Our Democracy. HeadlinesSeptember 13, 2013 Kerry Upholds Threat of Military Strike on Syria “Should Diplomacy Fail” Assad: U.S. Must End Threats Before Syria Surrenders Chemical Weapons U.N. Report: Syrian Gov’t Attacking Hospitals, Blocking Treatment Syria Researcher Cited by Kerry, McCain Fired for Lying … Continued
Juan González: New York City Poised to Elect Its Most Progressive Government in 50 Years; Snowden Documents Reveal NSA Gave Israeli Spies Raw Emails, Texts, Calls of Innocent Americans; In Historic Move, AFL-CIO Expands Ranks With Vote to Include Non-Union, Immigrant, Low-Wage Workers; The American Way of Poverty: As Inequality Hits Record High, Sasha Abramsky … Continued
Chomsky: Instead of “Illegal” Threat to Syria, U.S. Should Back Chemical Weapons Ban in All Nations; Chomsky on 9/11, Syria’s “Bloody Partition” and Why U.S. Role Ensures Failure of Mideast Talks. HeadlinesSeptember 11, 2013 Obama Delays Congressional Vote on Syria After Russian Proposal Syria Admits to Chemical Stockpile, Backs Russian Plan Talks on U.N. … Continued
As Assad Regime Accepts Russian Plan on Chemical Weapons, A Debate on Syria’s Path Forward; 40 Years After Chilean Coup, Allende Aide Juan Garcés on How He Brought Pinochet to Justice; “Make the Economy Scream”: Secret Documents Show Nixon, Kissinger Role Backing 1973 Chile Coup. HeadlinesSeptember 10, 2013 Syria Accepts Russian Proposal to Surrender … Continued
