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A Desperate Situation at Guantánamo: Over 130 Prisoners on Hunger Strike, Dozens Being Force-Fed; Forgotten Women of the War on Terror: Author Victoria Brittain on the Wives and Families Left Behind; Country Musician Willie Nelson Turns 80: “One Person Carrying a Message Can Change the World.” HeadlinesApril 29, 2013 Military Admits 100 Prisoners on … Continued
Over 200 Killed in Bangladesh Factory Collapse After Workers Forced to Ignore Building’s Dangers; Survivor of Bangladesh’s Tazreen Factory Fire Urges U.S. Retailers to Stop Blocking Worker Safety; Yemeni Activist Farea al-Muslimi Urges U.S. to Stop the Drone War on His Country. HeadlinesApril 25, 2013 Toll from Bangladesh Factory Collapse Hits 200; Workers Stage … Continued
As Obama Shuns Hearing, Yemeni Says U.S. Drone War Terrifying Civilians, Empowering Militants; The World Is a Battlefield: Jeremy Scahill on “Dirty Wars” and Obama’s Expanding Drone Attacks. HeadlinesApril 24, 2013 Boston Marathon Suspect Cites Iraq, Afghanistan Wars as Motive Slain Suspect Bought Fireworks 2 Months Before Attack; Wife Vows Cooperation With Probe Reddit … Continued
Jeremy Scahill: The Secret Story Behind Obama’s Assassination of Two Americans in Yemen. HeadlinesApril 23, 2013 Boston Bombing Suspect Charged, Reportedly Admitted to Role in Attacks Before Hearing Rights Iraq: 26 Killed in Clashes Between Protestors and Security Forces U.S. Soldier Pleads Guilty to Killing 5 Colleagues in Iraq Syrian Activists Report Massacre Near … Continued
Glenn Greenwald on Boston Marathon Arrest: Will We Deny Constitutional Rights in the Name of Fear?; Apartheid Regime Bomb Victim Father Michael Lapsley on Using Forgiveness to Heal From Tragedy; Earth Day Exclusive: Tim DeChristopher Speaks Out After 21 Months in Prison for Disrupting Oil Bid. HeadlinesApril 22, 2013 Surviving Boston Marathon Suspect Faces … Continued
Genocide Trial of Former Dictator Ríos Montt Suspended After Intervention by Guatemalan President;Exclusive: Allan Nairn Exposes Role of U.S. and New Guatemalan President in Indigenous Massacres. HeadlinesApril 19, 2013 Boston Bombing Suspect, Officer Dead After Night of Chaos; Manhunt Underway for 2nd Suspect Violence Erupts Hours After FBI Releases Photos of Suspects Obama Speaks … Continued
“Devastation Beyond Description”: Dozens Feared Dead in Texas Fertilizer Plant Blast, 100+ Wounded; No OSHA Inspections at Texas Plant in 5 Years: Are We Doing Enough to Protect Workplace Safety?;’ A Rush to Misjudgment: CNN Faulted for Racially Charged, Erroneous Reports on Boston Marathon Case; Filmmaker Robert Greenwald on “War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and … Continued
Venezuela Accuses U.S. of Plotting Coup After Deadly Post-Election Protests; After Obama Shuns Probe, Bipartisan Panel Finds “Indisputable” Evidence U.S. Tortured Under Bush; Boston Turns to Recovery as Victims Identified, Bombing Details Emerge. HeadlinesApril 17, 2013 FBI: Boston Marathon Bombs Built with Pressure Cookers, Filled with Shrapnel Remaining Boston Marathon Fatalities Identified 8-Year-Old Victim … Continued
Boston Marathon a “Horrifying Scene” After Twin Blasts Kill 3 and Leave Scores Maimed, Wounded. HeadlinesApril 16, 2013 3 Dead, 144 Wounded as Two Bomb Blasts Hit Boston Marathon Dozens Dead in Wave of Bombings Across Iraq Somalia: At Least 30 Killed in Militant Attacks Judge Denies Relief Motion from Hunger-Striking Guantánamo Prisoner Powerful … Continued
