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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
Will Chávez Revolution Continue in Venezuela? A Debate After Maduro’s Close Election Victor; Tax Day: While Millions Rush to Meet Deadline, Resisters Continue Longstanding Refusal to Fund War. HeadlinesApril 15, 2013 Chávez Successor Wins Venezuelan Election, Opposition Seeks Recount Military Guards Fire on Guantánamo Hunger Strikers Guantánamo Prisoner: “All of the Detainees Are Suffering … Continued
Bishop Thomas Gumbleton Speaks Out For Sexual Abuse Victims; Reflects on Lifetime of Activism. HeadlinesApril 12, 2013 Senate Votes to Begin Debate on Gun Control Syria: At Least 45 Die in Daraa as British Official Blasts Lack of World Action Secret Documents Confirm U.S. Drone Policy Contradicts Public Claims U.S. Officials Cast Doubt on … Continued
Rally for Citizenship: Tens of Thousands Flood Capitol Hill in Massive Call for Humane Reform; Juan González: Immigration Debate “A Battle Over What America Will Look Like in 21st Centur; Sharif Kouddous & Lina Attalah on Egypt’s Media, Sectarianism & State Violence From Mubarak to Morsi. HeadlinesApril 11, 2013 Tens of Thousands Rally for … Continued
The Way of the Knife: NYT’s Mark Mazzetti on the CIA’s Post-9/11 Move from Spying to Assassinations; Israeli Journalist Amira Hass Sparks Furor at Home for Defending Palestinian Right to Resist. HeadlinesApril 10, 2013 Vote Set to Begin Gun-Control Debate After GOP Backs Down on Filibuster Newtown Families Lobby Congress for Gun-Control Vote Sen. … Continued
Undercover Activist Details Secret Filming of Animal Abuse & Why “Ag-Gag” Laws May Force Him to Stop; Debate: After Activists Covertly Expose Animal Cruelty, Should They Be Targeted With “Ag-Gag” Laws? HeadlinesApril 9, 2013 U.S. to Deploy New Laser Attack Weapon Near Iran Kerry Continues Harsh Rhetoric Against Iran During Israeli Visit Storage Pits … Continued
