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The Worst Crisis You Won't Read About in the News
The DRC, Zimbabwe, Cambodia, Sudan and Nicaragua--all these countries are in crisis right now. How do I know (beyond working at Amnesty International)? I can read about it in the…
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You're Free to Go Now…Just Kidding!
Can someone please explain this to me? How is it OK to arrest someone, send them to Guantánamo, keep them there a couple years, clear them for release, and then…
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Troy Davis Gets Hearing
The U.S. Court of Appeal for the Eleventh Circuit has scheduled oral arguments for December 9 in the case of Troy Davis.  This was something that Davis’ lawyers requested, and…
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To Russia, No Love: We Won't Let You Forget Anna
Journalist Anna Politkovskaya's 2006 murder is an unwavering symbol of Russia's suppression of press freedom and human rights defenders. Her scathing reports on human rights abuses in Chechnya shamed government officials…
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"… whether Davis may be executed if he can establish actual innocence …"
[caption id="attachment_264" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Troy Davis rally, Atlanta, Sept. 11, 2008"][/caption] This is one of the questions before the U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit, in Atlanta, which is currently considering…
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Can the Death Penalty Cause Wrongful Convictions?
Yes. It happened most recently in Nebraska, where 6 men were sentenced to various prison terms for involvement in a murder they had nothing to do with, because some of…
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Forced Eviction in the Name of Progress?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="200" caption="A Group 78 resident holds up a drawing showing the size of the land to which she has strong claims. © CLEC"] [/caption] How many times, in…
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What's So Funny About Universal Healthcare?
Yesterday someone emailed me a link to a mock NYT article, National Health Insurance Act Passes. I'm embarrassed to confess: I fell for it, hook, line and sinker. I believe…
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Roads to Single-Payer
Commenting on Vienna's post on universal health care, J writes: Health Care for America Now (HCAN) does not support single-payer healthcare. They support Obama’s mixed public/private insurance plan. It's true…
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Shockwave: Taser's Latest in Taming Dissent
Taser International is busy promoting a new product. It's called Taser Shockwave, meant to cast something of an electroshock net over an area. It belongs in my "You've Got to Be…