Interview: The Women Who Rewrote Cambodian Law - and the Men Who Censored Them Alissa Bohling, Truthout: Anne Elizabeth Moore, author of New Girl Law: Drafting a Future for Cambodia, shares her insights into working with, and writing about, a new generation of courageous Cambodian women as well as the white men who seek to protect them from themselves. Read the Interview Judge: Discrimination at Arpaio's Office Came From the "Top Down" Valeria Fernandez, New America Media: A federal judge ruled on Friday that Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio engaged in racial profiling of Latinos, violating their constitutional rights in his crackdown on illegal immigration. Read the Article Why Tim DeChristopher Went to Prison for His Protest Bill Moyers, Moyers & Company: Only weeks after his release from prison, climate activist Tim DeChristopher talks about the necessity of civil disobedience in the fight for environmental justice. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript A Generation Out of Luck Gary Lapon, Socialist Worker: The class of 2013 will face a jobs and career crisis when they graduate. Gary Lapon examines the different dimensions of the crisis - and why it's taking place. Read the Article On the News With Thom Hartmann: Chicago Made History by Closing 50 Public Schools in Under Two Minutes, and More In today's On the News segment: Chicago made history by closing 50 public schools in under two minutes; the Congressional Budget Office wants to put a price on air pollution; a week of trumped-up GOP scandals has claimed another IRS official; and more. Watch the Video and Read the Transcript Reversal of Rios Montt Verdict in Guatemala Sparks Criticism of Genocide Charge Tim Johnson, McClatchy Newspapers: Earlier this week, Guatemala's Constitutional Court overturned former military dictator Gen. Efrain Rios Montt's conviction of genocide, due to "procedural errors", leaving many disappointed. Read the Article Six Nights of Violence Reveal Inequalities in Sweden Kristina Chew, Care2: Sweden has been reducing the role of its famously generous welfare state since the 1990s to be more "efficient", but the result has been an alarming growth of inequality, including high youth unemployment. Read the Article Big Coal Faces Big Opposition in Pacific Northwest Nick Engelfried, Waging Nonviolence: Earlier this month, grassroots climate and anti-extraction activists in the Pacific Northwest scored a victory over one of the world's most powerful industries. Read the Article Tales in a Kabul Restaurant Kathy Kelly, Voices for Creative Nonviolence: "We who live in countries that support NATO, that tolerate this occupation, bear responsibility to hear the tales told by Afghans who are trapped by our war of choice." Kathy Kelly talks to five Afghan men about their experiences. Read the Article Partners in the Struggle: How to Be an Effective Ally Andrew Stelzer, National Radio Project: From white Americans in the civil rights era, to Israelis in Palestine, to Latino-Americans working with the undocumented … a roundtable discussion on the do's and don'ts of how to be an effective ally. Listen to the Radio Program |
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