Revealed: The Story Behind the "NATO 3" Domestic Terrorism Arrests Matt Stroud and Steve Horn, Truthout: Accused of domestic terrorism in the course of the Chicago NATO summit, Brian Church, Brent Betterly and Jared Chase were arguably victims of police entrapment and the use of "Red Squad" tactics the Chicago police were formerly enjoined from employing. Read the Article Canadian Government Deploys Money, Diplomacy for Keystone XL Yves Engler, Truthout: Hiring private lobbyists on both sides of the border, Stephen Harper's government in Canada is leaving no stone unturned it its efforts to secure approval for the KXL pipeline's remaining route. Read the Article Pretrial Hearings of 5 Suspects in 9/11 Face Challenge of Torture-Obtained Evidence Adam Hudson, Truthout: Pretrial hearings for five alleged terrorists behind 9/11 are ongoing, but evidence of their guilt may be compromised if reports that much was obtained by various torture techniques are to be believed. Read the Article Supreme Court on Gay Marriage Next Week: Here's What Could Happen Mike Ludwig, Truthout: The US Supreme Court is expected to rule on two landmark gay marriage cases next week. Here's a quick look at what the court could decide. Read the Article Bank of America Lied to Homeowners and Rewarded Foreclosures, Former Employees Say Paul Kiel, ProPublica: Bank of America employees regularly lied to homeowners seeking loan modifications, denied their applications for made-up reasons and were rewarded for sending homeowners to foreclosure, according to sworn statements by former bank employees. Read the Article Pregnant Women's Legal Rights Often Violated at Work, Report Finds Alissa Bohling, Truthout: A report released Tuesday by two legal advocacy groups found pregnant workers are routinely discriminated against when they need accommodations due to the physical demands of pregnancy. Read the Article Immigration Enforcement or Folly: Are We Deporting the Worst of the Worst? Jordan Vinson, Occupy.com: Never before has so much thought been put into determining what type of specific legal action to take against a given undocumented immigrant. Read the Article From Afghanistan, Thank You Bradley Manning! Dr. Hakim and the Afghan Peace Volunteers, Anti-War Blog: Hakim and the Volunteers talk to Afghani citizens who show their support for whistleblower Bradley Manning and call for cooperation among "awakened" citizens to change the global dialogue. Read the Article Visiting Hiroshima David Krieger, Nuclear Age Peace Foundation: "The most impressive part of the experience of being in Hiroshima, though, is not the statues, the cenotaph, the peace flame or the museum exhibits. It is the survivors of the bombing, with their remarkable spirit of forgiveness," says Krieger. Read the Article Gov. Chris Christie's Illusion of Bipartisanship Nakia Gladden and Robert Weiner, The New Jersey Star Ledger: The media have fixated on painting Christie as a bipartisan politician. While he has been rightly bipartisan concerning Hurricane Sandy relief and recovery, his overall record is staunchly conservative. Read the Article |
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