David Swanson: Will The Media Ask Congress If They Meant It?
Congress stood and applauded when the pope talked about arms sales. Does that mean anything?
Iraq Asks U.S. For Air Strikes
Breaking news from Iraq....
Is U.S.-U.K. Nuclear Weapons Sharing Imperiling Non-Proliferation?
The sharing of nuclear weapons technology is part of the “Special Relationship” between the U.S. and U.K., but does the extent of it amount to a violation of the global ban on sharing atomic secrets? And is it encouraging nuclear powers like Pakistan to do the same? WhoWhatWhy takes a closer look.
Man Beaten Into Coma By Border Patrol, Wife Stops Deportation
As the Senate begins its debate on the immigration reform bill, Democracy Now! speaks to Shena Gutierrez, whose husband was nearly killed in an encounter with Border Patrol agents. While still unconscious in the hospital, he was threatened with deportation. She explains what happened.
CIA Gives Karzai Bags Of Cash
For over a decade the CIA has been delivering money to the offices of Afghanistan’s president, Hamid Karzai, in the shadiest ways possible: suitcases, backpacks, and plastic bags full of cash.
How Does The U.S. Mark Unidentified Men In Pakistan And Yemen As Drone Targets?
While President Obama and administration officials have framed the drone program as targeting particular members of Al Qaeda, attacks against unknown militants reportedly may account for the majority of strikes.
Message From Mexico: U.S. Is Polluting Water It May Someday Need To Drink
Injection Wells: The Hidden Risks of Pumping Waste Underground.
U.S. Jobless Claims Decrease
Weekly jobless claims dropped to a five-year low last week, surprising analysts. During the week ending January 19, applications for unemployment insurance payments decreased by 5,000 to 330,000, the lowest number since the same week in 2008.
Latest Sanction Against BP Goes Beyond Gulf Spill
By Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica
When the Obama administration temporarily banned BP from federal contracts Wednesday, it pointed to BP's "lack of business integrity" and conduct relating to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon explosion and
More Allegations Of NYPD Brutality During Occupy Wall Street
Susie passed this article from The Atlantic on to me that highlights many of the documented instances of police misconduct cited in the 8 month study and investigation undertaken by law clinics at NYU, Fordham, Harvard, and Stanford,
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