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Goodman: We Can’t Afford War
Znet Article, July, 01 2010
Amy Goodman
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“General Petraeus is a military man constantly at war with the facts,” began the MoveOn.org attack ad against Gen. David Petraeus back in 2007, after he had delivered a report to Congress on the status of the war in Iraq. George W. Bush was presid...
Goodman: Broken Promises, Broken Laws, Broken Lives
Znet Article, June, 17 2010
Amy Goodman
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Federal authorities are investigating whether officials of the government south of the border participated in a citizen’s kidnapping and torture—Canadian authorities, that is, investigating the possible role of U.S. officials in the “extraordinary...
Goodman: The Gaza Freedom Flotilla: Framing the Narrative
Znet Article, June, 13 2010
Amy Goodman
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They called it “Operation Sea Breeze.” Despite the pleasant-sounding name, Israel’s violent commando raid on a flotilla of humanitarian aid ships, which left nine civilians dead, has sparked international outrage. The raid occurred in the early-mo...
Goodman: In Memory of All That Is Lost
Znet Article, June, 03 2010
Amy Goodman
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The anger is palpable across the Mississippi Delta. As the Deepwater Horizon oil geyser, almost a mile underwater, continues unabated, the brunt of this, the largest environmental catastrophe in United States history, is rolling onto the coast, im...
Goodman: Rising Jamaican Death Toll Rooted in So-Called "War on Drugs"
Znet Article, May, 29 2010
Amy Goodman
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Jamaican police confirmed Thursday that seventy-three people, the vast majority civilians, have been killed in clashes between security forces and Coke’s armed supporters. Rights groups are raising questions about possible unlawful killings by sec...
Goodman: Alleged Chicago Torturer’s Overdue Day in Court
Znet Article, May, 28 2010
Amy Goodman
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Abu Ghraib has nothing over Chicago. Forty years ago, Jon Burge returned from Vietnam, joined the Chicago Police Department and allegedly began torturing people. He rose in the ranks to become a commander in Chicago’s South Side, called Area 2. El...
Goodman: Law & Order: Corporate Crime Unit
Znet Article, May, 20 2010
Amy Goodman
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“Manslaughter,” reads the United States Code, “is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice.” It goes on, “Whoever is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six years, or both.” I...
Goodman: Singing Lena Horne’s Praises
Znet Article, May, 14 2010
Amy Goodman
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Lena Horne died this week at the age of 92. More than just a brilliant singer and actress, she was a pioneering civil rights activist, breaking racial barriers for generations of African-Americans who have followed her. She fought segregation and ...
Goodman: BP: Billionaire Polluter
Znet Article, May, 06 2010
Amy Goodman
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Less than a week after British Petroleum’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing 11 workers and unleashing what could be the worst industrial environmental disaster in U.S. history, the company announced more ...
Goodman: Cochabamba, the Water Wars and Climate Change
Znet Article, April, 23 2010
Amy Goodman
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Here in this small Andean nation of 10 million people, the glaciers are melting, threatening the water supply of the largest urban area in the country, El Alto and La Paz, with 3.5 million people living at altitudes over 10,000 feet. I flew from E...
Goodman: Massey Disaster Not Just Tragic, but Criminal
Znet Article, April, 16 2010
Amy Goodman
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Massey Energy runs the Upper Big Branch (UBB) mine in Montcoal, W.Va., where 29 miners were killed last week. The loss of life is tragic, but the UBB explosion is more than tragic; it is criminal. When corporations are guilty of crimes, however, t...
Goodman: The Obscenity of War
Znet Article, April, 01 2010
Amy Goodman
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President Barack Obama has just returned from his first trip as commander in chief to Afghanistan. The U.S.-led invasion and occupation of that country are now in their ninth year, amid increasing comparisons to Vietnam.
Goodman: Obama’s Bad Prescription for Indonesia
Znet Article, March, 25 2010
Amy Goodman
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President Barack Obama dedicated the signing of health care legislation to a number of people, including his mother, S. Ann Dunham Soetoro, who, he said, “argued with insurance companies even as she battled cancer in her final days.” The health ca...
Goodman: NYC’s Jihad Against Debbie Almontaser
Znet Article, March, 19 2010
Amy Goodman
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Debbie Almontaser has won a victory in her battle against discrimination. She was the founding principal of the first Arabic-language public school in the United States, until a campaign of hate forced her out. She is well known for her success in...
Goodman: Rachel Corrie’s (Posthumous) Day in Court
Znet Article, March, 12 2010
Amy Goodman
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An unusual trial begins in Israel this week, and people around the world will be watching closely. It involves the tragic death of a 23-year-old American student named Rachel Corrie. On March 16, 2003, she was crushed to death by an Israeli milita...
Goodman: Domestic Violence: A Pre-Existing Condition?
Znet Article, March, 07 2010
Amy Goodman
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March is Women’s History Month, recognizing women’s central role in society. Unfortunately, violence against women is epidemic in the United States and around the world.
Goodman: Following String of Racist Incidents, UC San Diego Students Occupy Chancellor’s Office
Znet Article, March, 03 2010
Amy Goodman
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We go now to California, where crowds of students stormed and occupied the office of a University of California, San Diego chancellor for six hours Friday after a noose was found hanging from a bookcase in the main library. The incident prompted a...
Goodman: Cracking Down on Fracking
Znet Article, February, 25 2010
Amy Goodman
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Mike Markham of Colorado has an explosive problem: His tap water catches fire. Markham demonstrates this in a new documentary, “Gasland,” which just won the Sundance Film Festival Special Jury Prize. Director Josh Fox films Markham as he runs his ...
Goodman: Howard Zinn (1922-2010)
Zmag Article, February, 23 2010
Amy Goodman
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Friends and colleagues remember an activist-educator
Goodman: Obama’s Nuclear Option
Znet Article, February, 18 2010
Amy Goodman
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President Barack Obama is going nuclear. He announced the initial $8 billion in loan guarantees for construction of the first new nuclear power plants in the United States in close to three decades. Obama is making good on a campaign pledge, like ...
