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Schenwar: Postponing Iraqi Public Opinion
Znet Article, August, 06 2009
Maya Schenwar
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When Iraq's Parliament ratified its security pact with the US last year, allowing the presence of US troops until the end of 2011, it built in a provision for a public referendum vote to take place. This would let the Iraqi people decide the ultim...
Schenwar: Iraq Vote Could Oust US Troops Early
Znet Article, July, 02 2009
Maya Schenwar
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As US combat troops retreated from Iraqi urban centers on Tuesday, signs of an incomplete withdrawal abounded. Some soldiers remained in cities, their labels changed from "combat troops" to "trainers" or "advisers," while others relocated to bases...
Schenwar: Senate O.K.'s $91 Billion in War Funds
Znet Article, May, 25 2009
Maya Schenwar
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The Senate approved $91 billion in funding for the wars in Afghanistan, Iraq and Pakistan yesterday, with all senators but three voting for the bill. This, along with a House vote last week in favor of $97 billion, seals the deal for the Obama adm...
Schenwar: Congress Pushes Iran Sanctions
Znet Article, May, 15 2009
Maya Schenwar
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Twin bills recently introduced in Congress would significantly expand US sanctions on Iran, pressuring global energy companies to divest from the country, blocking its gas imports and urging the president to sever investments in the central bank o...
Schenwar: Winter Soldiers Speak Out in Europe
Znet Article, March, 19 2009
Maya Schenwar
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Last March, a group of soldiers and veterans gathered in Washington, DC, to recount their experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan. They spent three days testifying, confessing and mourning. They revealed atrocities never before spoken of - the brutal ...
Schenwar: The Push to Downsize Defense
Znet Article, February, 28 2009
Maya Schenwar
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As President Obama released his budget outline for fiscal year 2010 on Thursday, recommending about $664 billion in defense funding, a determined group of progressive Congress members and activists pushed for a marked change in the way the US spen...
Schenwar: Slavery Haunts America's Plantation Prisons
Znet Article, September, 01 2008
Maya Schenwar
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On an expanse of 18,000 acres of farmland, 59 miles northwest of Baton Rouge, long rows of men, mostly African-American, till the fields under the hot Louisiana sun. The men pick cotton, wheat, soybeans and corn. They work for pennies, literally. ...
Schenwar: Some Prisoners Declared Innocent, But Not Free
Znet Article, August, 18 2008
Maya Schenwar
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Due to endless litigation, conflicting legal technicalities, or inadequate transitional facilities, prisoners who are innocent may find themselves behind bars indefinitely.
Schenwar: Women in the Running
Znet Article, May, 12 2008
Maya Schenwar
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Whether or not we elect a female president this year, the US has a long way to go when it comes to political gender equality.
Schenwar: Occupation On The Home Front
Znet Article, July, 31 2007
Maya Schenwar
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Welcome to Bizarro Congress. The past six months have been stuffed chockfull of triumphs and dis...
