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Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change
Acidification of Oceans

Dutch Judges Order Netherlands to protect its Caribbean Island of Bonaire from Climate Change

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the “residents of Bonaire were wrongly treated differently from residents of the European Netherlands.”

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

The Iranian Protests Explained: Outside Intervention will only undercut Efforts by Iranians to transform their System

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Domestic Surveillance
UK's Channel 4 Schools US Media on How to cover NSA, Snowden

UK’s Channel 4 Schools US Media on How to cover NSA, Snowden

This report by Channel 4 News in the UK, covering Edward Snowden’s application for asylum in the Russian Federation and his revelations of collaboration between […]

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nuclear weapons
A time-lapse video map of 2,053 nuclear explosions from 1945 through 1998 (Hashimoto)

A time-lapse video map of 2,053 nuclear explosions from 1945 through 1998 (Hashimoto)

Created by Japanese Artist Isao Hashimoto: A time-lapse video map of 2,053 nuclear explosions from 1945 through 1998. Starts off a little slow, but keep […]

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Afghanistan
Malala Yousafzai Pleads at UN for Universal Free Schooling for Girls and Boys

Malala Yousafzai Pleads at UN for Universal Free Schooling for Girls and Boys

“In her first speech since the Taliban in Pakistan tried to kill her for advocating education for girls, Malala Yousafzai celebrated her 16th birthday on […]

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US politics
Murderers where the Victim was White are Far more Likely to be Punished in US (Graph)

Murderers where the Victim was White are Far more Likely to be Punished in US (Graph)

In the US, as Amnesty International points out: Percentage of murder victims annually that are African-American: 50% Percentage of executions for murder annually where the […]

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Egypt
Egypt: Rebellion Movement Pressures President, PM to Pare Claimed Powers

Egypt: Rebellion Movement Pressures President, PM to Pare Claimed Powers

As Egypt braced for dueling huge demonstrations on Friday, a spokesman for the Rebellion or Tamarrud Movement, Hasan Shahin, said Thursday that the campaign expects […]

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Syria
Remembering Syria:  Homs 'Ghost Town' Under heavy Regime Bombardment

Remembering Syria: Homs ‘Ghost Town’ Under heavy Regime Bombardment

In winter of 2012, the world was mesmerized and horrified as the Syrian Baath regime drew up artillery pieces and its tanks and fired on […]

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Domestic Surveillance
In Chilling Ruling, Chevron is Granted Access to Amazon Activists’ Private Emails

In Chilling Ruling, Chevron is Granted Access to Amazon Activists’ Private Emails

"Sweeping" subpoena violates rights of those who spoke out against oil giant's devastating actions in Ecuador – Lauren McCauley writes at Commondreams “Following their guilty […]

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Egypt
Aljazeera’s Conspiracy Theory about Obama and Egypt is Brainless Mush

Aljazeera’s Conspiracy Theory about Obama and Egypt is Brainless Mush

Aljazeera Arabic has long since lost a lot of its previous journalisic standards, once its head, Waddah Khanfar, was fired in favor a member of […]

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Arab Spring
Middle East Regional Contention over Egypt’s New Government

Middle East Regional Contention over Egypt’s New Government

The change of government in Egypt produced starkly different reactions in various Middle Eastern countries, which tells us something about the situation there. With the […]

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