Justice

"Everything Was Cut Immediately": LIU Faculty and Students Protest Lockout & Class Cancellations

This was supposed to be the second week of classes at Long Island University’s campus in Brooklyn, but the administration barred all 400 members of the faculty union from its…

September 13, 2016
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Lakota Activist Debra White Plume from Pine Ridge: Why I am a Water Protector at Standing Rock

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While Democracy Now! was covering the standoff at Standing Rock earlier this month, we spoke to longtime Lakota water and land rights activist Debra White Plume, who was born and…

September 12, 2016
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In Dramatic Reversal, White House Halts Dakota Access Pipeline Construction Under Missouri River

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To discuss Friday’s district court ruling in the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit against the U.S. government to stop the Dakota Access pipeline, and the White House’s dramatic intervention less…

September 12, 2016
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The US military shelling Lebanon in response to the April 1983 Beirut embassy bombing did not discourage an even deadlier attack on the US Marine barracks in Beirut in October 1983.

Retaliation: Reality Vs. Pundit Fantasy

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Displaying a remarkable faith in the power of violence, many media pundits blamed the destruction of the World Trade Center on the failure of the US government to behave aggressively…

September 11, 2016
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45 Years After Legendary Attica Prison Uprising, New Book Reveals State Role in Deadly Standoff

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Today prisoners in at least 24 states are set to participate in a nationally coordinated strike that comes on the 45th anniversary of the prison uprising at Attica. Much like…

September 9, 2016
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Nationwide Prison Strike Launches in 24 States and 40 Facilities over Conditions & Forced Labor

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Today prisoners in at least 24 states are set to participate in a nationally coordinated strike that comes on the 45th anniversary of the prison uprising at Attica. Much like…