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Prop 8, California’s Same-Sex Marriage Ban, Declared Unconstitutional
by LISA LEFF SAN FRANCISCO — Same-sex marriage moved one step closer to the Supreme Court on Tuesday when a federal appeals court ruled California’s ban unconstitutional, saying it serves no purpose other than to “lessen the status and human… Read More ›
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Drones over U.S. get OK by Congress
By Shaun Waterman Look! Up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? It’s … a drone, and it’s watching you. That’s what privacy advocates fear from a bill Congress passed this week to make it easier… Read More ›
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Video: India Buying Iranian Oil With Gold Bullion, China May Follow
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US-Funded Textbooks Teach Afghan Children Whitewashed History
The curriculum in Afghan schools intentionally excludes four decades of war in an effort to “bring people together” by John Glaser Afghan children are being taught with U.S.-funded textbooks explicitly written to exclude four decades of war in an almost… Read More ›
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Marines pose with Nazi symbol in Afghanistan
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The U.S. Marine Corps confirmed Thursday that a sniper team in Afghanistan posed for a photograph in front of a flag with a logo resembling that of the notorious Nazi SS. Use of the SS symbol… Read More ›
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Victim in anti-gay video beating speaks out in Atlanta
Savage beating caught on camera, posted online Author: By Moni Basu CNN ATLANTA (CNN) – The victim of a vicious beating by a gang of men shouting anti-gay slurs said Wednesday that he wants his attackers to face justice. Brandon… Read More ›
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In Iraq, 65 Executions in First 40 Days of 2012
State executions are just one measure of repression that continues with US support by John Glaser, February 08, 2012 Less than two months into 2012, the Iraqi government has executed at least 65 prisoners, as the country continues to slip… Read More ›
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Cuba’s Cure
Why is Cuba exporting its health care miracle to the world’s poor? by Sarah van Gelder Cubans say they offer health care to the world’s poor because they have big hearts. But what do they get in return? They live… Read More ›
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Lung cancer vaccine given to 2,000 Cubans
Iris de Armas Padrino THE Cuban CIMAVax-EGF vaccine, the only one of its kind in the world for the treatment of advanced lung cancer, has been administered to 2,000-plus Cubans, almost 5,000 of them within the Primary Health Care (APS)… Read More ›
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Political Cartoon: Cuban Embargo, 50 Years Later
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Antiwar Activists Across the Country Protest War Against Iran
by John Glaser, February 04, 2012 In a national “Day of Mass Action,” Americans protested a seemingly imminent U.S. war against Iran in over 60 cities and towns across the country. In San Francisco, about 600 people participated in the… Read More ›
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Feeling death at our heels: An update from the frontlines of the struggle
from the NCTT Corcoran SHU “Death is impossible for us to fathom; it is so immense, so frightening that we will do almost anything to keep from thinking about it. Society is organized to make death invisible, to keep it… Read More ›
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Chaos and carnage as Europe freezes – Death Toll from Freeze Reaches 175
THE big freeze gripping Europe has claimed the lives of 175 people – with forecasters warning: “It’s only going to get colder.” Temperatures have tumbled below -10C in most capital cities, with 38 people dying from frostbite in Ukraine and… Read More ›
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Stephon Watts, Autistic Teen, Fatally Shot By Police In His Home
The mother of a 15-year-old boy with autism who was fatally shot by police in his home Wednesday is facing off with suburban Chicago police officers who say the officer acted appropriately. Stephon Watts, 15, who was diagnosed with Asperger’s… Read More ›
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Michael Parenti: An Opinon About the Opinion-Makers
Jill Pletcher and Mary Magnuson (two of my favorite FB people) were speculating as to what might be my opinion of Chris Hedges. I think Hedges makes a valuable contribution. He goes over issues and topics that some of us… Read More ›
The Red Phoenix 