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Water rights activists are calling for Article 31 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights to state that “Everyone has the right to clean and accessible water, adequate for the health and well-being of the individual and family, and no one shall be deprived of such access or quality of water due to individual …

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The fourth annual Boyle Heights Latina Film Extravaganza will take place this weekend from December 12th through the 14th. Once again the film festival will serve as a platform bringing together Latinas from various communities throughout the United States. A wide array of films will be screened during the three-day weekend event including …

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The Massacre of El Mozote by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

Twenty-seven years ago on this day in people’s history, the Massacre at El Mozote tragically occurred. On December 11th, 1981, U.S. trained members of the Salvadoran army slaughtered more than a thousand civilians. The massacre proved to be the bloodiest of the …

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The U.S. detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, has been one of the most controversial symbols of the Bush Administration’s so-called War on Terror. Victims of the 9/11 terror attacks were flown in on Monday to personally witness the first day of a pre-trial military hearing for five alleged suspects in the act. Khalid Shaikh Mohammed …

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The Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency – or ICE – began a massive transfer yesterday of immigrant detainees from the Donald W. Wyatt Detention Facility in Rhode Island. The transfers came rather unexpectedly and are following investigations into the case of a Chinese immigrant who died this past August while being held. The ACLU affiliate of …

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The First Edition of “La Fronde” by Subversive Historian Gabriel San Roman

One-hundred and one years ago on this day in people’s history, the first edition of the feminist daily newspaper “La Fronde” or the Sling was published. On December 10th, 1897, French actress and journalist Marguerite Durand founded the innovative publication in …

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Embattled Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich lent his office’s support yesterday to the more than two hundred workers occupying a factory in Chicago. Entering its fifth day, the sit-down strike of former employees at the family-owned Republic Windows and Doors is demanding full severance pay following layoffs. News of the factory’s closing came with just three days …

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Remember Jay Garner? The retired US Lieutenant General in Iraq is hardly in the news these days, despite the particulars of his new job. One of several former U.S. officials and lobbyists, Garner is now aiding Canadian corporations to secure oil agreements with the Kurdistan Regional Government or KRG in Iraq. Garner was the Bush Administration’s …

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Tomorrow is the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, known around the world as “International Human Rights Day.” On December 10th 1948, the United Nations General Assembly, representing the nations of the world, adopted the most far-reaching document enshrining the social and economic rights of all human beings. The anniversary …

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Empire Notes are weekly commentaries filed by Rahul Mahajan, author of Full Spectrum Dominance and The New Crusade. Today’s commentary is on “The Real Victims of the Iraq War”

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