Prisons, Society and Economy
The shame of Guantanamo Bay
Part 2: The US detention policy: Exposing the dark side ...
During George W Bush's first term, the US tortured many 'War on Terror' prisoners, including a 15-year-old boy.
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Open file 2001
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Prisons, Society and Economy
The shame of Guantanamo Bay
Part 3: The 'War on Terror' goes to court ...
For a majority of Guantanamo detainees, US judges have found flimsy evidence linking the suspects to 'terror' groups.
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Open file 2002
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Prisons, Society and Economy
The shame of Guantanamo Bay
Part 4: Obama inherits and embraces a 'legal mess' ...
From Guantanamo to Bagram prison in Afghanistan, Obama has broken his promise to end torture and illegal detention.
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Open file 2003
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Prisons, Society and Economy
The shame of Guantanamo Bay
Part 5: America's detention policy debacle turns ten ...
The legacy of torture and cruel treatment in detention operations has not been expunged under US president Obama.
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Open file 2004
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Prisons, Society and Economy
The shame of Guantanamo Bay
Guantanamo is an evolutionary experiment ...
US detention centre can remain open as long as the 'war on terror' continues, with no end in sight.
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Open file 2005
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Labor, Society and Economy
Working Mans Death ... Heroes
An Aljazeera filmmaker follows Ukrainian miners as they go underground to dig the last pieces of coal from exhausted mine shafts.
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Open file 2006
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Housing, Society and Economy
The US housing bubble: What Greenspan should have done
January 11, 2012 ... Dean Baker opines that Alan Greenspan should have led economists to document the potential harm of the bubble, and to burst it early.
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Open file 2007
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People
Mitt Romney
Rachel Maddow and crew talking about Mitt Romney's win in New Hampshire
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Open file 2008
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Money, Politics, Society and Economy
The role of the Super PAC
The role of the Super PAC as a financing vehicle in US politics
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Open file 2009
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World News from AlJazeera English
Inside Story ... January 2012
There is an 'Inside Story' in-depth piece almost every day ... news without a corporate agenda or spin
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Open file 2010
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Intellectual Property, Society and Economy
Copyright in softwares and computing
January 2012 ... Cory Doctorow writing on Lockdown ... The coming war on general-purpose computing
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Open file 2011
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Agriculture, Society and Economy
The world can't afford to keep wasting soil
Stan Cox writes that one-third of Earth's soil is degraded because of unsustainable farming methods, which could lead to a major food crisis.
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Open file 2012
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People
Mark V. Vlasic
Mark V. Vlasic has been involved with the World Bank, the Hague and the World Bank Stolen Asset Recovery Assets Initiative
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Open file 2013
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War Veterans, Society and Economy
Veterans doing good for society
Rachel Maddow clip ... Veterans giving support to a small business started by an Iraqi north of Boston He had to leave Iraq after writing about the situation there!
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Open file 2014
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Organizations
Center for Media and Democracy )CMD)
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a non-profit investigative reporting group.
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Open file 2015
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Health, Society and Economy
Maternal Health
Some video clips about maternal health in Africa ... a very big issue and being handled very badly
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Open file 2016
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Genocide, Society and Economy
Grandma's Tattoos
AlJazeera English Witness ... A family story that reveals the fate of the Armenian women driven out of Ottoman Turkey during the First World War.
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Open file 2017
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Genocide, Society and Economy
Turkey accuses France of genocide in Algeria
Turkish PM says France massacred 15 per cent of Algerian population in 1945 as tensions rise between the two countries.
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Open file 2018
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Music, Society and Economy
Bob Marley
Bob Marley- No Woman No Cry with lyrics
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Open file 2019
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Music, Society and Economy
Bob Marley
Bob Marley - Buffalo soldier
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Open file 2020
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Media, Society and Economy
Want to understand the economy? Don't read the press
Danny Schechter writes that financial crimes and woes are severely underreported in the media, and in many cases, completely overlooked.
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Open file 2021
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Corruption, Society and Economy
Standing against Angola's blood-diamond generals
Rafael Marques de Morais writes that citizens need to see that they can break this reign of fear. That's why I've lodged this criminal complaint
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Open file 2022
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People ... Angola
Rafael Marques de Morais
Rafael Marques de Morais is an Angolan journalist currently running the anti-corruption website makaangola.org
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Open file 2023
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Country ... Haiti
Haiti: The republic of NGOs?
AlJazeera Inside Story reports that as rebuilding work continues two years after the quake, we ask where billions of dollars in international aid ended up
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Open file 2024
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Activism, Society and Economy
Occupy DC
Chris Hedges spoke to Occupy DC on Monday on this and other topics. Here are links in 4 segments Enjoy!
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Open file 2025
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Health, Society and Economy
Mexico cancer clinic scams
Cancer Sell ... People & Power goes undercover to investigate the clinics offering cancer patients little but false hope.
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Open file 2026
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Rule of Law, Society and Economy
Jim Puplava interviews Professor of Economics and Law William Black
Professor Black explains to Jim why no one has gone to jail four years after the beginning of the historic Credit Crisis
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Open file 2027
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Military, Society and Economy
The end of celebrity generals
Rachel Maddow interviews Michael Hastings who has written a book 'The Operators' after a big story in Rolling Stones
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Open file 2028
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People ... banking and finance
Jeffrey Verschleiser
Jeffrey Verschleiser used to be at Bear Stearns ... Everything You Need to Know About Wall Street, in One Brief Tale
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Open file 2029
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Trade, Society and Economy
US Balance of Trade a huge weakness
Trade is a US weakness and going to get weaker ... weaker Europe starts to lose appetite for US goods
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Open file 2030
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People ... Photographers
Trey Ratcliff
Trey's images are beautiful and many, also available under the Creative Commons License ... in TVR speak, an Internet ValueAdd
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Open file 2031
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Country ... Syria
Qatar's emir suggests sending troops to Syria
Sheikh Hamad says 'some troops should go to stop killing' amid reports by activists of more deaths across the country.
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Open file 2032
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Politics, Society and Economy
The political parties are only interested in winning elections
Rachel Maddow Show ... GOP is flabergasted. This piece shows how the GOP could not giver a damn about the accuracy of the message!
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Open file 2033
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Economic Theory
Keynes v Hayek
Debate video: Speaker(s): Professor George Selgin, Professor Lord Skidelsky, Duncan Weldon, Dr Jamie Whyte Chaired by: Paul Mason
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Open file 2034
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People ... ODA ... World Bank
Robert B. Zoellick
Biography ... Robert B. Zoellick became the 11th President of the World Bank Group in 2007
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Open file 2035
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Organizations ... People
World Bank
World Bank Group Presidents from 1946 to present day
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Open file 2036
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Organizations
World Bank
April 2007 ... World Bank Unveils Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative
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Open file 2037
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Organizations
World Bank
Paul Wolfowitz's Presidency ... Timeline of major initiatives
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Open file 2038
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Corruption, Society and Economy
James D. Wolfensohn in 1999 talking about corruption
Wolfensohn presentation at the 9th International Anti-Corruption Conference, Durban, South Africa, October 11, 1999
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Open file 2039
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Food, Society and Economy
Food shortages ... food prices
A New Deal for Global Food Policy ... By World Bank President Robert B. Zoellick
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Open file 2040
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Food, Society and Economy
Food shortages ... food prices
January 2011, FT Op-Ed: Free Markets Can Still Feed the World by Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank
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Open file 2041
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Country ... Haiti
Response to the January 2010 Earthquake
Robert B. Zoellick, President of the World Bank on how to rebuild Haiti ... February 1, 2010, less than three weeks after the earthquake
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Open file 2042
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ODA, Society and Economy
World Bank
World Bank Group President, Robert B. Zoellick Addresses the Annual Meetings 2011 Plenary Session
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Open file 2043
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Organizations ... Agriculture
CGIAR
The CGIAR at 40: A Celebration ... “Remarks on Multilateralism in the New CGIAR”
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Open file 2044
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People ... US Politics
Mitt Romney
Jobs are center stage ... What Romney fails to understand about jobs
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Open file 2045
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Politics, Society and Economy
Political debate is not about issues, it is about winning
The Conscience of a Liberal ... Paul Krugman: Obama, Romney, Jobs
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Open file 2046
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Jobs, Society and Economy
US Private Sector Jobs ... November 2011
November employment report provides further evidence that the economy is continuing to heal
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Open file 2047
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People ... Politics
Romney and the jobs spin
CNN, Candy Crowley amplifies Romney’s bogus jobs claims in interview with Axdelrod ... shame on her
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Open file 2048
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Activism, Society and Economy
The failure of leadership
January 2012 ... Anonymous message to world leaders. #GlobalREvolution 2012
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Open file 2049
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Accountability, Society and Economy
Government Accountability Project
The World Bank’s Integrity Vice Presidency (INT) is responsible for the investigation of internal and external allegations of misconduct and fraud.
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Open file 2050
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