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This drawing is a depiction of the execution of the 38 Native Americans who were hung in a mass hanging in 1862 in Mankato, Minn. (Drawing by W.H. Childs from Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper 1863)

Yearly Journey To Minn. Provides Healing As Native Americans Commemorate Dakota Executions

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Exclusive Interview: Journalism In A War Zone, The View Of War Reporter

Rudi Vranckx is shown in this picture. (Photo Vlaamse Radio-en Televisieomroep (VRT)) (BRUSSELS) – Rudi Vranckx is a Belgian journalist working for one of the country’s public television channels. He is one of the best known war reporters in Belgium, having covered conflicts in countries including Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, Afghanistan and Pakistan. More recently, […]

Magda Fahsi
بواسطة Magda Fahsi
Rudi Vranckx is shown in this picture. (Photo Vlaamse Radio-en Televisieomroep (VRT))

(BRUSSELS) - Rudi Vranckx is a Belgian journalist working for one of the country’s public television channels. He is one of the best known war reporters in Belgium, having covered conflicts in countries including Iraq, Kosovo, Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, Afghanistan and Pakistan. More recently, he has been following the so-called Arab Spring,

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Changing The Rhetoric: Gun Insurance Not Gun Control

In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, a customer checks out a shotgun at Burdett & Son Outdoor Adventure Shop in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan) (CONNECTICUT) — The National Rifle Association lost much of its credibility when its longtime spokesman, Wayne LaPierre, said, “The only thing that stops a bad guy with […]

John Stoehr
بواسطة John Stoehr
In this photo taken Wednesday, Dec. 19, 2012, a customer checks out a shotgun at Burdett & Son Outdoor Adventure Shop in College Station, Texas. (AP Photo/Pat Sullivan)

(CONNECTICUT) -- The National Rifle Association lost much of its credibility when its longtime spokesman, Wayne LaPierre, said, "The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun." He called for immediate action to place armed guards in every public school in the country. In case there's doubt about the NRA's credibility

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The Battle For Texas: The GOP’s Conservative Fortress

Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich share the stage during a Republican presidential debate Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) As the Republican Party, and the conservative movement that runs it, […]

Jeffrey Cavanaugh
بواسطة Jeffrey Cavanaugh
Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich share the stage during a Republican presidential debate Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

As the Republican Party, and the conservative movement that runs it, licks its wounds going into 2013, there has been much media speculation over the direction the party will take. Will it, as some maintain, steer a more centrist course? Or, as others fear, will it become even more reactionary and uncompromising going forward? To better understand

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Scrambling For Africa’s Resources

In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Malian soldiers loyal to coup leader Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo secure the location as he arrives at his headquarters at Kati military base, just outside Bamako. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) (CHICAGO) — It’s more than about oil, stupid. It’s for vast African riches. Resource/mineral wars define America’s agenda. […]

Stephen Lendman
بواسطة Stephen Lendman
In this March 27, 2012 file photo, Malian soldiers loyal to coup leader Capt. Amadou Haya Sanogo secure the location as he arrives at his headquarters at Kati military base, just outside Bamako. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

(CHICAGO) -- It's more than about oil, stupid. It's for vast African riches. Resource/mineral wars define America's agenda. On Dec. 15, 2006, the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM) was authorized. On Feb. 6, 2007, it was announced. On Oct. 1, 2007, it was established. On Oct. 1, 2008, it became operational. It's mission is controlling

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How Dark Money Helped Republicans Hold The House And Hurt Voters

In this Nov. 19, 2011 fie photo the U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File) By Olga Pierce, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did […]

Olga Pierce
بواسطة Olga Pierce
In this Nov. 19, 2011 fie photo the U.S. Capitol building is seen in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

By Olga Pierce, Justin Elliott and Theodoric Meyer In the November election, a million more Americans voted for Democrats seeking election to the U.S. House of Representatives than Republicans. But that popular vote advantage did not result in control of the chamber. Instead, despite getting fewer votes, Republicans have maintained a commanding

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Real Estate Giants Push For Break On Buildings’ Battery Park City Payments

Battery Park City in New York City is shown in this picture, taken on April 3, 2012. (Photo by Anthony Quintano via Flikr) These guys want a break! A powerful group of real estate developers is asking for reductions in the rents its members pay to the public Battery Park City Authority. The group, the […]

Nathaniel Herz
بواسطة Nathaniel Herz
Battery Park City in New York City is shown in this picture, taken on April 3, 2012. (Photo by Anthony Quintano via Flikr)

These guys want a break! A powerful group of real estate developers is asking for reductions in the rents its members pay to the public Battery Park City Authority. The group, the Real Estate Board of New York, has been asking for the cuts for more than a year on behalf of powerhouse developers like the Related Companies, Glenwood Management

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