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“Rumsfeld Lied, People Died”

By Shakeel Syed, Executive Director of the Islamic Shura Council of Southern Calfornia   When I heard that the war criminal known as Donald Rumsfeld would be appearing in the area, I could not wait to confront him. Along with handful of enlightened citizens and friends, we showed up at his event at the resting place [...]

Yemenis Have Moms Too

By Jodie Evans and Charles Davis He disappeared more than a decade ago, just 18-years-old and teaching abroad, separated from  his family for the first time in life. His mother and father, sick with worry, heard nothing. For all they knew he was dead. Then, one day they opened a newspaper and learned their son [...]

On Mother’s Day, Contact Michelle Obama

by Frances Mendenhall Everyone knows the story of Amanda Berry, Gina deJesus, and Michelle Knight, the three Cleveland teens, now adults, who were kidnapped and held captive for 10 years or so by a sadistic sexual predator and his two brothers. The joy and relief of their families, to have their daughters back is unimaginable, [...]

Why I Am on a Hunger Strike to Shut Down Guantanamo Bay Prison

By Diane Wilson As a fourth generation shrimper and an environmental activist on the Texas gulf coast, I have gone on hunger fasts to protect the seas that my community of fishermen depend upon. I know how far I would go to be heard. To have a voice. To push for justice. So I can [...]

Freedom Before Breakfast -Guantanamo Hunger Strike

By Rivera Sun Close Guantanamo I am fasting today in support of the hunger strike of 100 prisoners at Guantanamo. As the day passes, I am struck by the stark contrast of my own life to that of the prisoners who have been refusing food for several weeks. I cannot imagine the conditions under which [...]

Julian Assange on George Bush’s Library and Bradley Manning’s Trial

Medea Benjamin I had an opportunity to interview WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, where he has been granted political asylum since June 2012. Assange is wanted for questioning in Sweden over sex allegations, although he has never been charged. Assange believes that if sent to Sweden, he would be put [...]