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U.S. money tied to support for Colombia paramilitaries, criminals, Nation reports
June 9, 2009Two Colombian generals, both of whom received training at the U.S. Army's 'School of The Americas' (SOA) at Ft. Benning, Ga., have been accused by Colombian authorities of crimes involving narcotics and collaborating with criminal paramilitary...
Read morePublic option on health care: 119 million Americans must be wrong
June 8, 2009Original source: Consortium News As the health insurance industry and its defenders in Congress lay out their case against permitting a public option in a reform bill, perhaps their most curious argument is that some 119...
Read moreHealth care is a human right!
June 8, 2009Thousands of healthcare advocates attended “Healthcare Kickoff“ house parties and meetings across the nation June 6 to mobilize a grassroots fight to push through Congress a healthcare plan with a strong public healthcare option by the...
Read moreCity of Baltimore charges Wells Fargo with racist lending practices
June 8, 2009Charges of premeditated racist discrimination by the nation's top banks were given additional boost by the city of Baltimore which filed affidavits recently in a suit against Well Fargo for steering minorities to purchase sub-prime loans....
Read moreJulian Bond testifies in support of immigration rights of same-sex couples
June 8, 2009Julian Bond, NAACP chairman, testified yesterday in support of the Uniting American Families Act before the Senate Judiciary Committee. The bill would give gay and lesbian U.S. citizens and permanent residents the right to sponsor their...
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