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Why the U.S. concealed its chemical weapons role in Iraq
October 20, 2014From 2004 to 2011, the Pentagon covered up injuries to U.S. troops in Iraq from chemical weaponry supplied to Saddam Hussein in the 80s by the U.S. and other countries.
Read moreOrganizers in Colombia’s flower industry: These roses have thorns!
October 16, 2014For workers in Colombia, providing bouquets for vases has meant increasing hours with falling pay, growing health problems, and human rights violations.
Read moreFemale Nobel winners are rare: One was a British communist
October 16, 2014Malala Yousafzai, the 17-year-old Pakistani female education activist, shot but never silenced by the Taliban, became the youngest ever Nobel Peace Prize recipient.
Read moreDuvalier: Dead but not gone
October 15, 2014Jean-Claude Duvalier, responsible for the death of thousands and theft of millions, who moved openly in the society of Haitian elites, died Oct. 4 a free man.
Read moreGlobalization and NAFTA caused migration from Mexico
October 15, 2014U.S. trade and immigration policy are linked. They are part of a single system, not separate and independent policies.
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