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Amy Goodman: Hunger numbers intolerable
November 20, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 “In the next 60 seconds, 10 children will die of hunger,” says a United Nations World Food Programme online video. It continues, “For the first time in humanity, over 1 …
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Amy Goodman: ‘Oz’ lyricist’s message lives
November 13, 2009 in Opinion on Page A19 Thanksgiving is around the corner, and families will be gathering to share a meal and, perhaps, enjoy another annual telecast of “The Wizard of Oz.” The 70-year-old film classic bears … 1
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Amy Goodman: To stem suicides, end wars
October 30, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 U.S. Army Reserve Spc. Chancellor Keesling died in Iraq on June 19, 2009, from “a non-combat related incident,” according to the Pentagon. Keesling had killed himself. He was just one …
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Amy Goodman: Climate change is no trick
October 23, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Halloween is around the corner, and children will soon be dressing up and chanting “trick or treat,” their demand for candy backed up by the threat of a prank. Climate-change … 4
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Amy Goodman: Military owes gays equality
October 16, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Lt. Dan Choi doesn’t want to lie. Choi, an Iraq war veteran and a graduate of West Point, declared last March 19 on “The Rachel Maddow Show,” “I am gay.” … 4
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Amy Goodman: Tweeter’s arrest disturbing
October 9, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 A social worker from New York City was arrested last week while in Pittsburgh for the G-20 protests, then subjected to an FBI raid this week at home – all … 1
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Amy Goodman: Case crucial to future of books
October 2, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 A battle is raging over the future of books in the digital age and the role libraries will play. One case now before a U.S. federal court may, some say, …
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Amy Goodman: Preserve power of the people
September 4, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 On Sept. 1, the European Union stopped manufacturing and importing incandescent light bulbs. Europeans will now turn to the much more efficient compact fluorescent, halogen and LED (light-emitting diode) bulbs. …
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Evasion enabler dodges rap
August 28, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 It looked like it was business as usual for President Barack Obama on the first day of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation, as he spent five hours golfing with Robert Wolf, …
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Amy Goodman: The constitutionality of death
August 21, 2009 in Opinion on Page A11 Sitting on death row in Georgia, Troy Davis has won a key victory against his own execution. On Aug. 17, the U.S. Supreme Court instructed a federal court in Georgia …
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Amy Goodman: Health care reform is not enemy
August 14, 2009 in Opinion on Page A13 Imagine the scene. America 2009. Eighteen thousand people have died in one year, an average of almost 50 a day. Who’s taking them out? What’s killing them? To investigate, President … 1
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Amy Goodman: Did Army spy on civilians?
July 31, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Anti-war activists in Olympia have exposed U.S. Army spying and infiltration of their groups, as well as intelligence gathering by the U.S. Air Force, the federal Capitol Police and the … 1
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Amy Goodman: Dark side of health insurance
July 17, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Wendell Potter is the health-insurance industry’s worst nightmare. He’s a whistle-blower. Potter, the former chief spokesperson for insurance giant CIGNA, recently testified before Congress, “I saw how they confuse their …
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Amy Goodman: Activists not treated equally
July 10, 2009 in Opinion on Page A17 Scott Roeder, the anti-abortion zealot charged with killing Dr. George Tiller, has been busy. He called the Associated Press from the Sedgwick County Jail in Kansas, saying, “I know there …
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Amy Goodman: Spies aren’t just overseas
June 26, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 Tools of mass communication that were once the province of governments and corporations now fit in your pocket. Cell phones can capture video and send it wirelessly to the Internet. …
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Amy Goodman: Congress’ health care conflict
June 19, 2009 in Opinion on Page A17 As the Obama administration pushes for a vote on health care reform before Congress recesses in August, has health-industry money too thoroughly polluted the process for anything good to come … 1
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Indigenous leaders targeted
June 12, 2009 in Opinion on Page A17 Ken Saro-Wiwa and Alberto Pizango never met, but they are united by a passion for the preservation of their people and their land, and by the fervor with which they …
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Amy Goodman: The price of lax enforcement
June 5, 2009 in Opinion on Page A15 George Tiller did not have to die. He was assassinated at his church Sunday in Wichita, Kan., targeted for legally performing abortions. His death may have been prevented simply through …
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Amy Goodman: Squat in your own home
February 7, 2009 in Opinion on Page A12 Marcy Kaptur of Ohio is the longest-serving Democratic congresswoman in U.S. history. Her district, stretching from west of Cleveland to Toledo, faces an epidemic of home foreclosures and 11.5 percent …
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Amy Goodman: Truth must come out about Bush
January 31, 2009 in Opinion on Page B4 Karl Rove recently described George W. Bush as a book lover, writing, “There is a myth perpetuated by Bush critics that he would rather burn a book than read one.” …
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