DemocracyNOW! : Freed POW Bowe Bergdahl = "Chess Piece to Win Political Matches"

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Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl’s Idaho Hometown Cancels "Welcome Home" Celebration as Backlash Grows The backlash over the prisoner swap involving U.S. soldier Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl and five members of the Taliban continues to grow. In Bergdahl’s hometown of Hailey, Idaho, community ... Read More →

Veteran: Politicians Using Freed POW Bowe Bergdahl as "Chess Piece to Win Political Matches" The Obama administration is seeking to contain a congressional backlash over a prisoner exchange that saw the release of American soldier Bowe Bergdahl for five Taliban leaders. On ... Read More →

Seattle’s Socialist City Council Member Kshama Sawant Hails Historic Vote For $15/Hour Minimum Wage Seattle made history this week by passing the $15-an-hour minimum wage — the highest rate in the country for a major city, and more than twice the federal minimum. The raise will be ... Read More →

EPA Moves to Cut Coal Pollution, But Critics Say Plan Falls Short on Real Emissions Reduction New environmental regulations unveiled this week are being described as the U.S. government’s most sweeping effort to date in curbing the emissions that cause global warming. The ... Read More → WEB EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Eric Lichtblau, Won Pulitzer with James Risen for Exposing NSA’s Warrantless Wiretapping Bergdahl, Afghanistan and the "Darkening of the American Soul" WEB EXCLUSIVE Yuri Kochiyama on her Internment in WWII Japanese American Detention Camp & Malcolm X Assassination Headlines → Senate Shown Bergdahl Captivity Video; Hometown Cancels "Welcome Home" Event Family of Western Couple Held by Taliban Pleads for Their Release Assad Claims Election Victory; U.N. Aid Chief Appeals for Access to Besieged Areas U.N. Cites Progress on Syrian Chemical Stockpile Despite Missed Deadline Rebel Group Kidnaps Kurdish Students in Northern Syria Thousands March on World Cup Stadium in São Paulo Appeals Court Overturns Rejection of Citigroup-SEC Settlement Court Upholds BP Liability for Pollution in 2010 Spill Walmart Faces Worker Strikes Ahead of Shareholders Meeting Relatives of U.S. Drone Strike Victims Won’t Appeal Court Ruling California Prisoners Win Class-Action Status for Lawsuit Challenging Solitary Confinement "Reset the Net" Protests Back Online Encryption, Privacy