Charles Pierce | When Are We Going to Answer for Torture?
Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Only one of the two major-party candidates in this year's presidential election has addressed at length the fact that the United States became one of too many nations around the world who torture people. That would be Donald Trump, who said he was going to bring back waterboarding and much, much more."
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Charles Pierce, Esquire
Pierce writes: "Only one of the two major-party candidates in this year's presidential election has addressed at length the fact that the United States became one of too many nations around the world who torture people. That would be Donald Trump, who said he was going to bring back waterboarding and much, much more."
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Obama Worries Future Presidents Will Wage Perpetual, Covert Drone War
Ryan Devereaux and Alex Emmons, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The one existing transparency measure Obama touts as an example - the administration's release of its tally on civilian casualties from drone strikes in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia - was viewed by many in the human rights community as a farce, largely because it pointed to a death toll far lower than outside observer tallies."
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Ryan Devereaux and Alex Emmons, The Intercept
Excerpt: "The one existing transparency measure Obama touts as an example - the administration's release of its tally on civilian casualties from drone strikes in Yemen, Pakistan, and Somalia - was viewed by many in the human rights community as a farce, largely because it pointed to a death toll far lower than outside observer tallies."
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Where the Veep Candidates Stand on Climate and Energy
Katie Herzog, Grist
Herzog writes: "The Tuesday vice presidential debate may not get as much attention as the main show, but the rivals are nearly as polarized on the issues - especially when it comes to climate and energy."
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Katie Herzog, Grist
Herzog writes: "The Tuesday vice presidential debate may not get as much attention as the main show, but the rivals are nearly as polarized on the issues - especially when it comes to climate and energy."
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White Lives Matter: A New US Hate Group Shows Its Face
Patrick Strickland, Al Jazeera
Strickland writes: "The movement has gained steam in recent months on social media, arguing that white Americans are enduring 'genocide' at the hands of immigrants and interracial marriage, among other factors."
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Patrick Strickland, Al Jazeera
Strickland writes: "The movement has gained steam in recent months on social media, arguing that white Americans are enduring 'genocide' at the hands of immigrants and interracial marriage, among other factors."
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Activist and Author Arundhati Roy to Publish First Novel in 20 Years
teleSUR
"Roy has written a spate of non-fiction works in the last two decades, including 'Walking With The Comrades' about India's Maoist rebels, 'An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire' about the imperialist U.S. invasion in Iraq, and 'Capitalism: A Ghost Story,' a book detailing the horrors of capitalism from Delhi to D.C."
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teleSUR
"Roy has written a spate of non-fiction works in the last two decades, including 'Walking With The Comrades' about India's Maoist rebels, 'An Ordinary Person's Guide to Empire' about the imperialist U.S. invasion in Iraq, and 'Capitalism: A Ghost Story,' a book detailing the horrors of capitalism from Delhi to D.C."
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Black Volunteer Firefighter's Home Engulfed in Flames Two Days After Receiving Racist, Threatening Note
Breanna Edwards, The Root
Edwards writes: "Kenneth Walker, the only black firefighter in North Tonawanda, N.Y., received a letter in his mailbox Monday, reading, '[N--gers] are not allowed to be firefighters.'"
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Breanna Edwards, The Root
Edwards writes: "Kenneth Walker, the only black firefighter in North Tonawanda, N.Y., received a letter in his mailbox Monday, reading, '[N--gers] are not allowed to be firefighters.'"
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Philippines Secret Death Squads: Officer Claims Police Teams Behind Wave of Killings
Kate Lamb, Guardian UK
Lamb writes: "'They have created us. The term is 'they have unleashed the beast from the cage' right, to neutralise those criminals,' he says. The officer claims he is part of one of 10 newly formed and highly secretive police special operations teams, each with 16 members."
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Kate Lamb, Guardian UK
Lamb writes: "'They have created us. The term is 'they have unleashed the beast from the cage' right, to neutralise those criminals,' he says. The officer claims he is part of one of 10 newly formed and highly secretive police special operations teams, each with 16 members."
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