(originally published by BBC News Europe) by: Zlata Filipovic Among the charges levelled at General Ratko Mladic, the former head of the Bosnian Serb army awaiting extradition to The Hague, are those relating to the …
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Mladic arrest: Scars of Sarajevo siege still linger
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On International Intervention & the Dire Situation in Libya
(originally published in Jadaliyya) by Aslı Ü. Bâli and Ziad Abu-Rish Yesterday, the United Nations Security Council held a formal meeting in which they condemned the violence in Libya and threatened to hold violators of …
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The Revolution Will Be LIVE!
As it turned out, some revolutions would be televised. But the blow-dried reporters and the drive-by anchormen never quite got it right. And time confirmed that Scott-Heron was right about the radical politics he embraced, and communicated so brilliantly on a series of groundbreaking albums in the 1970s. It is still best communicated via the spoken word. When activists gather, they still note the failures of the media and utter the “revolution will not be televised” catchphrase that Gil Scott-Heron added to the contemporary discourse.
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Key Decisions on Afghanistan, Iraq Coming Any Day
This week, the House is expected to debate and vote on the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) – the bill authorizing spending for the Pentagon. Lend your voice to this nationally coordinated campaign. Call …
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The Killing: Wild West Justice
by Ramzi Kysia My heart is filled with sorrow. The killing of Osama bin Laden has given birth to an apparently bottomless well of dark, narcissistic delight. Though media manipulation contributes to the basic prejudices …
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The Iranian Election a ‘Legacy of Martyred Flowers’
Legacy of martyred flowers committed me to life, Legacy of martyred flowers, Don’t you see? -Forough Farokhzad, Only the Sound Will Last Since the close of polling late Friday, and the hasty confirmation of Mahmoud …
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10 Iranian Films You Should Probably Net-flick
Circumstance, directed by Maryam Keshavarz: Nobody Knows About Persian Cats, directed by Bahman Ghobadi: Be Like Others, directed by Tanaz Eshaghian: Gabbeh, directed by Mohsen Makhmalbaf: Offside, directed by Jafar Panahi*: The Buddhas Collapsed Out …
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Malalai Joya on Ending the Occupation of Afghanistan
Recorded in Kabul, Afghanistan in December 2010:
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Solidarity and Its Discontents
By: Raha Iranian Feminist Collective While building solidarity between activists in the U.S. and Iran can be a powerful way of supporting social justice movements in Iran, progressives and leftists who want to express solidarity …
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