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From The New York Times

THE SHADOW OF DRONES

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Chris Iosso

THE SHADOW OF DRONES AND THE CLAIMS OF JUSTICE: A Response to the President’s Counter-terrorism speech and amended pol­icy. By Chris­t­ian Iosso On Thurs­day, May 23, Pres­i­dent Obama changed and made more explicit the poli­cies guid­ing his administration’s strat­egy of killing … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Leading Us Along The Best and Straightest Paths

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Rob Moore

Last year Unbound fea­tured Rhymes & Reasons’s inter­view with Jas­son Perez, a rap­per and union orga­nizer in Chicago. Jas­son spoke mov­ingly of his early strug­gles, his fam­ily, social jus­tice, and the hip-hop songs that mat­ter to him most. See Edward Vogel’s … Con­tinue read­ing →

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100 Days: Guantánamo and Beyond

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Philip-Lloyd-Sidle

11 years of Amer­i­can Shame and Dis­honor 100 days today — May 17 — marks a new and griev­ous low point in an unfold­ing tragedy begun in early Feb­ru­ary at the Guan­tá­namo Bay mil­i­tary facil­ity and deten­tion cen­ter.  At that … Con­tinue read­ing →

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Action Alert: Food and Farm Policy Moving on Capitol Hill!

Action Alert: Food and Farm Policy Moving on Capitol Hill!

Posted on May 15, 2013 by Rob Moore

This week, both the Sen­ate and the House of Rep­re­sen­ta­tives are mak­ing cru­cial steps to advance food and farm pol­icy. Your voice is needed now: tell your mem­bers of Con­gress to enact a multi-year farm bill that alle­vi­ates hunger and … Con­tinue read­ing →

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