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Adriana Zehbrauskas for The New York Times, Dec 23, 2014 LA VIRGEN, Costa Rica — Over just a few decades in the mid-20th century, this small country chopped down a majority of its ancient forests. But after a huge conservation push and a wave of forest regrowth, trees now blanket […]
from Democracy Now, Dec. 24, 2014 Six years after first promising to close Guantánamo, President Obama is beginning to free more men from the 13-year-old military prison in Cuba. Four Afghans were sent home this week, following six other Guantánamo prisoners sent to Uruguay earlier this month, four years after […]
violence violence is the only thing that can make us see sense christmas in the usa most wanted life is an ironic sex and violence i’m bored i’m jaded urban suburban sitcom with bad actors video christmas in the usa most wanted life is a spaghetti western vengeance is mine […]
By: Ernie Hurt Despite the fact I haven’t seen a snowflake in a month; I am beginning to feel that old Yule tide spirit. The type of feeling that makes hot cocoa taste better, and warm fires most inviting. The nip in the air brings on memories of past, some […]
By Erika Eichelberger and AJ Vicens, Mother Jones Dec. 23, 2014 The cost of US war-making in the 13 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks reached a whopping $1.6 trillion in 2014, according to a recent report by the Congressional Research Service (CRS). The $1.6 trillion in war spending […]
Associated Press in New York At least 60 journalists around the world were killed in 2014 while on the job or because of their work, the Committee to Protect Journalists said. An “unusually high proportion” – about a quarter – of those killed were international journalists, though the overwhelming number […]
by Roy Greenslade, The Guardian Dec. 17, 2014 More journalists are in jail across the world at present than a year ago. According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), 220 journalists are in prison, an increase of nine from 2013. It is the second-highest number of imprisoned journalists since […]
The Easiest Way to Live Life Fully Is to Follow Your Weird by Nathan Thompson, from Vice.com Dec. 22, 2014 Erik Davis is an author, scholar and connoisseur of the weird. He’s spent over 20 years exploring fringe movements, occult covens, and liminal cyberspaces, finding some time in between to […]
By: Kidman J. Williams It was around 1PM when Woody and I woke up in a post-drunken haze on my couch. I was awakened by the sadistic ramblings of Rachael Ray blaring through the speakers of my 55 inch plasma screen. Woody had been stirring for a minute or two […]
By: Maven Cade Leary “Who is the happier man, he who has braved the storm of life and lived, or he who has stayed securely on shore and merely existed?” – Hunter S. Thompson Whenever I decide to move, I tend to do so suddenly and with great force. Such […]
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