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President Obama deepens U.S.’s long-standing practice of giving the most military aid to the worst human rights abusers.

President Obama deepens U.S.’s long-standing practice of giving the most military aid to the worst human rights abusers.

The biggest human rights scandal in years is developing in Colombia. The largest mass grave unearthed in Colombia was discovered by accident last year just outside a Colombian Army base in La Macarena, a rural municipality located in the Department of Meta just south of Bogota. The grave was discovered when children drank from a [...]

Obama: Cut Domestic, Increase Military

Obama: Cut Domestic, Increase Military

Researcher: Molly Lipinski Faculty Evaluator: Julie Andrzejewski- St Cloud State University Obama plans to “freeze” federal programs and increase military spending. This “freeze” is really a cut, which will cause severe cuts in nutrition, education, energy, and transportation, which is already only 17% of the total federal spending. The proposal spending will be $447 billion [...]

U.S. Militarizes the Arctic

U.S. Militarizes the Arctic

The U.S. Navy is planning to begin an immense push to defend national security, potential undersea riches, and other maritime interests. The department of the Navy has developed a five year plan of action to expand the U.S. Navy fleet operations into the Arctic. They believe that by the year 2030, the Arctic Ocean will [...]

Human Trafficking in the United States

Human Trafficking in the United States

Every year an estimated 700,000 to two million women and children are trafficked globally.  The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) estimates that almost 50,000 of those women and children are brought to the United States. Major cities in the United States have become receiving centers for trafficked women and children, and brothels are formed. The Immigration [...]

Global Warming Threatens Alaska’s Waters with Acidification

Global Warming Threatens Alaska’s Waters with Acidification

Over time, Alaska has been affected by global warming through shrinking glaciers, costal erosion, and melting sea ice in the Artic that impacts marine animals and sea life found in these waters. Recently, scientists discovered that Alaska’s waters are becoming less basic and more acidic as a result of global warming.  Increased levels of carbon [...]

Suicide Rates Reach High Among American Troops and Veterans

Suicide Rates Reach High Among American Troops and Veterans

From January 2009 until September 2009 the number of U.S. active troop suicides has already met last years total count with 140 confirmed suicide cases reported by the Army’s Vice Chief of Staff General Peter Chiarelli. In addition, 71 U.S. troops not on active duty have committed suicide this year, one-third have committed suicide before [...]

Project Censored Needs Your Help!

Project Censored Needs Your Help!

Dear Friends of Project Censored, For 34 years Project Censored has been committed to bringing the most vital stories to public awareness with the belief that genuine democracy depends on freedom of the press. The new Censored 2010 yearbook has drawn international attention to some of the most important underreported stories of our times and we are researching [...]

Madagascar: Poverty Forces 2 Million Children into Hard Labor

Madagascar: Poverty Forces 2 Million Children into Hard Labor

Poverty has increased significantly this past year in Madagascar forcing hundreds of thousands of children to skip school and work. The drastic change in poverty is due to a protest movement in January of 2009 that led to a major socio-economic crisis in the country.  This year alone the number of children working has risen [...]

Private Prison Riots for Human Rights

Private Prison Riots for Human Rights

Non-violent immigrant prisoners at Reeves Detention Center in Texas took resistive action on two separate occasions this year.  Inmates tired of the inhuman treatment and being denied due process, broke cell windows, ripped sinks off the walls, and took two-prison guards hostage. Inmates were upset with every aspect of the prison including the lack of [...]

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