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Trayvon Martin and America's Racist Underbelly

Gary Younge, The Guardian. March 23, 2012.

What makes Martin's case noteworthy is not that it happened but that it has sparked such widespread indignation beyond his immediate community.

Glenn Greenwald: Will America Do Anything to Preserve Its Empire?

Glenn Greenwald, The Guardian. March 21, 2012.

No wonder anti-US sentiment is growing: Afghans have been excluded from the judicial process after the shooting that left 16 dead.

Important New Research Shows It's Retaliation -- Not Drugs -- Driving Gang-Related Violence

Phillip Smith, Drug War Chronicle. February 2, 2012.

The popular image of street gang violence in the US as being "drug-related" is largely mistaken, a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a new report.

The Rise of Killer Drones That Can Think for Themselves

Rania Khalek, AlterNet. October 2, 2011.

The U.S. military may be a decade or so away from deploying an army of pilotless drones capable of collaborating and killing without any human guidance.

Border Agent Shoots and Kills 14-Year-Old Boy on US Side of International Bridge

Raw StoryJune 8, 2010.

The border patrol agent allegedly fired into a crowd a people, leaving a 14-year-old boy dead.

McCain Jokes About Killing Iranians With American Tobacco Exports

Satyam Khanna, ThinkProgress. July 9, 2008.

"Joke" earns candidate a poke in the back from Mrs. McCain.

Is Honduras\' Lobo Regime Killing Off Journalists Critical of the Coup?

Kristen Gwynne, December 31, 1969.