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Interventions, by Noam Chomsky, is getting new press after the Pentagon banned the book from Guantanamo Bay's prison library. Interventions is Noam Chomsky at his best. Not since his all-time best-selling title, 9/11, published in the Open Media series in 2001, have readers and listeners had a timely, short, affordable Chomsky. Unlike 9/11, Interventions is a writerly work - a series of more than 30 tightly argued essays aimed at various aspects of U.S. power and politics in the post-9/11 world. While critical of U.S. military interventions around the globe, each piece in the book is in itself an intellectual intervention.

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We are a Community Organization built with the initiative of fostering Justice in the Criminal Legal System by Intervening with Justice in Society. We intervene in systems with in our communities reproduce injustice and therefore produce crime & incarceration with our 3 pillars Youth Programing, Advocacy and Community Engagement.

Divine Intervention is the untold story of a ragtag band of radical nuns in combat boots, wild-haired priests and their madcap friends who swiftly became accomplished cat-burglars in a hellbent effort to sabotage the Vietnam war. Many went to jail, some betrayed their friends, others fell in love. Across 10 episodes, host Brendan Patrick Hughes uncovers their audacious illegal acts – scaling walls, picking locks, destroying draft cards, harboring a draft fugitive in a church sanctuary, and trading blows with J. Edgar Hoover.

In this insightful exploration, anthropologist and historian Starr reflects on his extensive travels through Mexico during a tumultuous period marked by a deadly revolution. He seeks to unravel the complex circumstances that led to this upheaval, starting with the Centennial of Independence and tracing the nations rich history from the Aztecs to the early 20th century (1914). By examining the perspectives of both nations, Starr captures the essence of their intertwined destinies. He poignantly asserts, The US and Mexico are different, yet they are neighbors, concluding with a hopeful vision ...

Die AfD ist in Ostdeutschland auf dem Vormarsch. In Umfragen ist sie oftmals die stärkste Partei, und liegt in einigen Bundesländern gar bei 35 Prozent. Doch das heißt: zwei Drittel der Ostdeutschen wählen nicht AfD. Susan Arndt gibt dieser oft übersehenen Mehrheit in ihrem sehr persönlichen Buch eine Stimme und zeigt, dass es auch ein anderes Ostdeutschland gibt und die AfD ein gesamtdeutsches Problem ist.

UN Chief's Rare Invocation of Article 99: A Bold Gambit for Middle East Peace On December 8th, 2023, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres took the weighty step of triggering Article 99 of the UN Charter, granting him authority to bring urgent matters directly before the Security Council. His aim - jolting the international community into securing an immediate Gaza ceasefire and reinvigorating stagnant Middle East peace efforts. This seldom-used maneuver signals that finally, the endless violence devastating Palestinians and Israelis has become politically and morally untenable ...