Remember the Guilty Verdict in the Guatemalan War Crimes Trial of Rios Montt? The One Per Cent Just Annulled the Verdict — from CounterPunch

Despite Annulment, Genocide Trial a Breakthrough for Justice and Truth The Strange Trial of Ríos Montt by LUZ MENDEZ The sentence of 80 years in prison against former de facto president Efraín Ríos Montt for genocide and crimes against humanity … Continue reading

This Week’s Gem fromThe Onion: Teen Pregnancy Rate Prompting More High Schools To Eliminate ‘Fuck Your Brains Out’ Program

WASHINGTON—A 150 percent increase in teen pregnancy rates over the past decade has led more high schools to eliminate “Fuck Your Brains Out,” a national sexual education program that encourages adolescents to have sex frequently and with as many partners … Continue reading

When Black News Disappears: White Holds on Black Intellectuals’ Minds and Misinforming the Black Public — from Racism Review via TruthOut

By Dr Tommy J Curry, Racism Review As an historical entity, the Black press has not only offered critical commentaries and political critiques of the sempiternal racism of the modern world, but correctives as to how white newspapers, opinion-makers, legislators, … Continue reading

Illinois: Two Arrested So Far in Sit-in at Governor’s Office to Ban Fracking — from OccupyWashingtonDC/October2011.org

Day Two of Sit-In at Governor Quinn’s Office to Demand a Moratorium on Fracking brings a Second Arrest By Margaret Flowers Springfield, IL– An anti-fracking sit-in at Governor Quinn’s office Tuesday continued Wednesday and resulted in another arrest. To date, … Continue reading