From CommonDreamsWASHINGTON - Days before the Presidential election, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and U.S. Forest Service (USFS) finalized plans to repeal environmental protections for Alaska’s Tongass National Forest, the United States' single most important national forest for carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. On Wednesday, the … [Read more...] about Indigenous Women Speak Out Against the U.S. Administration’s Decision to Open Alaska’s Tongass National Forest To Logging and Further Development
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Why Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg Are So Adamant About the Imperative of Defeating Trump
From CommonDreamsPublished on Thursday, October 29, 2020 by Common DreamsWhy Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg Are So Adamant About the Imperative of Defeating Trump Defeating Trump is a crucial—and certainly insufficient—precondition for making possible the kind of changes in government policies that are desperately required for social decency.byNorman … [Read more...] about Why Noam Chomsky and Daniel Ellsberg Are So Adamant About the Imperative of Defeating Trump
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From National Security ArchiveUpdate Washington, D.C. October 27, 2020 – Nearly 60 million Americans have already cast their ballots in the upcoming presidential election. While transparency and accurate information are critical as voters go to the polls, secrecy surrounding the government's handling of the novel coronavirus pandemic and disinformation campaigns … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/scale-trum-3.jpg?itok=CyDRG6lY" width="100" height="100" alt="2020 FOIA audit" title="2020 FOIA audit"></div></div>
The CIA and Chile: Anatomy of an Assassination
From National Security ArchiveWashington D.C., October 22, 2020 - On October 23, 1970, one day after armed thugs intercepted and mortally wounded the Chilean army commander-in-chief, General Rene Schneider, as he drove to work in Santiago, CIA Director Richard Helms convened his top aides to review the covert coup operations that had led to the attack. “[I]t was … [Read more...] about The CIA and Chile: Anatomy of an Assassination
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From National Security ArchiveWashington, D.C., October 26, 2020 - In the lead up to the 2020 presidential election, the Cyber Vault has reviewed the respective 2020 platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties and how they propose to address issues of cyber and technology policy. To avoid confusion, it is worth noting that the Republican National Committee … [Read more...] about <div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img typeof="foaf:Image" src="https://nsarchive.gwu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/nsarchive_square_thumbnail/public/thumbnails/image/party_platforms_and_cyber_policy.jpg?itok=-AqPUWOz" width="100" height="100" alt="party platforms and cyber policy" title="ebb729"></div></div>