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Via The New Vision: Uganda has capacity to contain Ebola – Mbabazi. Excerpt: Uganda now has the capacity to manage future Ebola outbreaks, the prime minister , Amama Mbabazi has said. “Uganda has suffered three ..

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Since the January 2010 earthquake in Haiti the demand for private security in Haiti has surged, says a new report [ PDF ] from the Centre for International Governance Innovation , a Canadian think tank. The study finds that while many countries rely heavily on private security companies to protect people and property, Haiti stands out for its heavy use of private contractors while providing little effective government oversight.

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By Josh Healey, January 23, 2012 It was the biggest direct action in the city since the start of the Iraq War, and the largest Occupy protest in the nation in this new year. read more

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On Sunday, the Miami Herald reported on the case of convicted felon Kesler Dufrene, a Haitian national who was the prime suspect in a triple murder committed after he was freed following the Obama administration’s deportation stay to that country. Right-wing media are now using the case to attack President Obama and push the racially charged narrative that Dufrene is Obama’s “Willie Horton.” But the circumstances surrounding Dufrene’s case cannot be compared to those of escaped murderer William Horton. In a blog post calling attention to the story, Gateway Pundit’s Jim Hoft accused Obama’s “failed immigration policy” of “leav[ing] three more innocent people dead.” Hoft wrote: “Thanks to the Obama administration’s halt on deportations to Haiti last year three people are now dead, including a 15 year old girl.” He added: “Can you say Willie Horton?” But the facts behind the Horton and Dufrene cases simply don’t match up . Horton had been sentenced to life in prison without parole but was granted a weekend furlough under a Massachusetts program. He did not return from his furlough and subsequently committed assault, armed robbery, and rape. Dufrene’s release, on the other hand, was based on immigration law that predated the Obama administration and long-standing U.S. policy to temporarily stop deportations to countries hit by disasters. It’s important to realize what the right-wing media are calling for in saying that Dufrene is “Obama’s Willie Horton.” Horton is best known as the focal point of a campaign targeting Democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis during the 1988 election that consisted of unadulterated race-baiting intended to scare voters.

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By Matthew Rothschild, January 19, 2012 By banning Mexican American Studies, the Tucson Unified School District taught the students an object lesson in cowardice and racism and censorship. read more

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By David A. Love, January 21, 2012 On Jan. 21, 2010, in a 5-4 decision, the nation’s highest court ruled that the First Amendment was intended by the Founding Fathers to allow corporations to exercise free speech — limitless and without regulation. read more

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By Matthew Rothschild, January 21, 2012 The only way we have a prayer of democracy is if we overturn Citizens United. And there are just two ways to do that. read more

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By Ruth Conniff, January 17, 2012 Wisconsin’s recall is the biggest in American history. read more

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By Ruth Conniff, January 10, 2012 Bombarded with ads, cut out of the process, citizens band together to fight the corporate takeover of democracy. read more

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An excerpt from Edwidge Danticat’s essay in the February 2012 issue Two years ago in Haiti, the Earth opened, buildings collapsed, and people died—300,000 to be precise. Anniversaries hurt. They brutalize the body. They pummel the spirit. read more

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