UN Chief’s Plane Crash 'May Have Been Caused by Aircraft Attack'

Julian Borger The Guardian
A UN report on the death of Secretary General Dag Hammarskjöld in a 1961 plane crash has found a “significant amount of evidence” it was caused by another aircraft, renewing questions of Western involvement. Hammarskjold led a UN peacekeeping force at the request of the newly liberated Congo, which, after the CIA-backed assassination of its President Patrice Lumumba, faced the secession of its mineral rich Katanga province, backed by Belgian troops and mercenaries.

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It's Time to Pay Back Puerto Rico

As the federal government struggles to provide relief aid for hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico, Trevor reminds viewers everything the island has done for the rest of the U.S.

What the Blacklist Cost Hollywood

Paul Buhle Hollywood Progressive
Film actor Jeff Corey’s memoir, completed, edited and prepared for publication by his daughter, Emily Corey, is a tribute to what a left generation accomplished, and not only in front of the camera.