“One of Our Greatest Friends”: Mandela’s Cellmate Thanks Sweden for Helping Anti-Apartheid Struggle; As Neo-Nazis Rally, Sweden Poised for Election-Year Shift of Power Balance from Right to Left; Swedish Left Party Surges in Polls With Focus on Climate Action & Fighting Privatization;How Sweden’s Feminist Initiative Party Became First of its Kind to Win a Seat in European Parliament; Dennis Kucinich on the Iraq Crisis & What the U.S. Can Learn From Sweden’s Political Diversity.
Headlines
July 3, 2014
Israeli Settlers Blamed for Murder of Abducted Palestinian Teen; Dozens Wounded in West Bank, Gaza
White House Condemns Murder of Palestinian Teen
U.N. Rights Chief Condemns Gaza Rockets, “Excessive” Israeli Strikes
Report: ISIS Leaders on U.S. Kill List
Activist: Anti-Immigrant Protest Marks “Worst of the American Spirit”
ACLU: Obama Waiver Violates Child Migrants’ Due Process Rights
U.S. Increases Security Measures at Overseas Airports
Missouri Gov. Vetoes 72-Hour Abortion Wait Law
Georgia Enacts Widened Gun Permit Law; Christie Vetoes Limit on Gun Magazines
Target Bans Guns in All Stores Following National Petition
Occupy Activist Cecily McMillan Freed from Prison
“The Farm” Founder Stephen Gaskin Dies at 79