Monthly Archive: January 2009

January 16, 2009

El Salvador Holds Historic Elections Amid Violence US Interference in Salvadoran Elections Diminishes Mexican Police Violence Makes Immigration More Dangerous Equal Pay is on its Way “Huey – A Memory” Commentary by Mumia Abu-Jamal...

January 15, 2009

Israeli Navy stops supply ship in international waters Israeli ground forces continue Gaza City incursion Honor killings claim women’s lives in Pakistan’s tribal region Former Guantanamo chaplain James Yee Eric Holder denounces torture at...

January 14, 2009

Veteran’s Affairs nominee hearing Community leaders weigh in on arrest of BART officer that killed Oscar Grant Human rights group calls on Obama administration to reverse harm done Colombia’s travel agents hype drug trafficking...

January 13, 2009

Clinton receives praises at nomination hearing Duncan seeks Senate confirmation DOJ’s internal investigation details federal violations Ecuador: new mining law approved amidst rising tension Reporter’s notebook: covering Brazil’s landless movement Commentary: Mumia Abu Jamal...

January 12, 2009

Suspected Use of White Phosphorus in Israel’s War on Gaza Philip Rizk to Egyptian Officials: Open Rafah Crossing US House of Representatives Votes Unwavering Support for Israel Activists Urge Obama to Close Guantanamo Bay...

January 9, 2009

Gaza Conflict Spreads to Lebanon Chileans Protest the War on Gaza War Rages in Sri Lanka Obama Intelligence Appointments Come Under Scrutiny Hilda Solis: Nominee for Secretary of Labor Faces Senate Confirmation Hearing Correction...

January 8, 2009

Bay Area Rapid Transit Authority (BART) Police Protests Intensify in Oakland Civil Rights Attorney, John Burris on Making  BART Accountable Obama Officially Becomes President Elect Daschle Tapped to Run Department of Health and Human...

January 7, 2009

Little Humanitarian Aid to Gazans Despite Brief Ceasefire Kucinich Raises Questions about Military Aid to Israel Professor Ira Chernus: How to Help Palestine Poor Evicted in Buenos Aires Congressional Budget Office Projects 1.2 Trillion...

January 6, 2009

Doctors Wait at Rafah Crossing to Deliver Aid to Gaza Reporter’s Notebook: Rami Al Meghari in Gaza Anti War Protesters Greet the Opening Day of the 111th Congress Bush Administration to Create Vast Marine...

January 5, 2009

Worldwide Protests Criticize Israel’s Invasion of Gaza UN Fails to Deliver Israeli/Gaza Ceasefire Thousands Displaced in Gaza India Releases Evidence and Challenges Pakistan to Account for Mumbai Attacks 112th Congressional Session Begins Tomorrow Maryland...