Monthly Archive: August 2009

August 31, 2009

US Commander seeks new strategy for Afghanistan Amidst fraud complaints Afghanistan elections lose legitimacy Chicago manufacturing workers strike to protest health cuts Break-dancing group brings hope to Gaza youth Streetbeat: Latin Americans discuss US-Colombia...

August 28, 2009

South American presidents debate US-Colombia military deal Argentine farmers protest government export taxes Change of guard expected in Japan´s parliamentary elections Web extra: Change of guard in Japan’s parliamentary elections long version Pentagon profiles...

August 27, 2009

Getting by in America´s Rustbelt:  Cleveland´s Evergreen Laundry Anti-mining activists and journalists face death threats in El Salvador FCC to investigate wireless communications companies Four years after Katrina, Gulf Coast leaders say government has...

August 26, 2009

  Senator Kennedy dies after battling brain cancer Congress member John Lewis discusses Ted Kennedy´s legacy Web extra: Leslie Proll from the NAACP-LDF says Kennedy championed civil rights FSRN visits the frontlines of the...

August 25, 2009

Download Audio HEADLINES Simultaneous car bombs kills dozens just after preliminary poll results released in Afghanistan In Afghanistan today, officials announced preliminary election as coordinated bomb blasts in Kandahar killed scores. Some observers say...

August 24, 2009

Democrats could pass health reform without Republican support Following DOJ report, Attorney General Holder reopens CIA torture cases Mexico decriminalizes possession of marijuana, cocaine and other drugs Amidst court battles same sex couples exercise...

August 21, 2009

US Drone attack kills a dozen people in Pakistan Afghanistan front runners claim victory in presidential election World Cup 2014 plans generate environmental controversy in Porto Alegre, Brazil PETA says US military violates its...

August 20, 2009

Afghans vote in Presidential elections marred by violent attacks Street Beat: FSRN speaks with Afghans at the polls Myanmar army displaces thousands of Shan people from their homes Groups fight mandatory arbitration rules Progressive...

August 19, 2009

Specialty doctors criticized for opposing health care reform Whole Foods CEO´s views on health care reform spark progressive boycott LA Taxi drivers demand better working conditions Afghan government tells journalists to stop covering pre-election...

August 18, 2009

Credit card interest rates go up as industry faces new regulations Prime Minister al-Maliki wants Iraqis to decide departure date for US troops Armed protestors attend President Obama´s Phoenix meeting South Korea mourns former...