Monthly Archive: May 2010

May 31, 2010

Special documentary for Monday, May 31, 2010, Fighting Obama’s wars: recruiting youth in Brooklyn Download Audio Dan Brown, 20, enlisted at a U.S. Marine recruiting station in Brooklyn Heights in mid-September after a five-month...

May 28, 2010

House Increases Military Spending Protests Resume Against Arizona Immigration Law Oil Plume Approaches Mobile Bay No Disarmament Timeline at Nuclear Summit New Clothing Brand Fights Dismal Factory Conditions Download Audio   HEADLINES Okinawa base...

May 27, 2010

Obama defends response to BP oil disaster, places hold on offshore drilling in region EPA to regulate Texas air quality citing problems in state oversight Amnesty report faults powerful governments for “global justice gap”...

May 26, 2010

<u As BP moves to plug damaged well in Gulf, officials defend response US military to expand covert operations throughout Middle East, Africa Clinton pledges support to South Korea as tensions rise with North...

May 25, 2010

BP’s use of chemical dispersants in Gulf criticized by environmentalists, EPA Advocates say federal housing overhaul could lead to privatization Court blocks habeas corpus for detainees held by US in Afghanistan Argentina’s indigenous continue...

May 24, 2010

Mapping project draws on local Gulf residents to monitor oil disaster Senate takes up $33 billion supplemental war spending bill Cuts to indigenous programs in Canada threaten health services Despite assistance, health care in...

May 21, 2010

In Puerto Rico police arrest students in protest confrontation Gulf Coast oil disaster threatens marine life and coastal wetlands Calls for disarmament grows at nuclear treaty summit Senate passes financial reform package Housing assistance...

May 20, 2010

South Korea claims North Korea attacked navy vessel in March sinking After protests, Thailand’s political future uncertain Groups demand BP responsibility for oil disaster; Interior Department restructures oversight Mexico’s President addresses congress on immigration...

May 19, 2010

Thai standoff ends in bloodshed as uneasy curfew follows Mexican President Calderon meets with Obama as violence continues House committee questions BP’s history on oil spills and safety Challengers make gains in key Senate...

May 18, 2010

Attack at busy Kabul street kills 18, wounds at least 50 Labor unions, students join for nationwide strike in Puerto Rico Miners converge at Massey Energy shareholder meeting to demand accountability Congress focuses on...