Monthly Archive: September 2011

Newscast for Friday, September 16, 2011

House lawmakers vote to curtail National Labor Relations Board Activists seize anger over economic policies in occupation of Wall Street With Georgia execution imminent, supporters rally around Troy Davis Delegates meet in Lebanon to...

Newscast for Thursday, September 15, 2011

DC politics thwart disaster funding Federal officials conducting health study on BP oil disaster workers Immigrant family poised for deportation, despite new Obama policy Human rights groups raise concerns over Guatemala presidential front-runner Youth...

Newscast for Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Democratic lawmakers push bill to protect Social Security Budget cuts in Texas leave volunteer firefighters short on equipment Financing of cluster bombs focus of effort to end deadly use of arms Drone attack leaves...

Newscast for Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Progressive lawmakers push alternative to Obama job plan Four decades after Attica: a troubled legacy of prison reform Response to 9/11 led to policing of communities, increased surveillance Israel’s plan to relocate Bedouin draws...

Newscast for Monday, September 12, 2011

Commemorations of 9/11 honor victims, survivors and a decade of change 9/11 responders with cancer still denied benefits After 9/11, sacrifice and service for one NY family Iraqi refugees face hardships after fleeing violence...

Newscast for Friday, September 9, 2011

Obama job plan aims to address long-term unemployed, youth, veterans At FSRN, witness and reporting on 9/11 Residents of Kabul reflect on decade of change in Afghanistan 10 years on, concerns over Guantanamo and...

Newscast for Thursday, September 8, 2011

Committee begins work on federal debt as deadline looms DOJ finds widespread abuse, corruption in Puerto Rico’s police force Attacks on journalists persist in Kashmir Human rights advocate Asma Jahangir on Pakistan’s precarious climate...

Newscast for Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Leaked cables detail US drug companies influence on foreign policy Budget cuts to federal agencies threaten emergency warning system, response In wake of September 11 attacks, religious intolerance changed lives Muslim-Americans contend with hate...

Newscast for Tuesday, September 6, 2011

In Somalia, four million affected by deepening famine Half a million march in Israel over economic inequality As more bank fraud comes to light, Republicans seek to weaken consumer protection bureau Aboriginal groups in...

September 5, 2011 – Labor Day Special

Farm workers organize for labor rights in California Making new labor leaders in Wisconsin Labor and community organizing in New Orleans In Vermont, health care for all Download Audio Farm workers organize for labor...