Monthly Archive: January 2012
Hundreds press lawmakers on Capitol Hill at Occupy Congress events Anti-piracy legislation in Congress draws criticism for threats to online expression Opposition grows to Chicago free speech ordinances ahead of summits Canadians warn of...
Dept of Interior to revise MLK quote on DC monument as visitors celebrate legacy Detroit residents call state’s move toward emergency manager a threat to democracy Philippine typhoon leads to questions about causes of...
Privacy advocates push for more info on drones in US Families of soldiers call for investigation into deaths after military hazing Myanmar releases hundreds of political prisoners Calls for end to nuclear power rise...
Video raises questions of US military abuse in Afghanistan Two years after earthquake in Haiti, hundreds of thousands still homeless Russians in Israel still face isolation and economic struggles In West Bengal, teens refusal...
As Republican candidates depart New Hampshire, influence of corporate dollars exclude some Protesters in DC pressure White House to close Guantanamo prison Legal challenges from Guantanamo detainees pave way for long held up transfers...
Campaign spending under scrutiny as New Hampshire voters head to polls Supreme Court on prisoner rights, credit repair companies, FCC’s regulation of indecency Indigenous community wary of waste water snow on sacred Arizona mountain...
New Hampshire voters consider immigration views of Republican presidential candidates Supreme Court hears case on Texas vote redistricting New York protesters enter second month of Brooklyn home occupation UN to investigate violence against Aboriginal...
US Department of Justice expands definition of rape Texas teen expected to return to US after mistaken deportation Australia’s push to increase uranium mine threatens aboriginal land Tension rises over military drills, posturing among...
President Obama’s defense strategy draws criticism for drone warfare, military build-up in Pacific NATO truck ban in Pakistan exposes reliance on war economy for local jobs Protests erupt in Nigeria as fuel prices soar...
PAC money in Iowa a sign of outside spending, and influence, in 2012 election Obama appoints nominees to consumer watchdog agency and Labor Relations Board In Syria, criticism rises on Arab League as killings...