Monthly Archive: August 2013
Dozens killed in street clashes as Egyptians face rising uncertainty Leaked NSA audit shows agency broke privacy rules in surveillance of US citizens Public outrage grows in Ecuador after President Correa announces plan to...
Death toll rises sharply in Egypt; Obama cancels joint military exercises On Cairo’s streets, tense uncertainty on second night of curfew Youth call for end to family deportations, passage of immigration reform on anniversary...
Scores killed in military crackdown in Egypt as political tensions rise Missing laborer in Brazil highlights disappearances amid police crackdown in favelas Defense witnesses in Bradley Manning trial describe soldier’s mental health, gender identity...
Pennsylvania residents demand EPA reopen investigation into groundwater contamination near fracking Federal judge cites racial profiling in ruling NYPD’s stop-and-frisk practice unconstitutional Bahrain restricts villages, warns of crackdown ahead of rally at US embassy...
US Attorney General Eric Holder calls criminal justice system ‘broken,’ outlines reforms to reduce prison sentences At direct action in DC, activists continue pressure on Obama, State Department to reject Keystone XL pipeline Georgia...
After decade of protests, FCC approves rules to cap prison phone rates Guantanamo hunger strike passes six months as prisoners file suit to end force-feeding Voting rights advocates, independents push for election reform at...
NSA surveillance casts wider net on communications between US and abroad A majority of the world could face water shortage within one or two generations As Obama cites housing recovery, working poor continue to...
Military judge in Bradley Manning trial reduces maximum term to 90 years as sentencing phase continues 2012 hottest year on record for US, sea levels rising, NOAA climate change report finds Chicago protesters at...
Local communities respond to foreclosure crisis as Obama outlines housing plan Dream 9 activists in Arizona move forward with asylum applications Women advocates use social media to confront online threats and sexism In Japan,...
Cairo court sets date for Muslim Brotherhood trial as talks continue on political crisis Documents show DEA used information gathered through national security tools to arrest and try US citizens Demonstrations hit US cities...