Monthly Archive: April 2014
As Chile faces its second tragedy in under a month—fires that tore through the city of Valparaíso, leaving at least fifteen people dead and another eleven thousand homeless—northern Chile is still struggling to recover...
In Yemen, at least 55 people died over the past three days, killed by airstrikes reportedly launched from drones. The Yemeni government says the dead were militants. According to a New York Times investigation...
A data breach targeting Michaels – a national chain of arts and crafts stores – has possibly impacted more than two and a half million customers. This news comes on the heels of other...
While dwarfed by the profits of the patented pharmaceutical industry, trade in traditional and alternative medicine generates billions of dollars worldwide each year. China, India and Korea have been particularly successful at marketing and...
The U.S. Department of Justice released new statistics Wednesday which indicates a 5-year decline in court-ordered deportations from the U.S. interior. The report, however, is limited – covering only the immigration cases that fall...
by: John David Bwakali (NAIROBI, Kenya) Official efforts are underway in Kenya to round up 50,000 people who have come to the country fleeing conflict, and corral them into two enormous refugee camps. In...
News websites, blogs, and a television channel that have served as independent sources of information and aired voices of the opposition in Russia are being shut down, either under direct order of the government...
The independent press and organized protests in Russia have faced restrictions during the current administration of President Vladimir Putin. The intersection of these two issues was visible on the streets of St. Petersburg over...
Read or listen to Sam Cowie’s report on how a Brazilian movement has turned an abandoned government office into housing for poor, working families in São Paulo. (Photo credit: Sam Cowie) Click on any...
Over the last five years, rising real estate speculation in central São Paulo has created a deficit of affordable housing. In response, left wing housing movements seize abandoned buildings, transforming them into housing units...