Monthly Archive: November 2014
In southern Mexico, families of more than forty students last seen alive in police custody still do not believe the official line that the young men are all dead. The students were from an...
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Friday to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The move comes just two days after President Barack Obama committed to cutting greenhouse gases in the U.S. Ashley...
U.S. House votes on the Keystone XL pipeline; Senate to do same next week U.S. & China announce carbon emissions deal; the non-binding agreement is sparse on specifics Mexican president leaves country as news...
Parents of 43 missing students from a teachers’ college in the Mexican state of Guerrero launched a nationwide tour Friday to reach out to movements across the country that have expressed solidarity throughout their...
Florida activists continue to challenge a ban by the city of Ft. Lauderdale on sharing food in public. There have been several arrests, including of a 90-year-old man. On Wednesday (November 12), protesters demonstrated...
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two consolidated cases that, depending on the outcome, could have a profound impact on how race is used to draw voting district lines in the future. ...
The world’s two most egregious air polluters – the U.S. and China – announced a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions during the next 20 years. In Beijing Wednesday, President Barack Obama said the...
A new arts medium is gaining popularity in the Palestinian Territories. Comics and graphic novels depicting the reality of Israel-Palestine tensions were showcased in a home-grown festival attended by hundreds of fans and internationally...
All photos by Dalia Hatuqa. Hear/read her accompanying story, Visual storytelling emerges as a medium to de-code Holy Land conflict. Click on any thumbnail image to launch slideshow.
The Islamist sect Boko Haram is intensifying its activities with the kidnappings and deadly raids in Nigeria’s northeast. In the latest attack, as many as 50 students were killed when a suicide attacker detonated...