Monthly Archive: November 2009
Honduran voters elect new president under intense military presence Obama orders troops to Afghanistan as new info emerges on secret detention facility Treasury Dept to pressure banks into lowering monthly housing payments Ten years...
Segregated schools sound like a relic of America’s Jim Crow past. Legal separation that relegated Black students to substandard facilities and resources was “officially” done away with Brown vs. Board of Education. But segregated...
On this Thanksgiving Day, many families are sitting down to a dinner made with fresh foods from a local grocery store. Yet there are many communities where there is no local grocery. And you...
US refuses to sign international ban on land mines Honduras prepares for presidential election under military crackdown Blockade in Gaza adds strain as families prep for Eid Al-Adha As women increase in US military,...
Opposition grows to Obama’s expected troop increase in Afghanistan Philippine president declares state of emergency after election massacre WTO meeting set to open on 10th anniversary of “Battle in Seattle” Sri Lankans begin unsteady...
Senate moves health care bill forward, but obstacles remain Tensions high in Haiti after UN troops fire gunshots amidst crowd Solar power program yields mixed results in Tibet Obama’s youth supporters, one year later...
Senators say health care reform could address gender disparities Groups push for more job creation in black and Latino communities House Committee approves plan to oversee Federal Reserve Survivors of torture in Argentina await...
Senate unveils health care bill that includes public option Obama wraps up Asian tour in South Korea with host of issues Afghans express effects of war as Karzai begins second presidential term Protesters fight...
Attorney General defends decision to try detainees in civilian courts Public interest groups call for reform of civil rights commission UN food summit ends in Rome with little progress made in fight against hunger...
Plan to bring detainees into US justice system hits political firestorm Former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart ordered to serve prison sentence Federal report finds high rate of hunger among American children Residents in...