Monthly Archive: July 2011
In Egypt, canal workers strike for better working conditions in the post-Mubarak era In Afghanistan, the prospects for peace negotiations with the Taliban Mexico’s San Sebastian Bachajon indigenous community continue their push for rights...
US lawmakers urge the President to take action on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline Haiti’s government says last month there were 1000 new cases of cholera every day Bedouins in Israel’s Negev desert...
Progressive lawmakers push the President to make a stand for the poor In Kashmir, some residents condemn the arrest of the director of the US-based, Kashmir American Council US-Pakistan relations and the arrest of...
The extreme right in Norway and Europe The barcoding of trees in Liberia to stop illegal logging A progressive lawmaker pushes an alternative budget plan to deal with the debt ceiling Activists in Los...
In New York, hundreds of same sex couples exchange vows as the new marriage equality law takes effect In Washington, defense spending comes under greater scrutiny as the debt ceiling debate rages on Somalia’s...
A government minister in Ghana calls for gays and lesbians to be rounded up and arrested Farmers in the Philippines protest a court decision that they say sets back agrarian reform In Egypt, protests...
The Syrian regime renews its assault on Homs with soldiers and tanks The achievements and future challenges of the Dodd Frank Protection Act As the deadline looms, the ongoing impasse over the debt ceiling...
The United Nations declares a famine in southern Somalia Indian residents respond to the visit by US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton In Washington, lawmakers hold the first-ever hearing on repealing the Defense of...
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission calls for fast-track changes to improve US reactor safety Employee and employer groups divided by proposed amendments to union representation elections Legal scholars accuse the US of neglecting women and...
General John Allen takes command of US and coalition forces in Afghanistan as the violence continues In Pakistan, drone attack victims pursue criminal charges against US government officials President Obama announces the nomination of...