Monthly Archive: August 2011
Teenager killed in Bahrain as security forces fire on protesters $60 billion wasted on wartime contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan, says congressional report Art exhibit in the Philippines spurs debate over expression and censorship...
Cash-strapped FEMA faces struggles in record-disaster year Thousands protest in Yemen as president announces elections Families in Kashmir press for investigation into disappeared relatives Philadelphia’s plan to close digital divide falls behind Download Audio...
Massacres in Libya come to light as opposition forces advance Indian Parliament moves to set up corruption agency, ending hunger strike More than a hundred arrested in DC as protest over oil pipeline intensifies...
Attacks in Nigeria imperil relations between religious groups Pressure grows on oil companies that support Syria regime Highway in Bolivia could threaten indigenous communities, Amazon Haitians still waiting on housing, education under President Martelly...
US records show shifting relationship with Gaddafi Calls for federal investigation follow report of NYPD’s monitoring of Muslims Deadly attack in South Sudan leaves villagers in disarray Workers in Chile strike as students continue...
In Libya, control by opposition grows as Gaddafi pledges fight Residents in Tripoli improvise health care, cope with checkpoints and violence Bipartisan coalition offers alternative to Obama cuts on federal regulations Prisoner advocates rally...
Displaced Haitians face housing risks as Hurricane Irene pummels Caribbean Proposed Internet rules target child pornography, threaten privacy Yves Smith on Banks as a public utility New Yorkers brace for comprehensive fracking study Widows...
In Libya, opposition takes control of Tripoli signaling end to Gaddafi’s rule Syrian refugees flee violence as pressure grows on Assad Evidence linking attackers of Israeli bus to Gaza questioned At 15, welfare reform...
The Obama administration begins reviewing the cases of hundreds of thousands of immigrants poised for deportation The Congressional Black Caucus job fair comes to Atlanta In Pennsylvania hundreds of international students protest working conditions...
Pressure on the Syrian regime increases as the US President calls on Bashar al-Assad to step down After President Obama’s Midwest tour, rural communities call for more concrete proposals Education advocates continue to raise...