Monthly Archive: November 2011
South Ossetia grows tense as voters protest barring of opposition candidate UK workers strike over changes to pension in public sector Hundreds rally in DC to push for extension of unemployment benefits Clinton arrives...
Protests continue in India after government opens market to Walmart and other retail giants Defense bill measure would overturn ban on harsh interrogation Senate Democrats propose tax relief for working families CUNY raises tuition...
Egyptians show large vote turnout after week of protests, violence Pakistan closes NATO supply route after condemning deadly attack At Durban climate change conference, developing nations call for action and delegates hit gridlock As...
The so-called Drug War has drastically altered life in Mexico. More than 40,000 people have been killed since President Felipe Calderon launched a military offensive in December 2006 against the country’s powerful organized crime...
Reporter George Lavender takes us to the site of an ongoing controversy over the use of Rattlesnake Island, a modern-day land dispute with a legacy which traces back to the colonization of the American...
Yemeni president agrees to step down as protests continue Climate change threatens fishing and farming communities in Nigeria Opposition grows to Alabama’s harsh anti-immigrant law Civil rights groups, journalists hit obstacles in FOIA requests...
Protesters fill Tahrir Square to call for civilian rule as street clashes enter fourth day Lawmakers fail to reach debt deal, renewing debate over federal cuts Companies hide toxic ingredients in household cleaners, report...
Clashes continue in Cairo as protesters call for transition to civilian rule DC lobbyists push to shape debate on Occupy movement Cities across world mark Transgender Day of Remembrance as killings continue In Washington’s...
Thousands fill Tahrir Square to call for civilian government ahead of elections UN report on Iran nuclear program stokes fear in region even as conclusions questioned Fukushima residents call for evacuations as fear of...
Occupy New York marches to financial center as protests mark two months Lawmakers debate deficit reduction plan as key deadline nears Arundhati Roy on the Maoist movement in India Papua political prisoner warns of...