Monthly Archive: July 2014
The number of people killed in thecontext of what Israel calls Operation Protective Edge continues to climb. The United Nations Human Rights Council met in emergency session to day. Navi Pillay, the High Commissioner...
If you eat meat produced in the United States, chances are the livestock spent at least part of its life at a confined animal feeding operation – or “factory farm.” As these enormous livestock...
For the first time in Indonesia’s democratic history the country has a President who is not from the military or political elite. According to official results released today, Joko Widodo won 53 percent of...
Over the weekend, the Israeli military action in Gaza continued with ground troops and tank attacks backed by aerial support. Most of the attacks were levied on one neighborhood where almost 75 people died,...
Israel launched ground invasion of Gaza Strip U.S. teen beaten in Jerusalem returns to Tampa FCC receives more than a million public comments on net neutrality Anti-fracking activists rally with opponents of LNG export...
The government of Cameroon has launched a wide-ranging program to rehabilitate old coffee plantations and open up new ones in an attempt to revive its once-flourishing coffee sector. The central African nation used to...
[Note to stations: This post contains two separate audios.] The death toll in Gaza is on the rise as Israeli tanks moved into to the territory Thursday. Medical sources say more than 260 Palestinians...
An American teenager of Palestinian descent who was beaten unconscious by Israeli police two weeks ago has returned home to Florida. Tariq Khdeir was welcomed by dozens of friends, family and supporters late Wednesday...
The deadline for public comment on proposed new federal rules for the internet is fast approaching. The Federal Communications Commission has so far received more than one million comments regarding possible changes to the...
Recidivism rates in Kansas have dropped dramatically since the state’s Department of Corrections introduced a mentoring program which pairs inmates slate for release with community role models. Other states have started to take notice...