Monthly Archive: August 2014
Gaza ceasfire holds; crossings not yet fully open and schools to run on shifts Obama announces new program for veterans as I.G. probe finds ongoing problems Barring court action, nearly all Texas abortion clinics...
Reproductive rights advocates have been in the streets in Louisiana and Texas this week, protesting laws that could shutter nearly all health clinics providing abortion services in their respective states. Barring court intervention, the...
A ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel reached earlier this week seems to be holding. When news of the deal broke, Gazans took to the streets in celebration. Afterword, many began to grapple with...
This week President Obama announced 19 executive actions to help reform the embattled Veterans Affairs Department and improve the health and lives of veterans. But in light of a new report also out this...
Authorities in India’s north-eastern state of Manipur have again arrested noted human rights activist Irom Sharmila just two days after her court ordered release. Sharmila has been on a hunger strike for 14...
Funeral services were held this week Michael Brown, the unarmed black youth shot at least six times and killed by a white Ferguson, Missouri police officer. Brown’s family asked for a day of reprieve...
Since the Central African Republic — or CAR — gained independence from France in 1960, there have been eight coups. The security situation in the country has deteriorated during years of war, and hundreds...
Farmers in California are struggling with record drought, and it’s proven particularly tough for small-scale farmers. This spring researchers from the University of California, Davis reported that it could cost the agricultural industry as...
All photos copyrighted by Rebecca Myles. In New York, unarmed Eric Garner died in July after police placed him in a chokehold. Over the weekend, thousands of people attended a mass rally and march...
Funeral services were held Monday for Michael Brown, the unarmed black youth shot at least six times and killed by a white Ferguson, Missouri police officer. Thousands of people – including local residents, community...