Monthly Archive: December 2014
The mass abduction of 43 students in the the Mexican city of Iguala on the heels of a deadly ambush by police there drew worldwide attention to systemic human rights abuses committed by corrupt...
Protesters took to the streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin today after the county district attorney’s office announced that a white police officer there will not be charged in the shooting death of Dontre Hamilton, a...
US and Cuban leaders announce thaw in Cold War-era diplomatic relations More mass kidnapping in northern Nigeria; Boko Haram suspected Taliban militants slaughter almost 150 children at a Peshawar school Israel showcases drone technology...
Wikileaks this week published a CIA assessment of its program to assassinate so-called “high value targets.” In the internal secret report from 2009, the CIA recognized the program could be counterproductive in that targeted...
The jihadist group Boko Haram has allegedly abducted about two hundred women and girls from a remote village in northeastern Nigeria. The same group is responsible for the kidnapping of more than 200 school...
New York governor Andrew Cuomo announced during a year-end cabinet meeting Wednesday that the state will ban the controversial practice of hydraulic fracturing – or fracking – for natural gas. This makes New York...
Support for mandating the use of officer-worn body cameras has surged as a movement for police accountability gains momentum nationwide. It’s also the accountability mechanism that has encountered the least resistance from police departments...
The U.S. and Cuba announced a thawing of bilateral relations for the first time in over fifty years. Nell Abram has more from Tampa. Download Audio [sdonations]8[/sdonations] President Barack Obama and Cuban leader Raul...
Taliban militants killed almost 150 children today in a morning attack on a military-run school in Peshawar. More than 120 others were injured, and the death toll may yet rise. Peshawar is just under...
This photo essay by Robin Dianoux accompanies a radio report by Carla Green on deep sea oil drilling in New Zealand. Click any thumbnail image to launch slideshow and see captions. [sdonations]2[/sdonations]