Monthly Archive: October 2015
Geneva to host talks between Yemeni factions as Saudi-led airstrikes continue European Union still working on a refugee resettlement plan as winter nears Registration drive to mobilize Latino vote kicks off in Colorado on...
Geneva is set to host talks between the two main Yemeni factions this weekend. The talks come after seven months of Saudi-led airstrikes have internally-displaced more than 2.3 million people . Nell Abram has...
Temperatures are dropping across but the number of refugees pouring over borders to seek asylum remains steady. The European Union and Balkan countries have agreed on a 17-point plan to deal with the influx...
The U.S. Senate passed the so-called Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act – or CISA – Tuesday evening by a wide 74-21 margin. The overwhelming Senate support for the bill gave little indication that concerns from...
President Obama reiterated the call for tougher gun control laws this week, saying since 9-11 about 400,000 people have died in the US as a result of gunfire. In New York, Representatives Nydia Velasquez...
European Union member states continue to negotiate the terms of a unified response to the refugee crisis. Humanitarian groups are urging swift action as the weather changes, further exacerbating the dangerous conditions refugees face...
Negotiators from twelve countries finalized the language of the controversial Trans Pacific Partnership trade agreement earlier this month after five years of closed-door talks shrouded in secrecy. The trade deal now goes back to...
Rise Up October keeps pressure for justice reform in the streets FCC caps exorbitant rates on telephone calls placed from prison Labeled ‘insider threats’, intelligence whistleblowers face conundrum Climate policy negotiations enter final phase...
A nationwide group of law enforcement officials issued a call this week to slash the enormous prison population in the United States. The coalition, Law Enforcement Leaders to Reduce Crime and Incarceration, includes 130...