Monthly Archive: November 2016
The Charlotte, NC police officer responsible for the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott will not face charges related to the killing. Officials are bracing for protest following the announcement. FSRN’s Nell Abram has...
An international human rights case that’s been winding through U.S. courts for nearly a decade has just made a significant step forward. Colombian plaintiffs argue the Chiquita banana company knowingly aided and abetted members...
Thousands in Manila and various parts of the Philippines are protesting the burial of former president-dubbed-dictator Ferdinand Marcos at the nation’s Heroes Cemetery. Madonna Virola has more. Download Audio The family of ousted former...
Low-wage workers across the country walked out of work today as part of what’s being called a Nationwide Fight for $15 Day of Disruption. Organizers say there were coast-to-coast strikes by workers at McDonald’s...
Wisconsin election officials will begin recounting votes in the presidential election this week, but not until Thursday and not by hand. The recount comes as a result of a flash fundraising campaign and petition...
After issuing an eviction notice to the Standing Rock Sioux, the Army Corps of Engineers now says it has no plans to forcibly remove thousands of people fighting the Dakota Access pipeline in North...
Indigenous activists mark Thanksgiving with ceremony on occupied sacred land Canadian opposition mounts to Kinder Morgan tar sands oil pipeline expansion Philippines mulls opening unused Bataan Nuclear Power Plant India struggles to deal with...
As people around the U.S. celebrated Thanksgiving, indigenous rights activists and environmentalists moved Thursday to reclaim a site near the route of the contentious Dakota Access Pipeline. Download Audio Opponents of the pipeline, who...
Electronic goods like flat screen TVs, tablets and smartphones are among the top-selling items on Black Friday, the busiest day of the year for retail sales in the United States. But increased access to...