Category: 2011

Newscast for Thursday, August 25, 2011

US records show shifting relationship with Gaddafi Calls for federal investigation follow report of NYPD’s monitoring of Muslims Deadly attack in South Sudan leaves villagers in disarray Workers in Chile strike as students continue...

Newscast for Wednesday, August 24, 2011

In Libya, control by opposition grows as Gaddafi pledges fight Residents in Tripoli improvise health care, cope with checkpoints and violence Bipartisan coalition offers alternative to Obama cuts on federal regulations Prisoner advocates rally...

Newscast for Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Displaced Haitians face housing risks as Hurricane Irene pummels Caribbean Proposed Internet rules target child pornography, threaten privacy Yves Smith on Banks as a public utility New Yorkers brace for comprehensive fracking study Widows...

Newscast for Monday, August 22, 2011

In Libya, opposition takes control of Tripoli signaling end to Gaddafi’s rule Syrian refugees flee violence as pressure grows on Assad Evidence linking attackers of Israeli bus to Gaza questioned At 15, welfare reform...

Newscast for Friday, August 19, 2011

The Obama administration begins reviewing the cases of hundreds of thousands of immigrants poised for deportation The Congressional Black Caucus job fair comes to Atlanta In Pennsylvania hundreds of international students protest working conditions...

Newscast for Thursday, August 18, 2011

Pressure on the Syrian regime increases as the US President calls on Bashar al-Assad to step down After President Obama’s Midwest tour, rural communities call for more concrete proposals Education advocates continue to raise...

Newscast for Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Civil libertarians protest a decision in California to shut off cell phone service at public transit stations Two Wisconsin Democrats keep their seats after the final round of recall elections Migrants continue to flee...

Newscast for Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Human rights observers demand to know the fate of thousands of Palestinian refugees in Syria Children escaping famine in the Horn of Africa contend with malnutrition and a measles outbreak Land investment deals as...

Newscast for Monday, August 15, 2011

The Republican race for a presidential candidate and the weekend’s campaigning in Iowa The Slutwalk movement comes to Washington The Colorado residents who say pollution from natural gas drilling has driven them from their...

Newscast for Friday, August 12, 2011

Anti-nuclear activists rally outside the UN Headquarters in New York calling for the Indian Point nuclear plant to be shut down Activist scientists urge more federal support for farmers markets to create jobs Nigeria...