Category: 2011

Newscast for Thursday, August 11, 2011

Telecommunications company Verizon seeks injunctions to limit the strike by thousands of its US workers Street vendors in Los Angeles face deportation under the controversial Secure Communities Program The Syrian regime ignores UN condemnation...

Newscast for Wednesday, August 10, 2011

US State and local authorities express relief after Standard & Poor’s says it won’t downgrade their credit rating Wisconsin Democrats fail to take control of the State Senate after historic recall elections As Guatemala...

Newscast for Tuesday, August 9, 2011

London’s rioting and violence spreads to other cities in the UK Lawmakers call for big cuts to military spending in the wake of the downgrading of the US credit The impact of the US...

Newscast for Monday, August 8, 2011

The Syrian regime faces international pressure from Arab nations but continues its crackdown In cities across Israel, tens of thousands protests the high cost of living Progressive economists assess the impact of the downgrading...

Newscast for Friday, August 5, 2011

US unemployment drops but economists warn jobs growth is insufficient Wisconsin prepares for recall elections More than 12 million people are now affected by Somalia’s famine In Britain, advocates raise concerns about the increase...

Newscast for Thursday, August 4, 2011

Judge rules that a lawsuit accusing former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld of torture can proceed Somali Americans say they’re committed to combating radicalism Lawmakers push for progress on debate over offshore drilling Farm workers...

Newscast for Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Congress breaks for recess; Leaving FAA unfunded Former Egyptian President Mubarak appears in court Iraqi lawmakers considering extending US troop presence beyond end of 2011 Inuits in Greenland struggle to maintain their traditional ways...

Newscast for Tuesday, August 2, 2011

President Obama signs the debt ceiling compromise bill but critics say it sacrifices the working poor The New Orleans trial of 5 policemen accused of killing unarmed civilians in the wake of Hurricane Katrina...

Newscast for Monday, August 1, 2011

Critics say President Obama and congressional leaders’ debt ceiling deal may do more harm than good After the Norway attacks, CAIR calls on law enforcement and security agencies to stop using Islamophobic trainers In...

Newscast for Friday, July 29, 2011

In Egypt, canal workers strike for better working conditions in the post-Mubarak era In Afghanistan, the prospects for peace negotiations with the Taliban Mexico’s San Sebastian Bachajon indigenous community continue their push for rights...