Newscast for Thursday, July 28, 2011
US lawmakers urge the President to take action on the Keystone XL tar sands pipeline Haiti’s government says last month there were 1000 new cases of cholera every day Bedouins in Israel’s Negev desert...
Category: 2011
Newscast for Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Progressive lawmakers push the President to make a stand for the poor In Kashmir, some residents condemn the arrest of the director of the US-based, Kashmir American Council US-Pakistan relations and the arrest of...
Newscast for Tuesday, July 26, 2011
The extreme right in Norway and Europe The barcoding of trees in Liberia to stop illegal logging A progressive lawmaker pushes an alternative budget plan to deal with the debt ceiling Activists in Los...
Newscast for Monday, July 25, 2011
In New York, hundreds of same sex couples exchange vows as the new marriage equality law takes effect In Washington, defense spending comes under greater scrutiny as the debt ceiling debate rages on Somalia’s...
Newscast for Friday, July 22, 2011
A government minister in Ghana calls for gays and lesbians to be rounded up and arrested Farmers in the Philippines protest a court decision that they say sets back agrarian reform In Egypt, protests...
Newscast for Thursday, July 21, 2011
The Syrian regime renews its assault on Homs with soldiers and tanks The achievements and future challenges of the Dodd Frank Protection Act As the deadline looms, the ongoing impasse over the debt ceiling...
Newscast for Wednesday, July 20, 2011
The United Nations declares a famine in southern Somalia Indian residents respond to the visit by US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton In Washington, lawmakers hold the first-ever hearing on repealing the Defense of...
Newscast for Tuesday, July 19, 2011
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission calls for fast-track changes to improve US reactor safety Employee and employer groups divided by proposed amendments to union representation elections Legal scholars accuse the US of neglecting women and...
Newscast for Monday, July 18, 2011
General John Allen takes command of US and coalition forces in Afghanistan as the violence continues In Pakistan, drone attack victims pursue criminal charges against US government officials President Obama announces the nomination of...
Newscast for Friday, July 15, 2011
The Pentagon prepares for cyberspace war Protests continue for the 7th day in Cairo’s Tahrir Square Human rights groups push to overturn Israel’s so-called “anti-boycott law” The challenges facing Thailand’s new Prime Minister The...
