Category: 2011

Newscast for Thursday, November 17, 2011

Occupy New York marches to financial center as protests mark two months Lawmakers debate deficit reduction plan as key deadline nears Arundhati Roy on the Maoist movement in India Papua political prisoner warns of...

Newscast for Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Stop Online Piracy Act paves way for censorship, critics warn University of California students protest fee hikes, privatization In Afghanistan, council opens with focus on US military bases, night raids Credit rating agencies target...

Newscast for Tuesday, November 15, 2011

New York police arrest protesters, clear Occupy encampment With debit fees withdrawn, banks reap profits off unemployed Farm workers call on EPA to strengthen protection against pesticides Campaign to recall Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker...

Newscast for Monday, November 14, 2011

Pressure grows on Syria to end crackdown as Arab League deadline nears After record floods, Thailand grapples with disease, sanitation Concern over fracking grows in oil, gas development Activists in Northern California take Occupy...

Newscast for Friday, November 11, 2011

Veterans call attention to personal and societal costs of war Unemployment, homelessness hit veterans after return from conflict After public outcry, Obama Administration delays decision on Keystone XL Pipeline Occupy Baltimore joins residents in...

Newscast for Thursday, November 10, 2011

Senate effort to block EPA regulation fails with divided Republican vote David Cobb on national movement to end corporate personhood In Kashmir, investigation into mass rape by Army revives trauma, calls for justice Thai...

Newscast for Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Ohio voters defeat anti-union law, dealing blow to Republican governor Mississippi rejects constitutional amendment to define ‘personhood’ at fertilization Environmentalists, industry leaders critical of Obama’s oil and gas drilling plan Women’s rights reforms in...

Newscast for Tuesday, November 8, 2011

Supreme court hears case on police use of warrantless GPS surveillance In Arizona recall election, main backer of anti-immigrant law faces loss of Senate seat Nevada residents worry over open pit mine in historic...

Newscast for Monday, November 7, 2011

Thailand floods threaten residents, economy as government comes under criticism Report from inside Syria documents voices of opposition Senate measure undercuts net neutrality, say critics Activists converge at White House over Keystone XL Pipeline...

Newscast for Friday, November 4, 2011

Unemployment lowers in US, but joblessness rates still far from recovery Educators use Occupy movement to empower students, defend public education Alternative G20 in Nice calls for fundamental changes to financial system Ortega favored...