Category: 2011

Newscast for Thursday, September 22, 2011

Georgia executes Troy Davis despite international condemnation Delegates gather at UN for 10 years of Durban accord against racism Palestinian foreign minister pledges to move forward with UN recognition In Germany, carbon capture program...

Newscast for Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Outrage grows as Georgia prepares to execute Troy Davis Disability advocates rally to defend Medicaid from cuts Slide toward poverty in US affects women more Ohlone indigenous burial site protected in Santa Cruz Download...

Newscast for Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Georgia parole board denies clemency to Davis despite questions over justice Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell ends but concerns over equality remain Queens murder trial draws focus to domestic abuse, extent of police power Kenya’s...

Newscast for Monday, September 19, 2011

Yemeni forces fire on protesters, prompting rebel response Palestinians in Gaza and West Bank offer differing views on bid for UN recognition Caravan brings attention to rising violence in southern Mexico Days before execution,...

Newscast for Friday, September 16, 2011

House lawmakers vote to curtail National Labor Relations Board Activists seize anger over economic policies in occupation of Wall Street With Georgia execution imminent, supporters rally around Troy Davis Delegates meet in Lebanon to...

Newscast for Thursday, September 15, 2011

DC politics thwart disaster funding Federal officials conducting health study on BP oil disaster workers Immigrant family poised for deportation, despite new Obama policy Human rights groups raise concerns over Guatemala presidential front-runner Youth...

Newscast for Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Democratic lawmakers push bill to protect Social Security Budget cuts in Texas leave volunteer firefighters short on equipment Financing of cluster bombs focus of effort to end deadly use of arms Drone attack leaves...

Newscast for Tuesday, September 13, 2011

Progressive lawmakers push alternative to Obama job plan Four decades after Attica: a troubled legacy of prison reform Response to 9/11 led to policing of communities, increased surveillance Israel’s plan to relocate Bedouin draws...

Newscast for Monday, September 12, 2011

Commemorations of 9/11 honor victims, survivors and a decade of change 9/11 responders with cancer still denied benefits After 9/11, sacrifice and service for one NY family Iraqi refugees face hardships after fleeing violence...

Newscast for Friday, September 9, 2011

Obama job plan aims to address long-term unemployed, youth, veterans At FSRN, witness and reporting on 9/11 Residents of Kabul reflect on decade of change in Afghanistan 10 years on, concerns over Guantanamo and...