Social Movements & Civic Participation
Abuses Color Cambodia’s Fight for Land
(Julia Wallace; PHNOM PENH,Cambodia; Al Jazeera; Oct. 28, 2012)
Britain Facing New Eastern Europe Immigration Surge
(David Barrett and Colin Freeman; LONDON; The Telegraph; Oct. 28, 2012)
Curbing Big Donor Influence
(Andy Kroll; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Oct. 28, 2012)
Kochworld
(Melissa del Bosque & Jen Reel; AUSTIN,Texas; Texas Observer; Oct. 28, 2012)
Is America Exceptional?
(Jessica Stites; CHICAGO; In These Times; Oct. 28, 2012)
UN Chief Fires Up Private Investment for Global Energy Solutions
(Kim-Jenna Jurriaans; GENEVA; Inter-Press News Service; Oct. 28, 2012)
Reverse Brain Drain: Economic Shifts Lure Migrants Home
(Staff Report; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Oct. 21, 2012)
Multilateralism Is at a Crossroads
(Pascal Lamy; GENEVA; Inter-Press News Service; Oct. 21, 2012)
Russia Says Fighters Killed in the North
(Staff Report; MOSCOW; Al Jazeera; Oct. 21, 2012)
Creating a Countercyclical Welfare System
(Sasha Abramsky; WASHINGTON DC; The American Prospect; July 27, 2012)
Trans-Pacific Partnership is Free Trade on Steroids
(Lori Wallach; SAN DIEGO; The Nation; July 16, 2012)
Nearly 6 Million Americans Can’t Vote Due to Felon Disenfranchisement Laws
(James Ridgeway and Jean Casella; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; July 13, 2012)
Latinos to Affect Outcome of US Elections
(Ethan Freedman; WASHINGTON, DC; Al Jazeera; July 13, 2012)
FSRN Live from Netroots Nations
(Live Coverage; PROVIDENCE; FSRN; June 8, 2012)
War on Truth
(Robert Foster; MOSCOW; RT.com; June 1, 2012)
West Indians in UK Seek Jubilee Apology
(Laurence Lee; LONDON; Al Jazeera; June 1, 2012)
Wage Theft in the City of Millionaires
(Greg Kaufmann; HOUSTON; The Nation; May 25, 2012)
Are JPMorgan’s Losses A Canary in a Coal Mine?
(Simon Johnson; NEW YORK; Alternet; May 16, 2012)
The Cost of the “War on Drugs”
(Kamahl Santamaria; LONDON; Al Jazzera; May 11, 2012)
Cornyn and Friends Take On Modern Family Planning
(Eileen Smith; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; May 4, 2012)
Dial M for Murdoch
(D.D. Guttenplan; LONDON; The Nation; May 2, 2012)
Glenn Greenwald, Cashing in on Torture
(Glenn Greenwald; NEW YORK; Majority Report; April 30, 2012)
Meet the Media Companies Lobbying Against Transparency
(Justin Elliott; WASHINGTON; ProPublica; April 21, 2012)
GOP Blocking the Violence Against Women Act
(Adam Serwer; SAN FRANCISCO; MOTHER JONES; March 20, 2012)
Experts Struggle to Collect Data in Fukushima
(D. Parvaz; FUKUSHIMA; Al Jazeera; March 20, 2012)
Brazil to Open Doors to Skilled Immigrants, Slam Shut to Others
(Fabiana Frayssinet; RIO DE JANEIRO; Inter Press News Service; March 20, 2012)
“Mind Zone”: New Film Tracks Soldiers, Traumas in Afghan War
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; March 16, 2012)
Right-to-Work Laws, Explained
(Nicole Pasulka; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; March 16, 2012)
US-Russia Reset Gets a Boost with Russian Airbase Offer
(Fred Weir; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; March 16, 2012)
Study: Cost of Going Solar Is Dropping Fast
(Maria Gallucci; BROOKLYN; Inside Climate News; March 16, 2012)
Chicago: Out of Order Comes Chaos
(Joel Handley; CHICAGO; In These Times; March 16, 2012)
Latin America Seeks to Spread Nuclear Free Zones
(Emilio Godoy; MEXICO CITY; Inter Press News Service; March 16, 2012)
More Hispanics, Fewer Registered To Vote, 2008-2010
(Joe Holley; HOUSTON; Houston Chronicle; March 15, 2012)
Labor Movement Considers Ideology of Independence
(David Moberg; CHICAGO; In These Times; March 13, 2012)
How Public-Sector Banks Became Global Leaders
(Ellen Brown; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; March 13, 2012)
Angola: Police Silence the Media
(Louise Redvers; LUANDA; Allafrica.com; March 13, 2012)
US Faces Challenge to Drug War as Latin America Mulls Decriminalization
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; March 13, 2012)
Neo-Nazi Terror
(Pavol Stracansky; PRAGUE; Inter Press News Service; March 13, 2012)
Spain Leads Europe’s Rebellion Against German Austerity
(Andres Cala; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; March 9, 2012)
Kenya: Sex Labor Rampant, Workers Demand Recognition
(Simon Ndonga; NAIROBI; AllAfrica.com; March 9, 2012)
Occupy Education: Teachers, Students Resist School Upheavals
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; March 9, 2012)
North Korea Nuclear Deal Raises Concerns for Seoul
(Donald Kirk; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; March 2, 2012)
Newt Gingrich on Drugs
(Mike Ludwig; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; March 2, 2012)
Moscow Protesters Explain Their Positions
(Christopher True; MOSCOW; Al Jazeera; March 2, 2012)
New US Map Shows Location of Most Toxic Industrial Boilers
(Elizabeth McGowan; BROOKLYN; Inside Climate News; March 2, 2012)
Syria Hit List Targets Thousands
(Hamed Aleaziz; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; March 2, 2012)
Strained Welcome for 15,000 Malian Refugees
(Ousseini Issa; CHINAGODER,Niger; Inter Press News Service; March 2, 2012)
Mexico’s Ambiguous Alliances
(Fred Rosen; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Feb. 28, 2012)
New State Bank Bills Address Credit and Housing Crises
(Ellen Brown; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout/Web of Debt; Feb. 28, 2012)
WikiLeaks: Emails Expose Inner Workings of ‘Shadow CIA’
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Feb. 28, 2012)
Africa: New Railway Line to Boost Southern Economies
(Mantoe Phakathi; MBABANE,Swaziland; Inter Press News Service; Feb. 28, 2012)
Obama Budget: Grow Prisons and Keep Gitmo
(James Ridgeway and Jean Casella; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Feb. 24, 2012)
Mexico: Racism Prevalent Among Children, Reveals Pattern
(Staff Report; NEW YORK; Latin America News Dispatch; Feb. 24, 2012)
The Scandal of Michigan’s Emergency Managers
(Chris Savage; NEW YORK; The Nation; Feb. 24, 2012)
Will We Choose a Chinese Future?
(David Sirota; CHICAGO; In These Times; Feb. 21, 2012)
Occupying the SEC for a Stronger Volcker Rule
(Rachel Signer; NEW YORK; The Nation; Feb. 21, 2012)
Uganda: Rural Women’s Banks Ease Tough Times
(Wambi Michael; WAKISO,Uganda; Inter Press News Service; Feb. 21, 2012)
Forced Sterilization for Transgender People in Sweden
(Nicole Pasulka; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Feb. 21, 2012)
US: Does AIPAC Want War?
(Robert Naiman; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 21, 2012)
Turning Children Into Evangelists in Public Schools
(Katherine Stewart; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Feb. 21, 2012)
Managing Dissent in Chicago
(Jeremy Gantz; CHICAGO; In These Times; Feb. 17, 2012)
Egypt’s Feminists Prepare for a Long Battle
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 17, 2012)
The Truth Behind Michigan’s Budget Surplus
(Staff Report; NEW YORK; The Nation; Feb. 17, 2012)
Missouri Will Balance Budget with Foreclosure Settlement
(Pat Garofalo; WASHINGTON, D.C.; ThinkProgress; Feb. 17, 2012)
Nigeria: Babangida Denies Funding Terror Group
(Angela Pompey; LAGOS; ThinkProgress; Feb. 17, 2012)
Philippines Seeking US Help Against China’s Bullying
(Marwaan Macan-Markar; BANGKOK; Inter Press News Service; Feb. 17, 2012)
Chicago: Sudden Business Closures Prompt Wage Theft Fights
(Jerry Mead-Lucero; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Feb. 14, 2012)
The Campaign Against Whistleblowers in Washington
(Peter Van Buren; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Al Jazeera/Tom Dispatch; Feb. 14, 2012)
The Right-Wing War on Girl Scout Culture
(Nicole Pasulka; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Feb. 14, 2012)
Arab Spring: Censorship Changes Colours
(Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau; CAIRO; AllAfrica.com; Feb. 14, 2012)
Indonesian Commission Seeks Rehabilitation, Not Detention
(Kanis Dursin; JAKARTA; Inter Press News Service; Feb. 14, 2012)
Inside The 1 Percent’s Texas Enclave
(Josh Harkinson; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Feb. 10, 2012)
Arizona’s “Banned” Mexican American Books
(Roberto Cintli Rodriguez; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Feb. 10, 2012)
Romanians Discover Street Protest
(Claudia Ciobanu; WARSAW; Inter Press News Service; Feb. 10, 2012)
Fighting for Gender Equality in Iraq
(Rebecca Burns; CHICAGO; In These Times; Feb. 10, 2012)
To Yuan Or Not to Yuan, That Is The Question
(Ignatius Banda; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 10, 2012)
Dallas Billionaire Wins Another Radioactive Favor
(Forrest Wilder; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Feb. 8, 2012)
The Language of Prevention
(Christine Granados; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Feb. 7, 2012)
Voting Rights Battles Revived in States
(Chris Kromm; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Feb. 7, 2012)
Dismantling a Dictatorship – Peacefully
(Marwaan Macan-Markar; BANGKOK; Inter Press News Service; Feb. 7, 2012)
Solar Power Lights Up Bangladesh
(Naimul Haq; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 7, 2012)
Global Business Elite Go Marxist at Davos
(Andy Robinson; NEW YORK; The Nation; Feb. 3, 2012)
Native America: Unequal Rites
(Remy Maldigian; CHICAGO; In These Times; Feb. 3, 2012)
US Sells Weapons to Iraq as Violence Escalates
(Anna Mulrine; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Feb. 3, 2012)
Gingrich: Different strokes, Different Folks
(Sam Bollier; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 3, 2012)
Going Underground in Portugal
(Mario Queiroz; LISBON; Inter Press News Service; Feb. 3, 2012)
US-Mexico: Crumbling Under Corruption
(Melissa Del Bosque; AUSTIN,Tx; Texas Observer; Jan. 31, 2012)
Chinese Growth Prompts Water Wars with Japan, US Initiatives
(Marwaan Macan-Markar; BANGKOK; Inter Press News Service; Jan. 31, 2012)
Was Military Lawyer Charged to Justify New Gitmo Policy?
(Jason Leopold; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Jan. 31, 2012)
Breaking Up Britain
(Andrew McFadyen; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 31, 2012)
Central Africa: High Cost of Child Trafficking
(Staff Report; POINTE NOIRE,Congo; AllAfrica.com; Jan. 31, 2012)
German Magazine Caves in Battle to Reprint Hitler’s ‘Mein Kampf’
(Michael Steininger; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Jan. 27, 2012)
What’s the Matter with Third Parties?
(Sam Bollier; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 27, 2012)
New AU Headquarters Marks Strong China-Africa Ties
(Staff Report; ADDIS ABABA; South Africa News24; Jan. 27, 2012)
Coming to Grips With Feminicide
(Rosa-Linda Fregoso; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Jan. 27, 2012)
A Touch of Spring for LGBT Arabs
(Simba Shani Kamaria Russeau; CAIRO; Inter Press News Service; Jan. 27, 2012)
Texas: New Approach to Prisoners with Newborns
(Diana Claitor; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Jan. 24, 2012)
MIT Climate Scientist’s Wife Threatened
(James West; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Jan. 24, 2012)
Serbia: Royalty Rehabilitated in Retrospect
(Vesna Peric Zimonjic; BELGRADE; Inter Press News Service; Jan. 24, 2012)
Boko Haram: We Bombed Over Government Non-Payment
(Staff Compilation; LAGOS; Allafrica.com; Jan. 24, 2012)
Thunderstruck in Honduras
(Jeremy Kryt; TEGUCIGALPA,Honduras; In These Times; Jan. 24, 2012)
How and Why Anonymous Took Down the FBI’s Website
(Josh Harkinson; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Jan. 20, 2012)
Why Russia is Willing to Sell Arms to Syria
(Fred Weir; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Jan. 20, 2012)
King’s Dream and the Mass Incarceration of Black America
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Jan. 20, 2012)
Forests Fall Victim to the Taliban
(Ashfaq Yusufzai; PESHAWAR; Inter Press News Service; Jan. 20, 2012)
America’s Real Occupiers
(David Sirota; CHICAGO; In These Times; Jan. 20, 2012)
Chinese Growth Slows to Near Three-Year Low
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 20, 2012)
Will Arizona Hold ALEC Accountable?
(Beau Hodai; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Jan. 17, 2012)
Separate Schools for Roma Gypsies Challenged
(Pavol Stracansky; BRATISLAVA,Slovakia; Inter Press News Service; Jan. 17, 2012)
CPAC Cosponsor: Nelson Mandela a ‘Bloodthirsty Terrorist’
(Tim Murphy; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Jan. 17, 2012)
Spain: Basques Enter Unfamiliar Territory of Peacetime Politics
(Andres' Cala; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Jan. 17, 2012)
The End of the Putin Era?
(Sergei Khrushchev; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 17, 2012)
Study: More Employees Report Seeing Illegal Donations
(Janie Lorber; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Roll Call; Jan. 13, 2012)
Israel’s Radical Settlers: A Fifth Column?
(Roxanne Horesh; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 13, 2012)
What to Do About the Nanny?
(Sady Doyle; CHICAGO; In These Times; Jan. 13, 2012)
Military: Chen was Daily Target of Race-Based Hazing
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Jan. 13, 2012)
Hungary Turns Away Democracy
(Robert Marquand; PARIS; Christian Science Monitor; Jan. 10, 2012)
Canaries in the Data Mines
(Nan Levinson; CHICAGO; In These Times; Jan. 10, 2012)
New Orleans Gets a Good Defense Lawyer
(Mac McClelland; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Jan. 10, 2012)
United Nations Readies for Austerity in New Year’s Budget
(Thalif Deen; GENEVA; Inter Press News Service; Jan. 10, 2012)
Ethnic Studies Face Nationwide Threat
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Jan. 10, 2012)
Turning the Page on Page 3 Girls
(Sady Doyle; CHICAGO; In These Times; Jan. 6, 2012)
New Zealand’s Violent Gangs Try to Clean Up Their Act
(Kathy Marks; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Jan. 6, 2012)
Counter-Insurgency ‘Improves’ Brazil’s Slums
(Chris Arsenault; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 6, 2012)
Ron Paul’s ‘Racist Newsletter’ Timeline
(Mark Trumbull; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Jan. 3, 2012)
Newt Gingrich’s Congressional Ethics Scandal Explained
(Tim Murphy; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Jan. 3, 2012)
Wall Street’s Romance With Romney
(Ben Adler; NEW YORK; The Nation; Jan. 3, 2012)
Santorum Tells Iowans: No More Welfare
(Stephen C. Webster; BOSTON; The Raw Story; Jan. 3, 2012)
Looking to Leave: Young Iraqis Scarred by War
(Gregg Carlstrom; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 3, 2012)
Somalia: Rebuilding Among the Rubble
(Abdurrahman Warsameh; MOGADISHU; Inter Press News Service; Jan. 3, 2012)
JDL and Far-Right Parties Find Common Ground
(Nour Samaha; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 30, 2011)
Occupy’s Next Target: The Iowa Caucus
(Gavin Aronsen; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Dec. 30, 2011)
Africa’s Burgeoning Middle Class Brings Hope Continent
(David Smith and Lucy Lamble; LONDON; The Guardian; Dec. 30, 2011)
Money Talks in 2012 Presidential Election
(Seth Cline; WASHINGTON D.C.; Open Secrets; Dec. 27, 2011)
Study: Religiously Active People More Engaged in Civic Life
(Gloria Goodale; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Dec. 27, 2011)
Detroit: What Killed Aiyana Stanley-Jones?
(Charlie LeDuff; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Dec. 27, 2011)
Andean Migrant Women Create Opportunities
(Franz Chavez; LA PAZ,Peru; Inter Press News Service; Dec. 27, 2011)
Update: The War on Drugs
(Maya Schenwar; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Dec. 27, 2011)
Scott Walker Targets Cancer Screenings for Women
(Kate Sheppard; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Dec. 23, 2011)
The Trials of Eroy Brown
(Michael Berryhill; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Dec. 20, 2011)
China Endorses Kim Jong-il’s Successor
(Luke Harding, Tania Branigan, Justin McCurry; LONDON; The Guardian; Dec. 20, 2011)
Chicago: The Poverty of School Reform
(Joel Handley; CHICAGO; In These Times; Dec. 20, 2011)
Reclaiming a Waste Land Called Ukraine
(Pavol Stracansky; KIEV,Ukraine; Inter Press News Service; Dec. 20, 2011)
Iraqi Women’s Activist Rebuffs U.S. Claims of a Freer Iraq
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Dec. 20, 2011)
Italy: Right Winger Kills Two Senegalese Vendors
(Staff Report; NETHERLANDS; AllAfrica; Dec. 16, 2011)
The Impending Cuts in Housing Aid
(Patrick Markee; NEW YORK; The Nation; Dec. 16, 2011)
True Crime Finance Stories
(Greg Palast; CHICAGO; In These Times; Dec. 16, 2011)
Iraq: We Are Happy That US Forces Have Left’
(Dahr Jamail; DOHA; Al Jazeera; Dec. 16, 2011)
In Brazil’s Amazon, Teens Go to ‘Satellite High’
(Andrew Downie; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Dec. 16, 2011)
Exclusive: Ex-Greek PM Supports Occupy Movement
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Dec. 13, 2011)
Profit Trumps Women’s Rights at Big Financial Institutions
(Kanya D'Almeida; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Inter Press News Service; Dec. 13, 2011)
Africa Shoots Beyond Stars in Radio Telescope Bid
(Staff Report; JOHANNESBURG; Allafrica; Dec. 13, 2011)
Occupied Washington
(Monika Bauerlein and Clara Jeffery; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Dec. 9, 2011)
Climate Crisis Threatens Health of Young Africans
(Julie Frederikse; DURBAN,South Africa; Allafrica; Dec. 9, 2011)
Euro: Co-ops Off to a Promising Start
(Claudia Ciobanu; PRAGUE; Inter Press News Service; Dec. 9, 2011)
Michigan’s Radical Assault on Public Education
(Andy Kroll; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Dec. 6, 2011)
Cyber Security: Report Finds Increased Vulnerablility to Attack
(Mark Clayton; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Dec. 6, 2011)
Fearing the ‘White al-Qaeda’
(Vesna Peric Zimonjic; BELGRADE,Balkans; Inter Press News Service; Dec. 6, 2011)
Can Finance Provide the Crown Jewels of a Durban Climate Accord?
(Tim Ash Vie; DURBAN,South Africa; Inter Press News Service; Dec. 1, 2011)
Iceland Blocks Chinese Business from Buying Land
(Peter Ford; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Dec. 1, 2011)
Haitians Ask UN to Leave
(Rebeca Burns; CHICAGO; In These Times; Dec. 1, 2011)
Lebanon’s Intelligence War
(Nour Samaha; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 1, 2011)
Should Fair Trade Certify Nestle and Folgers?
(Tom Philpott; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Dec. 1, 2011)
Taxpayers Get to Pay for Millionaire Kids Charter Schools
(John Hechinger; NEW YORK; Bloomberg News; Dec. 1, 2011)
Pakistani-Controlled Kashmir See Autonomy as ‘Illusion’
(Issam Ahmed; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Nov. 28, 2011)
Chile: Student Protests Spread Throughout Region
(Pamela Sepulveda; SANTIAGO; Inter Press News Service; Nov. 28, 2011)
“Cannibal” Claims Amount to Dangerous Journalism
(Joanna Eede; LONDON; Survival Report; Nov. 28, 2011)
World’s Oceans in Peril
(Dahr Jamail; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 28, 2011)
Delayed—So Where’s the Keystone Oil Going Now?
(Kate Sheppard; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Nov. 22, 2011)
EU Backs Timoshenko, More Than Ukrainians
(Zoltan Dujisin; BUDAPEST; Inter Press News Service; Nov. 22, 2011)
After Arab Spring, an Israeli Summer
(Ralph Seliger; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 22, 2011)
Khmer Rouge Leader: Victims Were ‘Traitors’
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 22, 2011)
America’s Affluent and the New Bunker Down
(Sam Pizzigati; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Too Much/Truthout; Nov. 22, 2011)
Former Seattle Police Chief Stamper on Policing Protests
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Nov. 22, 2011)
The Cult of Maria Lionza
(Rhodri Davies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 18, 2011)
Anger Sowing Seeds of a New Consumer Movement
(David Sirota; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 18, 2011)
The Puzzling Persistence of APEC
(Walden Bello; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Foreign Policy in Focus; Nov. 18, 2011)
World’s Biggest Hydropower Plan Will Leave Africans in the Dark
(Kristin Palitza; CAPE TOWN; Inter Press News Service; Nov. 18, 2011)
Mexico: Women Prisoners Do Time with Their Children
(Patricia Briseno; OAXACA,Mexico; Inter Press News Service; Nov. 15, 2011)
Australian PM Backs Uranium Sales to India
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al-Jazeera; Nov. 15, 2011)
Britain: School Choice For the ‘Feral Underclass’
(Jane Miller; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 15, 2011)
The GOP War on Plaintiff Rights
(Brad Friedman; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Nov. 15, 2011)
Occupy Homes Coalition Acts to Halt Foreclosures
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Nov. 11, 2011)
In Search of Reproductive Justice
(Sady Doyle; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 11, 2011)
Solar Power’s Good News
(Kevin Drum; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Nov. 11, 2011)
No Taxes for Defense Contractors Who Earn Billions
(Pat Garofalo; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Nov. 11, 2011)
Empire Building: The Koch Brothers
(Yasha Levine; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Nov. 8, 2011)
Occupy the Hood: Including All of the 99%
(Jesse Strauss; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 8, 2011)
Deporting the Vote
(Theo Anderson; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 8, 2011)
Report: Military Spent $1 Trillion on Weapons Since 9/11
(Adam Weinstein; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Nov. 8, 2011)
Racists Mar Russian Unity March
(Staff Report; CAPE TOWN,South Africa; News24; Nov. 4, 2011)
Volunteer Attorneys Steer Occupy Through the Courts
(Tony Pugh/McClatchy Newspapers; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Nov. 4, 2011)
Some Worry Even Worse Solyndra Coming
(Mark Clayton; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Nov. 4, 2011)
No Country for Old People
(Michelle Chen; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 4, 2011)
Basque Separatists ETA ‘End Armed Struggle’
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 4, 2011)
Europe’s Lost Generation
(Robert Marquand; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Nov. 1, 2011)
Trade, Jobs and Sales Jobs
(Janine Jackson; NEW YORK; Extra/FAIR; Nov. 1, 2011)
Maine’s Fight for Fair Elections
(Brooke Jarvis; BAINBRIDGE ISLAND,Wa; Yes! Magazine; Nov. 1, 2011)
The Digital Revolution in Sub-Saharan Africa
(Laila Ali; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 1, 2011)
Cuba: More and More Women in the Fields
(Patricia Grogg; HAVANA; Inter Press News Service; Nov. 1, 2011)
Goldman Sachs v. Occupy Wall Street
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Nov. 1, 2011)
Xenophobia, Fear Follow Nairobi Blasts
(Staff Report; NAIROBI; Allafrica.com; Oct. 28, 2011)
Top Romney Adviser Tied to Militia That Massacred
(Adam Serwer; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Oct. 28, 2011)
‘Paramilitaries’ Rise from Mexico’s Cartels
(Chris Arsenault; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 28, 2011)
Portugal: Crisis Pushes Women into Prostitution
(Mario Queiroz; LISBON; Inter Press News Service; Oct. 28, 2011)
Illinois: Citizens Stop Factory Farm
(Patrick Glennon; CHICAGO; In These Times; Oct. 28, 2011)
Military Sexual Assault and Rape ‘Epidemic’
(Sarah Lazare; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 25, 2011)
Ohio: Out-of-State Corporate Money Funds Senate Bill
(Mike Ludwig; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Oct. 25, 2011)
Spain: ‘Rich Must Share Cost of Crisis’
(Raquel Martinez; MADRID; Inter Press News Service; Oct. 25, 2011)
Requiem for the CLASS Act
(Trudy Lieberman; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Oct. 21, 2011)
Oxfam: New Rules Needed for African Farm Investments
(Scott Baldauf and Max Delany; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Oct. 21, 2011)
France: Youth Gather to Show Their Power
(A.D.McKenzie; PARIS; Inter Press News Service; Oct. 21, 2011)
Major News Corp Shareholders Replace Directors
(D.D. Guttenplan; NEW YORK; The Nation; Oct. 18, 2011)
America’s Nonreligious Warriors
(Adam Weinstein; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Oct. 18, 2011)
The New Libya
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Oct. 18, 2011)
The Public Option in Banking: Germany
(Ellen Brown; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Oct. 18, 2011)
Jeb Bush’s Cyber Attack on Public Schools
(Stephanie Mencimer; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Oct. 14, 2011)
Zambia Gets First White Vice-President since Independence
(Alexander Mutale; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Oct. 14, 2011)
Romania: Fixing the Economy, Not Lives
(Claudia Ciobanu; BUCHAREST; Inter Press News Service; Oct. 14, 2011)
Youth Occupy in a Culture of Hopelessness
(Jesse Strauss; NEW YORK; Al Jazeera; Oct. 11, 2011)
Nigeria: Govt Panel Recommends Amnesty for Boko Haram
(Kinglsey Omonobi, Anayo Okoli, Clifford Ndujihe & Daniel Idonor; ABUJA,Nigeria; Allafrica.com; Oct. 11, 2011)
West Leads in Wielding Veto Powers at Security Council
(Thalif Deen; GENEVA; Inter Press News Service; Oct. 11, 2011)
Understanding the Real Social Security Cuts
(Daniel Marans; CHICAGO; In These Times; Oct. 11, 2011)
European Debt Crisis: Refinancing Europe’s Banks?
(Michael Steininger; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Oct. 11, 2011)
Eleven Facts You Need To Know About The Nation’s Biggest Banks
(Pat Garofalo; WASHINGTON, D.C.; ThinkProgress; Oct. 7, 2011)
Rev. Jesse Jackson Honors Civil Rights Stalwarts
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Oct. 7, 2011)
First of ‘Cuban Five’ Freed After 13 Years in Jail
(Press Association; LONDON; The Guardian; Oct. 7, 2011)
A New Era for Denmark as Left Takes Power
(Awad Joumaa; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 7, 2011)
Obama Waives Aid Ban on Militaries with Child Soldiers
(Jim Lobe; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Inter Press News Service; Oct. 7, 2011)
Rage on Wall Street
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 4, 2011)
US Congress Urged to Reject Arms Sale
(Jim Lobe; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Inter Press News Service; Oct. 4, 2011)
Report: Border Patrol Abuses on the Rise
(Valeria Fernandez; SAN FRANCISCO; New American Media; Oct. 4, 2011)
China Begins Corruption Watch
(Clarissa Sebag-Montefiore; BEIJING; Inter Press News Service; Sept. 30, 2011)
How Short Sellers Defraud Investors
(Ellen Brown; SACRAMENTO; Truthout; Sept. 30, 2011)
Microsoft, Red Cross, UN in Global News Fixing Row
(Ian Burrell; LONDON; The Independent; Sept. 30, 2011)
Afghanistan: A Suicide Mafia?
(Mujib Mashal; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 30, 2011)
Shock Doctrine at US Postal Service
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 27, 2011)
Shining the Light on Secret Gerrymandering Money
(Olga Pierce, Jeff Larson and Lois Beckett; NEW YORK; Pro Publica; Sept. 27, 2011)
Activists Take Battle for Syria Online
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 27, 2011)
‘Dying Isn’t Enough’: A Young Hit Man in Michoacán
(Rossana Reguillo; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Sept. 27, 2011)
Black and Blue Chicago
(Salim Muwakkil; CHICAGO; In These Times; Sept. 27, 2011)
Russian Spy Agency Targets Western Diplomats
(Staff Report; LONDON; The Guardian; Sept. 23, 2011)
The Indian Elites’ Rude Awakening
(Arnab Neil Sengupta; DOHA,QATAR; Al Jazeera; Sept. 23, 2011)
Namibia: No Progress on Access to European Markets
(Servaas van den Bosch; WINDHOEK,Namibia; Inter Press News Service; Sept. 23, 2011)
Rick Perry’s Texas Miracle—for Corporations
(Siddhartha Mahanta; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Sept. 23, 2011)
Libya: Dark-Skinned Migrants Hide
(Sidi Bilal; TRIPOLI; AllAfrica.com; Sept. 20, 2011)
Israeli Arabs Worry About PLO’s Statehood Bid
(Mark LeVine; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 20, 2011)
‘Occupy Wall Street’: Thousands March in NYC
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 20, 2011)
The GOP’s Plan to Deport Abused Women
(Adam Serwer; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Sept. 20, 2011)
Ethiopia: Journalist ID’d in Wikileaks Flees Country
(Committee to Protect Journalists; NEW YORK; AllAfrica.com; Sept. 16, 2011)
Church Sex-Abuse Victims Urge ICC Prosecution
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 16, 2011)
Guatemala: Genocide-Linked General Poised to Become President
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 16, 2011)
Blowback in Somalia
(Jeremy Scahill; NEW YORK; The Nation; Sept. 13, 2011)
Noam Chomsky on the U.S. Economic Crisis
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 13, 2011)
Rick Perry’s Juvie Record
(Tim Murphy; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Sept. 13, 2011)
Rebuilt Ground Zero, But Costly Construction Projects Outsourced Overseas
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 9, 2011)
9/11: The Informants
(Trevor Aaronson; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Sept. 9, 2011)
The Colombia FTA: Only Corporations Win
(Matias Vernengo; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Sept. 9, 2011)
Mental Health Exclusion Zones
(Kristian Williams; CHICAGO; In These Times; Sept. 9, 2011)
Video of U.N. Peacekeepers’ Sexual Assault in Haiti
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 6, 2011)
How a Radical Leftist Became the FBI’s BFF
(Josh Harkinson; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Sept. 6, 2011)
Brazil: South-South Cooperation Revs Up
(Thalif Deen; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 6, 2011)
Africa: Drug Use on the Increase Among Kids
(Nasseem Ackburally; PORT LOUIS,MAURITIUS; Inter Press News Service; Sept. 6, 2011)
Mexico’s Drug War Terrorizes Elementary Schools
(Chris Arsenault and Franc Contreras; ACAPULCO; Al Jazeera; Sept. 2, 2011)
Foreign Students Allege Captive Labor at Hershey Plant
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 2, 2011)
African Leaders Give Paltry Sum to Somali Famine Relief
(Osiame Molefe; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Sept. 2, 2011)
First Federal Reserve Audit Reveals Trillions in Secret Bailouts
(Matthew Cardinale; ATLANTA; Inter Press News Service; Sept. 2, 2011)
What Special Interests are Bankrolling the 2012 Presidential Candidates?
(Michael Beckel and Brad Hooker; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Aug. 30, 2011)
Migrants in Libya Camp Claim Rape
(Evan Hill; TRIPOLI; Al Jazeera; Aug. 30, 2011)
Brazil: Gay Rights Making Strides
(Fabiola Ortiz; RIO DE JANEIRO; Inter Press News Service; Aug. 30, 2011)
Unions Fight Back Against the Firings
(David Bacon; CHICAGO; In These Times; Aug. 30, 2011)
Nowhere to Turn: Sex Trafficking in Nuevo León
(Sanjuana Martínez; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Aug. 26, 2011)
The Democrats’ Rural Rebellions
(John Nichols; NEW YORK; The Nation; Aug. 26, 2011)
Wave of Illegal and Violent Evictions Builds in Haiti
(Bill Quigley; PORT-AU-PRINCE; The Louisiana Justice Institute; Aug. 26, 2011)
Ft. Hood Shooting: What’s the Army Hiding?
(Adam Weinstein; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Aug. 26, 2011)
CIA-NYPD Alliance Yields Racial Profiling
(Kanya D’Almeida; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Inter Press News Service; Aug. 26, 2011)
Covering Up Wall Street Shredding Crimes
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Aug. 23, 2011)
Global Land Grab Sparks Fear of Unrest
(Terry J. Allen; CHICAGO; In These Times; Aug. 23, 2011)
Kenya: Storm Rages Over Proposal to Drop Women Seats
(Julius Sigei and Lillian Onyango; NAIROBI; Allafrica.com; Aug. 23, 2011)
CEO Bodyguard Protection 101
(Josh Harkinson; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Aug. 23, 2011)
One Poor Woman Who Feeds Thousands
(Marcela Valente; BUENOS AIRES; Inter Press News Service; Aug. 23, 2011)
Ivory Coast Charges Former President
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Aug. 19, 2011)
The Rebel Feminist Priest
(George Fish; CHICAGO; In These Times; Aug. 19, 2011)
Interview: Unions as Leaders for Better Schools
(Amy Dean; SACRAMENTO; Truthout; Aug. 19, 2011)
What’s Happening in Syria Explained
(Hamed Aleaziz
; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Aug. 19, 2011)
Climate Changes Bring Harsh Reality for Native Americans
(Elizabeth Whitman; NEW YORK; Inter Press News Service; Aug. 19, 2011)
Hate in the Last Best Place
(Larry Keller; CHICAGO; In These Times; Aug. 16, 2011)
Birth Control Coverage for Everyone? Not So Fast.
(Maddie Oatman; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Aug. 16, 2011)
Brazil’s Deforestation Quagmire
(Elizabeth Rust; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Aug. 16, 2011)
The Secret War in 120 Countries
(Nick Turse; NEW YORK; The Nation; Aug. 16, 2011)
State Budgets: The Next Debtpocalypse
(Siddhartha Mahanta; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Aug. 12, 2011)
Dutch Court Opens Door to Legal Accountability for UN
(Thalif Deen; GENEVA; Inter Press News Service; Aug. 12, 2011)
Stemming the Arms Flow: Will Obama Face Down the NRA?
(Fred Rosen; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Aug. 12, 2011)
Impunity Cloaks Abuse of Girls in Jamaica
(Zadie Neufville; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Aug. 12, 2011)
WikiLeaks Haiti: The Aristide Files
(Kim Ives and Ansel Herz; NEW YORK; The Nation; Aug. 9, 2011)
Iranian Group’s Big-Money Push to Get Off US Terrorist List
(Scott Peterson; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; Aug. 9, 2011)
Worker Cooperatives Reduce ‘Hard-Core’ Unemployment
(Marcela Valente; BUENOS AIRES; Inter Press News Service; Aug. 9, 2011)
Earth’s Systems in Rapid Decline
(Stephen Leahy; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Aug. 9, 2011)
The Abortion Wars Come to Maryland
(Kate Sheppard; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Aug. 5, 2011)
Military Hawks Upset with Debt Deal
(Jim Lobe; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Aug. 5, 2011)
The Quiet Revolution: Latin America Moving Away from Washington’s Influence
(John Daly; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Aug. 2, 2011)
In Ethiopia, Poverty Pushes Girls to the Streets
(Staff Report; NAIROBI; Allafrica.com; Aug. 2, 2011)
Revolutionary Law in Chiapas for Women
(Alena Hontarava; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; July 29, 2011)
High-Profile Energy Companies Reduce Lobbying Expenditures
(Tarini Parti; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; July 29, 2011)
Norwegian Police Under Scrutiny After Terror Attacks
(Frank Radosevich; BOSTON; Christian Science Monitor; July 26, 2011)
Wisconsin ID Law Will Suppress Youth, Minority Vote
(Jonah Most; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; July 26, 2011)
Black Chicago Divided
(Salim Muwakkil; CHICAGO; In These Times; July 26, 2011)
Egypt Embraces Oil Monarchs, Dubiously
(Cam McGrath; CAIRO; Inter Press News Service; July 26, 2011)
The Rebirth of Russian Civil Society
(Vadim Nikitin; NEW YORK; The Nation; July 22, 2011)
Divesting From Private Prisons
(Joel Handley; CHICAGO; In These Times; July 22, 2011)
South Sudan Journalists Facing Intimidation
(Gregg Caristrom; JUBA,South Sudan; Al Jazeera; July 22, 2011)
Wall Street on the West Bank
(Asawin Suebsaeng; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; July 22, 2011)
Brazil: Unique School Prevents Teen Pregnancy in Favelas
(Mario Osava; SAO PAULO; Inter Press News Service; July 22, 2011)
Guatemala: Child Abuse Starts at Home
(Danilo Valladares; GUATEMALA CITY; Inter Press News Service; July 19, 2011)
The CIA’s Secret Sites in Somalia
(Jeremy Scahill; NEW YORK; The Nation; July 19, 2011)
Israel Expands its Borders into Europe
(Dahr Jamail; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; July 19, 2011)
How AEI Kneecapped the Financial Crisis Commission
(Andy Kroll; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; July 15, 2011)
Brazil to Protect Threatened Amazon Activists
(Tom Phillips; LONDON; The Guardian; July 15, 2011)
Arms Trade Treaty Stumbles Towards a Grand Finale
(Thalif Deen; GENEVA; Inter Press News Service; July 15, 2011)
An Uncomfortably Close Encounter with Homeland Security
(Todd Miller; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin Amrica; July 12, 2011)
Budget-Slashing Legal Aid for the Poor
(Kat Aaron; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; July 12, 2011)
Royalists Attack Peaceful Protesters in Morocco
(Sarah Lazare; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; July 12, 2011)
War Breeds Child Workers
(Ashfaq Yusufzai; PESHAWAR; Inter Press News Service; July 12, 2011)
Texas: How the Budget Got Cut
(Dave Mann & Abby Rapoport; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; July 12, 2011)
Q&A with FCC Report, Part One
(Joel Meares; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; July 12, 2011)
Q&A with FCC Report, Part Two
(Steve Waldman; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; July 12, 2011)
FBI Intoduces Massive Biometric Program
(Melissa del Bosque; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; July 8, 2011)
Threat Level ‘Severe’ in Northern Ireland
(Denis Foynes; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; July 8, 2011)
Sudan: Africa Welcomes Its Youngest State
(Staff Report; NAIROBI; Allafrica.com; July 5, 2011)
Number of Mexico’s Missing Swells
(Tim Johnson; SACRAMENTO,Ca; McClatchy Newspapers; July 5, 2011)
Rural Thais Roar to the Political Forefront
(Francis Ghiles; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; July 5, 2011)
Greek and British Workers Strike As Governments Pushes Austerity
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; July 5, 2011)
The Religious Left, Born Again
(Theo Anderson; CHICAGO; In These Times; July 5, 2011)
African Union Divided Over Libya
(Thandi Winston; CAPE TOWN; Inter Press News Service; July 1, 2011)
British Government’s Plan to Play Down Fukushima
(Rob Edwards; LONDON; The Guardian; July 1, 2011)
Deep-Rooted Prejudice Against Immigrants
(Marcela Valente; BUENOS AIRES; Inter Press News Service; July 1, 2011)
Capital Rivals: A Telecom Battle Royal
(Evan Mackinder; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; July 1, 2011)
Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement
(Amy Dean; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; July 1, 2011)
The FCC Report Has Landed
(Joel Meares; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; June 30, 2011)
Women-Only Buses Against Sexual Harassment
(Danilo Valladares; GUATEMALA CITY; Inter Press News Service; June 29, 2011)
Eucharistic Congress Brings Understanding to Catholics
(Barbara Watkins and Joseph Kenny ; ST. LOUIS; St. Louis Review; June 29, 2011)
This Land Is Our Land
(Alleen Brown; CHICAGO,In These Times; June 29, 2011)
Seven Things You Should Know About the National Debt
(Dean Baker and David Rosnick; SACRAMENTO,Ca; TRUTHOUT; June 29, 2011)
China and UK Sign $2.2 Billion Trade Deals
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; June 27, 2011)
Behind the Venezuelan Prison Riots
(Juan Reardon; MERIDAN; Colombia Analysis; June 27, 2011)
Fraud Without “Fraud”
(Ryan Chittum; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; June 27, 2011)
US Warns Activists Over Gaza Flotilla
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; June 27, 2011)
Private Contractors Making a Killing off the Drug War
(Cyril Mychalejko; SACRAMENTO; Truthout; June 27, 2011)
Syria’s Sleeping Giant Stirs
(Hugh Macleod and Annasofie Flamand; ALEPPO; Al Jazeera; June 24, 2011)
The Politics of America’s Eco-War
(Mike Ludwig; SACRAMENTO; Truthout; June 24, 2011)
Denying the Future
(Melissa Del Bosque; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; June 24, 2011)
Patent Reform Bill’s Wall Street Bailout
(Stephanie Mencimer; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; June 24, 2011)
Straight Man’s Burden
(Jeff Sharlet/Harper's Magazine; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; June 23, 2011)
Drug Wars: Fear and Anger Surrounds Decriminalisation
(Jesse Strauss; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; June 23, 2011)
Colombia: Murdered Activist’s Children Go into Exile
(Constanza Vieira; BOGOTA; Inter Press News Service; June 23, 2011)
Michigan Residents Sue Over Unelected City Managers
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; June 23, 2011)
Politico Explores Talk Radio’s Pay-For-Play Practices
(Greg Marx; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; June 23, 2011)
Lawyer Up
(Forrest Wilder; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; June 20, 2011)
Super PAC Registrations Accelerate, Favor Conservatives
(Spencer MacColl; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; June 20, 2011)
Women Gain Power in Brazil’s Planalto Palace
(Fabiana Frayssinet; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; June 20, 2011)
Palestinian Children Targeted as Israel Crushes Unrest
(Mel Frykberg; SILWAN; Inter Press News Service; June 20, 2011)
Vermont Covers Healthcare for Migrant Workers
(Yvonne Yen Liu; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; June 20, 2011)
Africa: Poor Excluded From High Economic Growth
(Julio Godoy; PARIS; Inter Press News Service; June 20, 2011)
Excellent WSJ Probe Finds Corporate Jet Abuse
(Ryan Chittum; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; June 17, 2011)
Cold Comfort at Senate Nuclear Safety Hearing
(George Zornick; NEW YORK; The Nation; June 17, 2011)
News Companies Popular Investments Among Congressmen
(Tarini Parti; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; June 15, 2011)
Syria: Videos Document Children Tortured to Death
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; June 15, 2011)
Brazil: Amazon Anti-logging Activist Shot Dead
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; June 15, 2011)
Who’s Getting Screwed by Ohio’s Budget Cuts?
(Mac McClelland; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; June 15, 2011)
Global US Military Bases Cause Resentment, Not Security
(Katrina vanden Heuvel; NEW YORK; The Nation; June 13, 2011)
Yemeni Youth Are Guarding the Revolution
(Amel Ahmed; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; June 13, 2011)
Running Big Oil Off the Road
(Steve Bunk; CHICAGO; In These Times; June 13, 2011)
Detroit Scrap City
(Matthew Wolfe; CHICAGO; In These Times; June 8, 2011)
China’s Changing Tone on African Investment
(Antoaneta Baker; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; June 8, 2011)
Kazakh Money in Congress?
(Jake Wiens; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; June 8, 2011)
Former Black Panther Leader, Geronimo Pratt Dies in Tanzania
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; June 6, 2011)
The Pentagon Budget’s Stealth Earmarks
(Adam Weinstein; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; June 6, 2011)
Nigeria: Finance Minister Ensnared in Anti-Corruption Arrest
(I.Uwugiaren, T.Amokeodo, J.Ume And A.Tsan; ABUJA,Nigeria; Allafrica.com; June 6, 2011)
Asia Warns Over IMF Chief
(Marwaan Macan-Markar
; BANGKOK; Inter Press News Service; June 3, 2011)
Part II Zelaya: Out of Exile Interview
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; June 3, 2011)
Egypt Sounds Alarm on Economy
(Emad Mekay; CAIRO; Inter Press News Service; June 2, 2011)
Anonymous and the Arab Uprisings
(Yasmine Ryan; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; June 2, 2011)
The Monster and Monterrey
(Nik Steinberg; NEW YORK; The Nation; May 31, 2011)
Federal Judge Reverses Ban on Direct Corporate Contributions
(Tarini Parti; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; May 31, 2011)
Tortured and Killed: Hamza al-Khateeb, Age 13
(Hugh MacLeod and Annasophie Flamand; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; May 31, 2011)
Supreme Court’s E-Verify Decision Devastating for Labor
(Kari Lydersen; CHICAGO; In These Times; May 31, 2011)
Medicare’s Real Cost Problem
(Trudy Leiberman; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; May 31, 2011)
The School Finance Battle: A Step-By-Step Guide
(Abby Rapoport; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; May 31, 2011)
Vermont Poised to Enact Single-Payer Healthcare
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; May 26, 2011)
Behind the Right’s Fetal-Pain Push
(Kate Sheppard; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; May 26, 2011)
Sadr Supporters Rally Over US Troops in Iraq
(Staff Report; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; May 26, 2011)
The Banks with $335 Million of Libyan Oil Money
(Press Release; LONDON; Allafrica.com/Global Witness; May 26, 2011)
Wikileaks: Quito Cables and the Pro-US Line
(Nikolas Kozloff; QUITO,Ecuador; Al Jazeera; May 26, 2011)
Changing Marriage Patterns Reflect Economics and Class
(June Carbone and Naomi Cahn; SACRAMENTO; Truthout; May 23, 2011)
Will the Revolt Against GOP Benefit Cuts Help Dems?
(John Nichols; NEW YORK; The Nation; May 23, 2011)
Southern African Summit Branded a ‘Farce’
(Servaas Van Den Bosch; WINDHOEK,South Africa; Allafrica.com; May 23, 2011)
Georgia Opposition Protests Enter Third Day
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; May 23, 2011)
Honduras: Zelaya’s Return Home After U.S. Backed Coup
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; May 20, 2011)
Dorothy Parvaz: Inside Syria’s Secret Prisons
(D. Parvaz; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; May 20, 2011)
The New Skull and Bones Society
(Zachary Newkirk; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; May 20, 2011)
Mr. Ryan’s Neighborhood
(Roger Bybee; CHICAGO; In These Times; May 20, 2011)
Botswana Strike Closes Hospitals
(Staff Report; LONDON; British Broadcasting Corporation; May 20, 2011)
Egypt’s Crackdown Now Wears Camouflage
(Evan Hill; CAIRO; Al Jazeera; May 20, 2011)
CPI Shows Some Credit Unions Gouging Customers
(Ryan Chittum; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; May 19, 2011)
Military Rape: Rampant, Ignored
(Nan Levinson; CHICAGO; In These Times; May 18, 2011)
Inside Brazil’s Toxic Drug Culture
(Gabriel Elizondo; RIO BRANCO,Acre; Al Jazeera; May 18, 2011)
Athens Plunges Deeper Into Crisis
(Apostalis Fotiadis; ATHENS; Inter Press News Service; May 18, 2011)
Texas’ Wild Tea Party?
(Bob Moser; NEW YORK; The Nation; May 16, 2011)
IRS Targets Politically Engaged Nonprofits
(Zachary Newkirk; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; May 16, 2011)
Sunni Monarchies Close Ranks
(Barbara Slavin; RIYADH; The Atlantic Council/IPS; May 16, 2011)
An Arab Spring for Women
(Shahin Cole and Juan Cole; NEW YORK; Tom Dispatch; April 26, 2011)
Broadband and Broadcast Amidst Cuts and Consolidation
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; April 26, 2011)
Ill-Conceived Crusade
(Alexa Garcia-Ditta; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; April 19, 2011)
The Death of Democracy in Serbia
(Milly Stilinovic; SYDNEY,Australia; The Scavenger; April 19, 2011)
Offshore Banking and Tax Havens: Heart of Global Economy
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; April 19, 2011)
Migrants Forced to Fight for Gaddafi
(Anna Branthwaite; DOHA,Qatar; Aljazeera; April 12, 2011)
No Shutdown For Now
(Suzy Khimm; WASHINGTON D.C.; Mother Jones; April 12, 2011)
Children of War
(Kelley Beaucar Vlahos; WASHINGTON D.C.; The American Conservative; April 7, 2011)
Jailed Reporters at 14-Year High: CPJ
(Staff Reporter; SYDNEY,Australia; The Scavenger; April 7, 2011)
Remaking Egypt Beyond Tahrir Square
(Carl Finamore; CHICAGO; In These Times; April 7, 2011)
The Dangerous US Game in Yemen
(Jeremy Scahill; NEW YORK; The Nation; April 5, 2011)
Fixing an Education System Almost Nobody Understands
(Abby Rapoport; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; April 5, 2011)
Ivory Coast : The Forgotten War?
(Azad Essa; DOHA,Qatar; Aljazeera; April 5, 2011)
Pimps, Lies, and Videotapes
(Dave Gilson; WASHINGTON D.C.; Mother Jones; March 31, 2011)
“This is Economic Treason”: 500,000 Protest in London
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; March 29, 2011)
UN: One Million Flee Ivory Coast Violence
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Aljazeera; March 29, 2011)
Syria: Simmering Unrest A Worry for Assad
(Gregg Carlstrom; DOHA,Qatar; Aljazeera; March 24, 2011)
Court Battles Over Campaign Disclosure Loom, Legal Experts Predict
(Michael Beckel; CHARLOTTESVILLE,Va.; Open Secrets; March 24, 2011)
Vermont’s Single-Payer Salvation
(Lauren Else; CHICAGO; In These Times; March 22, 2011)
Where’s the Sunshine on Senate Campaign Finance Reports?
(Michael Beckel; WASHINGTON D.C.; Open Secrets; March 22, 2011)
The Kids Aren’t All Right
(Eileen Smith; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; March 22, 2011)
CIA man free after ‘blood money’ payment
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Aljazeera; March 17, 2011)
Fact-Checking Haley Barbour’s Budget Claims
(Andy Kroll; WASHINGTON D.C.; Mother Jones; March 17, 2011)
Bahrain No Longer Independent Country, Occupied by Saudi Forces
(SHARIF ABDEL KOUDDOUS; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; March 15, 2011)
Obama Wants Allies on Board Before Intervention in Libya
(Jonathan S. Landay and Warren P. Strobel; WASHINGTON D.C.; Truthout; March 10, 2011)
Cuts to PBS, More U.S. Propaganda Funding Overseas
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; March 10, 2011)
Hollywood Beholden to Defense Department
(Al Jazeera; SAN BRUNO,Ca; YouTube; March 10, 2011)
America’s War on Libya
(Stephen Lendman; SANTA ROSA,Ca.; Dissident Voice; March 8, 2011)
Ivorian Women Protest Over Killings
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; March 8, 2011)
White Supremacist Leading GOP Anti-Sharia Crusade
(Tim Murphy; WASHINGTON D.C.; Mother Jones; March 8, 2011)
African Bank Commits to Support Tunisia’s Transition
(Staff Report/Felix Njoku; TUNIS-BELVEDERE,Tunisia; Allafrica.com; Feb. 17, 2011)
Google, Facebook Pressure Feds for Favor
(Eric Chiu; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Feb. 17, 2011)
Education Roundup: What’s the Stimulus Doing For Schools?
(Titania Kumeh; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Feb. 17, 2011)
Marco Rubio’s Prison Problem
(Beau Hodai; CHICAGO; In These Times; Feb. 17, 2011)
Clashes Rock Bahraini Capital
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 17, 2011)
The Foreclosure Crisis and Legal Aid Cuts
(Kat Aaron; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Feb. 16, 2011)
Belo Monte and Brazil’s ‘Pandora’
(Kenneth Rapoza; CHICAGO; In These Times; Feb. 16, 2011)
Anti-Austerity Alliance Wins in Illinois
(David Moberg; CHICAGO; In These Times; Feb. 16, 2011)
Wisconsin: Thousands Protest Move to End Unions
(John Nichols; NEW YORK; The Nation; Feb. 16, 2011)
Planned Parenthood: GOP’s Ambitious Abortion Plan
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Feb. 16, 2011)
Violent Protests Break Out in Libya
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 16, 2011)
A Requiem for the Build America Bond
(Fred Baldissi; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Feb. 14, 2011)
Mexican Media’s Balancing Act
(John Holman; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 14, 2011)
How Bloomberg Does Business
(Aram Roston; NEW YORK; The Nation; Feb. 14, 2011)
Army Urges Egyptians to End Strikes
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Feb. 14, 2011)
Charlotte: Obama’s Campaign Boosters
(Michael Beckel; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Feb. 2, 2011)
U.S., U.K. Companies Help Egypt Identify Dissidents
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Feb. 2, 2011)
Foxes in the Henhouse
(Melissa Del Bosque; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Feb. 2, 2011)
Egypt: The Syrians are Watching
(Hugh Macleod; DAMASCUS,Syria; Al Jazeera; Jan. 31, 2011)
Egypt Protests Force European Firms to Halt Operations
(Graeme Wearden; LONDON; The Guardian; Jan. 31, 2011)
U.S. Trade Deals Move Toward Passage
(Aprille Muscara; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Inter-Press News Agency; Jan. 31, 2011)
The Man Who Said No to Coal Companies
(Kari Lydersen; CHICAGO; In These Times; Jan. 28, 2011)
Candidates Pad Profits of Embattled BP, Citgo
(Evan Mackinder; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Jan. 28, 2011)
Texas: Speak No Evil
(Andrew Wheat; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Jan. 27, 2011)
US Chamber of Commerce Biggest Lobby Spender
(Michael Beckel; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Jan. 24, 2011)
Tunisia: Protests Spread Internationally
(Cindy Shiner and Tami Hultman; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Allafrica.com; Jan. 24, 2011)
Lifestyles of the Corrupt and Elected
(Dave Mann and Abby Rapoport; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Jan. 24, 2011)
Jordanians Stage Price Protests
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 21, 2011)
Who Owns the Legislature?
(Forrest Wilder/Texans for Public Justice; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Jan. 21, 2011)
Unions and Upward Mobility for Asian American and Pacific Islander Workers
(John Schmitt, Hye Jin Rho and Nicole Woo; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Truthout/Center for Economic and Policy Research; Jan. 20, 2011)
North Carolina Town Prints Own Currency to Support Local Business
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Jan. 20, 2011)
The Tragic Life of a Street Vendor
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 20, 2011)
Billion-dollar Boeing Fence on U.S.-Mexico Border Canceled
(Pratap Chattergee; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Inter-Press News Agency; Jan. 19, 2011)
Corporate America’s Secession Continues
(Roger Bybee; CHICAGO; In These Times; Jan. 19, 2011)
Colombia: Piedad Córdoba’s Turbulent Fall
(C.L. Smith; North American Congress on Latin America; Jan. 19, 2011)
Deficit Hawkoprite Watch
(By James Kwak; NEW HAVEN,Ct; Truthout/The Baseline Scenario; Jan. 18, 2011)
Obama’s Regulatory Overhaul
(Kate Sheppard; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Jan. 18, 2011)
Banking in Venezuela
(Stephen Lendman; SANTA ROSA,Ca; Dissident Voice; Jan. 18, 2011)
Swaziland: Facing Up to a Financial Crisis
(IRIN; MBABANE,Swaziland; Allafrica.com; Jan. 13, 2011)
Glock Pistol Sales Surge After Arizona Shootings
(Michael Riley; NEW YORK; Bloomberg News; Jan. 12, 2011)
With Austerity, Police Get More Brutal
(Apostolis Fotiadis; ATHENS; Inter-Press News Agency; Jan. 12, 2011)
Tunisia Interior Minister Sacked
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 12, 2011)
The Great Middle Class Swindle
(Kevin Drum; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Jan. 12, 2011)
Bolivia: New Pension Law Lowers Retirement Age
(Emily Achtenberg; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Jan. 11, 2011)
Is Lockheed Martin Shadowing You?
(William Hartung; NEW YORK; The Nation; Jan. 11, 2011)
Jared Loughner and Mental Health Budget Cuts in Arizona
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Jan. 11, 2011)
Zambia: Take Bribes But Vote Wisely, Says Leader
(Elias Mbao; CHIPATA,Zambia; Allafrica.com; Jan. 11, 2011)
South Africa Prepares to Head Into the BRIC
(Kim Cloete; CAPE TOWN; Allafrica.com; Jan. 10, 2011)
White House: Obama Taps Bank Exec Daley for Chief of Staff
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Jan. 7, 2011)
GOP Plays Chicken with the Debt Ceiling
(Lindsay Beyerstein; CHICAGO; In These Times; Jan. 5, 2011)
Violent Clashes Continue in Tunisia
(Bilal Randaree; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Jan. 4, 2011)
How Brokers Became Bookies
(Ellen Hodgson Brown; SANTA ROSA; Dissident Voice; Dec. 31, 2010)
Hollywood: Weaponised Dream Factory
(Media Lens; SANTA ROSA,Ca; Dissident Voice; Dec. 30, 2010)
Capital Rivals: U.S. Chamber of Commerce vs. SEIU
(Lauren Hepler; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Dec. 29, 2010)
Tunisia: The Battle of Sidi Bouzid
(Larbi Sadiki; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 28, 2010)
Europe: Rising to The Right
(D. Parvaz; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 28, 2010)
Lame Duck Congress Victories
(The Editors; NEW YORK; The Nation; Dec. 23, 2010)
Cote d’Ivoire Military Backs Gbagbo
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 23, 2010)
Twelve Days of Gifts and Special Interests This Christmas
(Michael Beckel; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Dec. 23, 2010)
Continuity, With a Woman’s Face
(Fabiana Frayssinet; RIO DE JANEIRO; Inter-Press News Agency; Dec. 22, 2010)
Local Community Radio Act Passes in Congress
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Dec. 22, 2010)
Does Texas’ Future Add Up?
(Melissa Del Bosque; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Dec. 22, 2010)
World Youth Discuss Asia, Human Rights
(Staff Report; LA HABANA; Noticias de Prensa Latina; Dec. 17, 2010)
Backpack Journalism Overseas
(Priya Kumar; COLLEGE PARK,Md; American Journalism Review; Dec. 16, 2010)
Barriers to Black and Latino Coalitions in Chicago
(Claudia Sandoval; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Dec. 16, 2010)
Apple Is Largest Distributor of White Power Music
(MJ Olahafa; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Dec. 16, 2010)
UN Predicts Growth in Latin America and Caribbean
(Staff Report; LA HABANA,Cuba; Noticias de Prensa Latina; Dec. 15, 2010)
Business Leaders Bring Lobbying Muscle To Obama Meeting
(Megan R. Wilson; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Dec. 15, 2010)
Old Times There Are Not Forgotten
(Lisa Yun Lee; CHICAGO; In These Times; Dec. 15, 2010)
New Majority Whip Cantor Pushes Transparency Laws
(Michael Beckel; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Dec. 13, 2010)
Sudan:Churches Pursue Peace through Global Diplomacy
(Rev. Dr. Samuel Kobia; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Allafrica.com; Dec. 9, 2010)
Reinvigorating the Middle Class
(John Burbank; NEW YORK; The Nation; Dec. 8, 2010)
Photo Essay: Haiti’s Presidential Elections
(Kevin Edmonds; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Dec. 8, 2010)
Wikileaks, Dr. King, and “War Psychosis”
(Be Scofield; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet/Tikkun Daily; Dec. 8, 2010)
Cuba and El Salvador to Ratify Relations
(Staff Report; LA HABANA,Cuba; Prensa Latina; Dec. 7, 2010)
Congress Questions AMA Disability Bible
(Lindsay Beyerstein; CHICAGO; In These Times; Dec. 7, 2010)
The Fact-Checking Explosion
(Cary Spivak; COLLEGE PARK,MD; American Journalism Review; Dec. 7, 2010)
Violence, Exploitation Fail to Dissuade Female Migrants
(Ray Mungoshi; ROME; Inter-Press Agency; Dec. 6, 2010)
Generation Y Prefers Mobile Internet
(Jennifer Null; ENGLAND; RINF.com; Dec. 6, 2010)
Italy’s Crony Diplomacy?
(Frederika Randall; NEW YORK; The Source; Dec. 6, 2010)
Guinea Confirms Conde as President
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 3, 2010)
Assange ‘Facing Death Threats’
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 3, 2010)
Strategy: Movements React to Midterm Losses
(The Editors; NEW YORK; The Nation; Dec. 3, 2010)
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell:” A View from the Clinic
(Kenneth Katz; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Dec. 3, 2010)
FCC Chair Backs Two-Tiered Internet Fees
(Amy Goodman & Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Dec. 3, 2010)
Spain Set to Raise Retirement Age
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 3, 2010)
Russia, Qatar to Host World Cups
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 2, 2010)
EU Launches Google Investigation
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Dec. 1, 2010)
South Sudanese ‘Flee Border Area’
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 30, 2010)
Haiti Vote Chaos Continues
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 30, 2010)
Haiti News Start-Up Challenges Reconstruction Wisdom
(Megan Tady; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 29, 2010)
Election Eve: Egypt’s Ruling Party Tightens Grip
(Dan Murphy; CAIRO,Egypt; Christian Science Monitor; Nov. 26, 2010)
Another Sit-in Success
(Andy Donakowski; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 24, 2010)
Reporting on Al-Qaeda’s English-Language Magazine
(Joel Meares; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Nov. 23, 2010)
South Expo Highlights Homegrown Poverty Solutions
(IPS Correspondents; ROME; Inter-Press Agency; Nov. 23, 2010)
The Muslim Brotherhood in Flux
(Evan Hill; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 23, 2010)
Caribbean Gets Wired with Help from EU, World Bank
(Peter Richards; ROME; Inter-Press Agency; Nov. 22, 2010)
Cornel West on Charles Rangel, Bush & Kanye West and Obama
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Nov. 19, 2010)
The Incredible Shrinking Chamber of Commerce
(Josh Harkinson; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Nov. 18, 2010)
How to Win Power in Egypt
(Ayman Mohyeldin; DOHA,Qatar; Al-Jazeera; Nov. 18, 2010)
Congress Members Personal Wealth Expands Despite Recession
(Communications; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Nov. 17, 2010)
House Tries To Bailout Foreclosure Fraudsters, Again
(Zach Carter; SANTA ROSA,Ca; Dissident Voice; Nov. 17, 2010)
Italy: Immigrants End Two-Week Crane Protest
(Staff Writers; BRESCIA,Italy; AKI; Nov. 16, 2010)
Cyber Command Prepares for High-Tech War Crimes
(Tom Burghardt; SANTA ROSA,Ca; Dissident Voice; Nov. 15, 2010)
Mass Weddings Grow in Yemen
(Oliver Holmes; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 15, 2010)
Obama in Asia
(Juan Cole; ANN ARBOR,Mich; The Nation/Tom Dispatch; Nov. 12, 2010)
Bill Moyers: “Welcome to the Plutocracy!”
(Bill Moyers; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Nov. 12, 2010)
Brazil: Ethanol Interests on Guaraní Land
(Sean Power; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Nov. 11, 2010)
The Families’ Advocate
(Laura Burke; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Nov. 9, 2010)
Gag Time in Cairo
(David Lepeska; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Nov. 9, 2010)
The Surreal World
(Jennifer Pozner; CHICAGO; In These Times; Nov. 8, 2010)
Plumbing Union Jobs Flushed Out of Texas
(Scott O. Shaffer; HOUSTON; WiN; Nov. 6, 2010)
The Missing Link That Helps the Tea Party Make Sense
(Amanda Marcotte; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Nov. 5, 2010)
Minorities Helped Fuel Harry Reid’s Victory
(Ashley Powers and P.J. Huffstutter; LAS VEGAS; Los Angeles Times; Nov. 5, 2010)
US: Myth of the Two Party System
(Cindy Sheehan; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Nov. 3, 2010)
Social Media in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
(Adi Kuntsman and Rebecca L. Stein; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Middle East Report Online; Nov. 3, 2010)
Luxury Spending Increases for 2010
(Erin Wilson; USA; RINF.com; Nov. 3, 2010)
Tanzania: Chaos as Commission Delays Voting Results
(Florence Mugarula, Ray Naluyaga, Salma Said and Sheilla Sezzy; DAR ES SALAAM,Tanzania; AllAfrica.com; Nov. 2, 2010)
Brazil Elects Dilma Rousseff, First Female President
(Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Nov. 1, 2010)
Money Watch 2010 : Anti-Abortion v Pro-Abortion
(Lauren Helper; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Oct. 29, 2010)
Complaint: Elderly Black Voters Intimidated at Home
(Suzy Khimm; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Oct. 29, 2010)
Hate as a Political Currency
(Lisa Gray-Garcia; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Oct. 29, 2010)
Trade Deal ‘Threatens Net Freedom’
(Chris Arsenault; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 29, 2010)
Black Tea
(Abby Rapoport; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Oct. 29, 2010)
Nativist Militias Get a Tea-Party Makeover
(Gaiutra Bahadur; NEW YORK; The Nation; Oct. 28, 2010)
2010 Outside Political Spending Eclipses Expenses From 2004 Cycle
(Michael Beckel and Megan R. Wilson; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Oct. 28, 2010)
Will the Real Tea Party Please Stand Up?
(Tristram Korten; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet/The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute; Oct. 27, 2010)
Hollywood: Weaponized Dream Factory
(MediaLens; SANTA ROSA,Ca; Dissident Voice; Oct. 26, 2010)
Jurassic Ballot
(Rebecca Solnit; SAN FRANCISCO; TomDispatch/Mother Jones; Oct. 26, 2010)
Baby Boomers Are Not a Failed Generation
(Gary Corseri; SYDNEY,Australia; The Scavenger; Oct. 25, 2010)
Targeting Soft Money
(Sam Ross-Brown; CHICAGO; In These Times; Oct. 25, 2010)
19 Reasons Pot Should Be Legal
(Russ Belville; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Oct. 25, 2010)
NAACP Exposes Ties Between Tea Party and Racist Groups
(Eric W. Dolan; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Oct. 22, 2010)
Media, Stop Abusing Female Candidates
(Megan Tady; CHICAGO; In These Times; Oct. 22, 2010)
Outside Political Spending Surging in 2010 Midterms
(Dave Levinthal; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Oct. 21, 2010)
The Democrats’ Voter Privacy Fail
(Stephanie Mencimer; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Oct. 21, 2010)
What Do You Know About Religion?
(Keith Goetzman; MINNEAPOLIS; Utne; Oct. 21, 2010)
Who Owns Congress? A Campaign Cash Seating Chart
(Dave Gilson; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Oct. 20, 2010)
South Texas: Where the Votes Are
(Carlos Guerra; AUSTIN; Texas Observer; Oct. 15, 2010)
Tea Party Frontrunner: Abolish Public Schools
(Nick Baumann; SAN FRANCISCO; Mother Jones; Oct. 14, 2010)
French Labor Activism, US Labor Passivism
(Rick Wolff; SACRAMENTO,Ca; Truthout; Oct. 12, 2010)
One Nation Fails to Impress Corporate Media
(Media Advisory; NEW YORK; FAIR; Oct. 8, 2010)
Stephen Colbert: Judiciary Sub-Commitee Testimony on Farm Labor
(111th Congress/Stephen Colbert; WASHINGTON, D.C.; C-SPAN; Oct. 8, 2010)
Self-Funded Candidates Experiencing Spotty Success in 2010
(Lauren Helper; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Oct. 6, 2010)
Brazil: Movement Leaders Predict Gains with Rouseff
(Sean Power; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Oct. 5, 2010)
Ex-Mend Leader Implicates Nigeria
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 5, 2010)
Inside the 2010 Money Deluge
(Andy Kroll; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Oct. 4, 2010)
Dutch MP on Trial for ‘Hate Speech’
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 4, 2010)
Crisis Warning Lights Are Blinking Red Again
(Ryan Chittum; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Oct. 1, 2010)
U.S. ‘Democracy Promotion’ in Honduras
(Dawn Paley; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Oct. 1, 2010)
Musharraf Launches New Party
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Oct. 1, 2010)
Republicans Have Money Edge in Open Seat House Races
(Michael Beckel; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Sept. 30, 2010)
Secrets of the Census
(Nick Baumann; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Sept. 30, 2010)
Crony Capitalism: Wall Street’s Favorite Politicians
(Zach Carter; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Sept. 30, 2010)
Chilean Michelle Bachelet: New Head of UN Women
(Barbara Crossette; NEW YORK; The Nation; Sept. 27, 2010)
Junkets for Jesus
(Jeff Sharlet; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Sept. 27, 2010)
New FBI Raids in ‘War on Dissent’
(Coleen Rowley; ARLINGTON,Va; Consortium News; Sept. 27, 2010)
Interview: Native American View on Nukes, Mining, and the Recession
(Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 26, 2010)
Must Christianity Dominate America?
(Rev. Howard Bess; ARLINGTON,Ca; Consortium News; Sept. 26, 2010)
Previewing the 112th Congress
(Kevin Drum; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Sept. 26, 2010)
Berlusconi Survives Confidence Vote
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 24, 2010)
Q&A: ‘This Week’ Host Christiane Amanpour
(Joel Meares; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Sept. 24, 2010)
The Senate Gold Mine
(Kevin Drum; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Sept. 24, 2010)
Why the Pot Legalization Campaign is a Threat
(David Sirota; CHICAGO; In These Times; Sept. 24, 2010)
Iran President Meets with New York Activists
(Phil Wilayto; SANTA ROSA; Dissident Voice; Sept. 24, 2010)
Instant Election Reform
(Margaret Smith; CHICAGO; In These Times; Sept. 23, 2010)
Cyber Racism in High School
(Jesse Daniels; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Sept. 22, 2010)
Q&A: White House E-mail Lawyer Anne Weismann
(Clint Hendler; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Sept. 20, 2010)
Feingold Slams Supreme Court over “Citizens United”
(Matthew Rothschild; MADISON,Wi; The Progressive; Sept. 17, 2010)
Abductions Hit Afghan Poll Build-Up
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 17, 2010)
Labour’s Fraternal Struggle
(D.D. Guttenplan and Maria Margaronis; NEW YORK; The Nation; Sept. 16, 2010)
Argentina’s Media Crisis
(Joel Richards; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Sept. 16, 2010)
SEIU Helps Bank Workers Become Whistleblowers
(Mike Elk; CHICAGO; In These Times; Sept. 16, 2010)
“Media” Gave Over $469,900 To Political Candidates
(Liz Cox Barrett; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Sept. 15, 2010)
France Faces Legal Threat Over Roma
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 14, 2010)
A Day in the Life of a Warehouse Warrior
(Kari Lydersen; CHICAGO; In These Times; Sept. 13, 2010)
Third World America: How Our Politicians Are Abandoning The Middle Class
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Sept. 10, 2010)
Q&A: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Political Reporters
(Joel Meares; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Sept. 9, 2010)
Reloading at the Statehouse
(Mark Lisheron; AUSTIN; American Journalism Review; Sept. 8, 2010)
Bolivia: The Lessons of Potosí
(Emily Achtenberg; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Sept. 7, 2010)
The Sustainable City Project Ruse in Chiapas
(Paola Reyes; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Sept. 2, 2010)
Fury in Austria at Anti-Mosque Game
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Sept. 2, 2010)
Why Politicians Sometimes Don’t Pocket Oil Money Donations
(Megan R. Wilson; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Open Secrets; Aug. 30, 2010)
Traffic Problems
(Paul Farhi; COLLEGE PARK,Md; American Journalism Review; Aug. 30, 2010)
Judge Blocks Virginia AG’s Climate Witch Hunt
(Kate Sheppard; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Aug. 30, 2010)
NGO Ties to Private Security Companies
(Yves Engler; SANTA ROSA,Ca; Dissident Voice; Aug. 27, 2010)
Kenya Ratifies New Constitution
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Aug. 27, 2010)
Vedanta Mine Plan on Indian Mountain Halted
(Earth's Newsdesk; SACRAMENTO; Truthout; Aug. 25, 2010)
The Assault on Haitian Democracy
(Kevin Edmonds; NEW YORK; North American Congress on Latin America; Aug. 23, 2010)
“Ground Zero Mosque” Foes Bankrolled By Feds
(Nick Baumann and David Corn; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Aug. 23, 2010)
California to File Human Rights Reports to UN
(Marjorie Cohn; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Aug. 20, 2010)
Watchdogs Worry about Obama’s New Ethics Czar
(Suzy Khimm; WASHINGTON, D.C.; Mother Jones; Aug. 20, 2010)
Australian Leaders in Poll Face-Off
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Aug. 20, 2010)
Movement for Drug Legalization in Mexico Takes Hold
(Juan Gonzalez and Amy Goodman; NEW YORK; Democracy Now!; Aug. 19, 2010)
The New Black Publicity Party
(Salim Muwakkil; CHICAGO; In These Times; Aug. 19, 2010)
Taxpayer Cash for Aide’s DWI Trip?
(Andy Kroll; WASHINGTON D.C.; Mother Jones; Aug. 19, 2010)
Police Clash with South Africa Strikers
(Wire Agencies; DOHA,Qatar; Al Jazeera; Aug. 19, 2010)
Specialized Care for Female Vets May Reduce Access
(Robin Marty; SAN FRANCISCO; Truthout; Aug. 18, 2010)
Insurance Problems at the VA
(Aaron Glantz; MADISON, WI; The Progressive; Aug. 16, 2010)
South Africa’s Media Cry Foul
(Azzad Essa; DOHA, QATAR; Al Jazeera; Aug. 16, 2010)
The Universal Meaning of Nagasaki
(Matthew Rotchschild; MADISON,WI; The Progressive; Aug. 9, 2010)
Will the Shield Bill Become Law?
(Clint Hendler; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Review; Aug. 9, 2010)
Illinois Takes Lead in Wage Theft Fight with New Law
(Kari Lydersen; CHICAGO; In These Times; Aug. 6, 2010)
Boomers Take Up the Plow and Open Small Farms
(Laura Tillman; SAN FRANCISCO; AlterNet; Aug. 6, 2010)
The Right to the City: Shaping the City that Makes Us
(Sara Carrasco; SACRAMENTO, CA; Truthout; Aug. 5, 2010)
Rap Star to Seek Haitian Presidency
(DOHA, QATAR; Al-Jazeera; Aug. 5, 2010)
Can Americans Who Oppose War and Empire Work Together?
(Kevin Zeese; SANTA ROSA; Dissident Voice; Aug. 4, 2010)
Social Security in the Heartland: Jennifer Tayabji
(Trudy Lieberman; NEW YORK; Columbia Journalism Revieww; Aug. 3, 2010)
Israel ‘to Assist’ Flotilla Inquiry
(DOHA, QATAR; Al-Jazeera; Aug. 2, 2010)
Feminism, Capitalism and the Cunning of History
(NANCY FRASER; LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM; London; July 30, 2010)
Who Is Behind the 25,000 Deaths In Mexico?
(Charles Bowden and Molly Molloy; NEW YORK; The Nation; July 27, 2010)
The Un-federated Tea Party Caucus
(NEW YORK, NY; Columbia Journalism Review; July 26, 2010)
Residents Claim Third Ward Not For Sale
(Sheretta Edwards; HOUSTON; WiN; Jan. 3, 2010)