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Wanted: A Revolution for Girls
Khairpur, Pakistan - Sixteen-year-old Noor Bano believes nothing short of a revolution will convince the men in Malangabad – her remote village in the Khairpur district of the Sindh …
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Leading Conservative Federal Appeals Judge Says Case Against Health Reform Has No Basis in “the Text of the Constitution“
When the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit announced two of the three judges who would hear a challenge to the Affordable Care Act — conservative …
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Few Criminal Cases Target Big Air Polluters
For a decade, hazardous emissions from a refinery regularly swept into a mostly poor, minority neighborhood in Corpus Christi known as Hillcrest, where residents complained of odors, dizziness, vomiting …
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Ohio Labor Movement Defeats Anti-Union Bill and Its Wealthy Supporters
Ohio's labor movement is celebrating today after voters dealt a hefty blow to Republican Gov. John Kasich on Tuesday by overwhelmingly voting to repeal an anti-collective bargaining law he …
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UK Activists Tell Energy Companies to Frack Off
The environmental consequences of hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking” are already clear in the United States, with flammable drinking water being only the most dramatic illustration of the problems. Now …
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US Move Hurts More Than UNESCO
Paris - The United States’ decision to cut funding for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation will hurt the specialised agency’s work, officials here say. …
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Syrians Demonstrate, Chicagoans Protest Budget Cuts, Students Sit-In Against Homophobia
In spite of the crackdown that has killed at least 110 people in Homs over the last five days, protesters in Hama, Damascus, Deraa as well as several other …
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Crisis in Italy Deepens, as Bond Yields Hit Record Highs
Rome - Italy’s financial crisis deepened on Wednesday despite a pledge by Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to resign once Parliament passes austerity measures demanded by the European Union. …
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Wall Street Pay Expected to Fall 20 to 30 Percent
Wall Street bonuses are set to fall by an average of 20 to 30 percent this year from a year ago, according to a closely watched compensation survey. It …
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The Koch-Cain Connection: IRS Urged to Probe Ties Between Cain Campaign and Billionaire Koch Brothers
The campaign of Republican presidential hopeful Herman Cain took another hit on Monday when a fourth woman emerged to accuse him of sexual harassment in the 1990s. But the …