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Is Haiti Poor?
We put this question to numerous Haitians. Below are some responses. Konpè Filo has been one of Haiti’s most popular journalists since 1974. Arrested, tortured, and exiled …
Justice Department Report Criticizes Louisiana’s “Crime Against Nature” Law
Eve is a transgender woman living in rural southern Louisiana. She was molested as a child and left home as a teenager. Homeless and alone, she was forced to …
Eugene Robinson | Spent Fuel’s Toxic Legacy
Washington - The most urgent focus of Japan's worsening nuclear crisis is the threat from radioactive fuel that has already been used in the Fukushima Daiichi reactors and awaits …
House Passes Bill to Cut NPR Funds
The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would cut federal funding of National Public Radio (NPR). HR 1076, which passed 228-192, would also prohibit other public radio …
UN Body Authorizes Military Intervention in Libya
United Nations - As Libyan leader Muammar el-Gaddafi's fighter planes and helicopters continue to mercilessly pound civilians and rebel groups inside Libya, the U.N.'s most powerful political body voted …
Commentaries on the European Commission’s Pact for Stability
Three journalists for l’Humanité give their reactions to the European Commission’s plans for enforcing measures of austerity on the European nations, starting with those in the Euro Zone. The …
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Debt, Austerity and How to Fight Back
Wall Street Banks, American corporations and their political allies have declared a one-sided war on the American people. This war is being waged at our schools and colleges, the …
How Japan Learned About “Nuclear Safety“
Dr. Wittner is Professor of History emeritus at the State University of New York/Albany. His latest book is Confronting the Bomb: A Short History of the World Nuclear Disarmament …
Hate to Say It, But We Told You So!
It seems rather silly now, doesn’t it, all the US concern about terrorism?
News in Brief: Japan Sends Soldiers on Emergency Mission at Crippled Reactor
Japan Sends Soldiers on Emergency Mission at Crippled Reactor