Iraq: Basra residents call for human rights recognition
Though Basra has long been free of sectarian violence, residents say the city is beginning to fragment along Shi’a and Sunni divisions... violence is on the rise. More than 250 civilians have been killed in Basra since the beginning of May.
The We the (Evangelical) People Act
In the wake of the Senate’s failure to approve a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, conservatives are now coalescing around what amounts to their runner-up option. Various conservative and evangelical Christian organizations are now championing the “We the People Act.”
The Slowdown Hits U.S. Workers
U.S. employers have quietly been raking in extraordinarily high profits for the past two years while holding wages down and shifting more benefit costs onto workers. Real wages will decline further as economic growth slows in the United States and worldwide over the next year.
Pastors for Peace almost in Cuba
Members of the 17th Friendship Caravan with Cuba will arrive in Havana on July 8, after travelling across 14 different US routes, condemning the immoral and cruel blockade of the Island and collecting humanitarian aid for Cubans.
Crisis 2006: When Pariah States Cry Wolf
It’s lights out in the Gaza Strip and lights out in the moral consciousness of the Western and Arab world. The reason? One soldier, who lacked the ethical fiber to resist involvement in the illegal occupation of an indigenous people, was captured by those he was oppressing.
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Election campaigns begin
Presidential aspirants in the Democratic Republic of Congo kicked off their nationwide campaigns on Friday for the country's first democratic elections in 45 years, due on 30 July.
The Bolivarian Revolution: Jose Antonio Hernandez, Venezuelan activist
A strong feeling of disgust went through the most vulnerable layers of society, who took the streets of Caracas to demonstrate their indignation and to fight for their rights...the right to live with dignity, like human beings.
Rep. John Lewis on the Voting Rights Act Renewal
'I'm shocked, I'm surprised, and I'm also very saddened, to relive some of these issues over again, using some of the same language that was used in the 1950s and 1960s,' US Rep. John Lewis told Atlanta Progressive News in a phone interview.
Iran: What the U.S. Isn't Telling
The pretext for war with Iran will solely be based on its plans to build a nuclear bomb and its sponsorship of terrorism. An attack against Iran because of its nuclear program is illegal according to Article 51 of the United Nations Charter.
When will the House of Saud feel safe? Saudi Arabia and Military Expenditure
Saudi Arabia is a special country. It is the place of two of the Muslims’ holiest sites. It is a major oil producer. It is the only country in the world that is named after its founder: Ibn Saud. It is one of a few countries in the world that is run as a family business.
