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Category: newscast

May 23, 2012

Egyptians cast votes in long-awaited presidential elections Congress debates transportation bill with measure on Keystone XL Pipeline Report finds abuse, flaws in due process at Georgia’s for-profit detention centers In Iowa town, residents point...

May 22, 2012

NATO plan on Afghanistan under scrutiny after decade of war In Alabama, accounts of sexual violence in women’s prison draw call for investigation Immigrant women and girls face sexual violence on US farms Settler...

May 21, 2012

In Washington, activists from Yemen, Bahrain, Egypt and other Arab countries call on G8 leaders to change foreign policy Thousands protest the NATO Summit in Chicago, including veterans of US led wars Vets protest...

May 18, 2012

Obama’s plan for food crisis in West Africa criticized for reliance on multinationals In Pakistan, a woman’s fight against hunger, one meal at a time Increase in Yemen attacks marks new phase of US...

May 17, 2012

Judge blocks part of NDAA that allows indefinite detention of US citizens Noam Chomsky on Occupy: a response to 30 years of economic assault on the population In Wisconsin, ALEC had deep influence on...

May 16, 2012

$2 billion loss at JP Morgan sparks calls for regulation of high risk trading Bahrain security forces arrest protest leaders in night raids Rights recognized, indigenous leaders call for action at UN meeting Pennsylvania...

May 15, 2012

Court challenge to US Senate focuses on use of filibuster to block legislation As heat grows on JP Morgan Chase, CEO Dimon retains $23 million pay package Residents of Guam challenge military firing range,...

May 14, 2012

Watchdogs push for more transparency in Pacific free trade deal NATO airstrikes in Libya killed dozens of civilians, report finds People’s summit gathers in Chicago ahead of NATO meeting Bronx mothers protest police violence...

May 11, 2012

Youth lawsuit to demand climate change action faces industry challenge in US court Mexico’s climate change law seeks emission cuts and renewable energy Ohio energy bill could increase hydrofracking in state Egyptian author, activist...

May 10, 2012

After Obama endorses gay marriage, equality movement cites challenges ahead Trade deal for Asia Pacific region could restrict medicine in poorer nations Palestinian hunger strikers draw attention to prison conditions and detention University could...