The situation in the Arabian peninsular country of Yemen deteriorated rapidly over the course of the week. Yemeni president Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi fled the country on Wednesday to the Saudi capital – Riyadh....
The USA PATRIOT Act expires in June and Congress will once again face a debate on privacy and bulk surveillance. Two members of Congress have reintroduced a bill to rein in the surveillance programs...
The U.S. Supreme Court handed ruled Wednesday that pregnant workers qualify for workplace protections, reviving a claim by a UPS worker that she was discriminated against when she was not afforded light-duty on the...
Thousands of farmworkers are on strike in the Mexican agricultural hub of San Quintin. The protests erupted last week with farmworkers blocking a key highway of the Baja California peninsula to call for better...
Members of an indigenous community located in the path of a major development project in Chiapas, Mexico say hundreds of police and armed civilians attacked and burned down communal buildings at the heart of...
As many as 17 thousand textile workers in Swaziland face losing their jobs following the country’s removal from a U.S. free trade agreement at the start of the year. Factories that produce clothing for...
For more than 20 years, March 22nd has marked World Water Day – a day to celebrate water and focus attention on efforts to manage the essential resource. This year, World Water Day comes...
An alliance between student groups and farmworkers is organizing a nationwide boycott against Wendy’s restaurants. On Saturday in St. Petersburg, Florida the Student/Farmworker Alliance unveiled plans to boycott Wendy’s on several college campuses and...
Netanyahu back peddles; U.S. still to reevaluate backing Israel at UN Netanyahu reelection raises concerns in Gaza and renews calls for unity among Palestinans Regional elections in Spain will be first test for anti-austerity...
[Editors note: The following story was originally posted Monday, March 16, 2015 but updated with new information on March 20th for the Weekly Edition. Audio of original version available here.] The sudden firing of...
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