Q&A: Unpacking the USA Freedom Act with Marcy Wheeler
The U.S. Senate is due to vote on cloture – a move to end debate – on the USA Freedom Act this evening. The bill was originally introduced to reform the NSA’s dragnet surveillance...
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Caravans of Ayotzinapa families and supporters travel through Mexico
In southern Mexico, families of more than forty students last seen alive in police custody still do not believe the official line that the young men are all dead. The students were from an...
U.S. House passes Keystone XL bill; Senate to take up next week
The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation Friday to approve the controversial Keystone XL pipeline. The move comes just two days after President Barack Obama committed to cutting greenhouse gases in the U.S. Ashley...
FSRN Weekly Edition – November 14, 2014
U.S. House votes on the Keystone XL pipeline; Senate to do same next week U.S. & China announce carbon emissions deal; the non-binding agreement is sparse on specifics Mexican president leaves country as news...
Anti-government protests in Mexico “a long time coming”
Parents of 43 missing students from a teachers’ college in the Mexican state of Guerrero launched a nationwide tour Friday to reach out to movements across the country that have expressed solidarity throughout their...
Protestors challenge ban on sharing food in public in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Florida activists continue to challenge a ban by the city of Ft. Lauderdale on sharing food in public. There have been several arrests, including of a 90-year-old man. On Wednesday (November 12), protesters demonstrated...
U.S. Supreme Court hears Alabama gerrymandering case
The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday in two consolidated cases that, depending on the outcome, could have a profound impact on how race is used to draw voting district lines in the future. ...
U.S. & China announce carbon emissions deal; but the non-binding agreement is sparse on specifics
The world’s two most egregious air polluters – the U.S. and China – announced a deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions during the next 20 years. In Beijing Wednesday, President Barack Obama said the...
Visual storytelling emerges as a medium to de-code Holy Land conflict
A new arts medium is gaining popularity in the Palestinian Territories. Comics and graphic novels depicting the reality of Israel-Palestine tensions were showcased in a home-grown festival attended by hundreds of fans and internationally...
Suicide attacker poses as student in Northeast Nigeria; nearly 50 students killed
The Islamist sect Boko Haram is intensifying its activities with the kidnappings and deadly raids in Nigeria’s northeast. In the latest attack, as many as 50 students were killed when a suicide attacker detonated...
