Mumia Abu-Jamal: Bird dogging Bergdahl
A commentary from Mumia Abu Jamal. download For the American captive of the Taliban. U.S. Army sergeant Bowe Bergdahl, the homecoming he has long dreamed of may be more bitter than sweet. For on...
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Palestinian political rivals form unity government
This week marked the inauguration of a new unified Palestinian government covering both Gaza and the West Bank. Its the first time there’s been a single ruling body over both Palestinian enclaves since Hamas...
Senate committee debates proposed constitutional amendment to rein in campaign contributions
A Senate committee held a hearing on a proposed constitutional amendment this week that would would reverse a series of Supreme Court decisions equating corporate and high-dollar campaign contributions to free speech. Jessica Desvarieux...
Chile considers gender quotas for political slates
The Chilean Congress is considering a bill that would institute political gender quotas. Political parties and coalitions would be required to field at least forty percent female candidates. Chilean legislators have tried to introduce...
A “blueprint” for community-driven urban renewal
For many years, urban decay affected many cities and towns across the United States. Most notably in Detroit, abandoned or deteriorating housing units are part of the everyday landscape. In many cities, government efforts...
EPA announces proposed limits on CO2 emissions from power plants by 2030
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Gina McCarthy announced today proposed pollution limits for power plants that would require dramatic cuts in carbon dioxide emissions. download “Our plan aims to cut energy waste and leverage...
Fast food workers organize as local and state governments mull minimum wage hikes
Efforts to raise the minimum wage at local and state levels are gaining traction. In Seattle, the City Council is expected to pass a measure today that would raise the city’s minimum wage in...
FSRN Weekly Edition for May 30, 2014
Violence escalates in eastern Ukraine as fears of civil war grow U.S. Supreme Court rules IQ is not enough to determine mental fitness for execution Residents of southern Appalachia regard coal slurry dams as...
Hindu nationalist party takes power in India
In what many describe as a major turning point in India’s political history, the Hindu Nationalist group Bharatiya Janata Party or BJP has stormed into power with a landslide victory in the recent parliamentary...
Journalists continue to seek justice, 30 years after the La Penca bombing
Thirty years ago today a bomb went off at a press conference in Nicaragua during the height of the Contra war. Today, journalists in Costa Rica remember the bombing and look for answers to...
