Tagged: 2012

After pressure from DREAMers, President Obama announces temporary relief for young immigrants Environmental activists converge in Ohio for major anti-fracking rally Indigenous rights groups in Brazil challenge colonial, corporate agenda of UN’s Rio+20 conference...

Amendment to Farm Bill seeks drastic cuts to food stamp program Pacific trade deal could allow corporations to bypass domestic laws, leaked text says As armed conflict increases toll on children, former child soldier...

JP Morgan’s Dimon defends risky trading as CEO roles on Fed Reserve boards scrutinized Discounted taxes for Chevron in small California city leads to controversy Activists call for international presence as violence in Myanmar...

Coalition seeks to protect right to vote as Florida moves ahead with purge of voter rolls Pennsylvania community faces eviction over fracking as police remove protesters from site Supreme Court’s refusal to hear Guantanamo...

In Afghanistan and Pakistan, civilian killings spark scrutiny of NATO airstrikes and US drone program Undocumented students occupy Obama’s Denver office to call for Dream Act passage Civil Rights Commission launches probe into gun...

In Israel, attacks against African refugees increase as a court upholds a deportation order World Bank panel says mining company can sue Salvadoran government over stopped gold mine Environmentalists call for meaningful action at...

Witnesses describe massacre in Syrian village as UN warns of “all-out civil war” Youth occupy Obama’s Denver office to call for action on DREAM Act San Francisco law seeks to align police and FBI...

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker fends off recall to retain office House lawmakers propose higher minimum wage after bleak jobs report Activists call for stricter SEC enforcement and criminal investigation into JP Morgan Chase Bahraini...

Voters in Wisconsin cast ballots in Walker recall election Florida voter purge threatens to remove thousands of from lists Cyber attacks on Syrian activists increase as violence continues Senate fails to pass bill to...

Washington DC lawmakers and residents challenge federal move to impose Secure Communities program Pennsylvania residents fight eviction of mobile homes for hydraulic fracturing project In Wisconsin, candidates make final appeal in Walker recall election...