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Occupy Movement Regroups, Preparing for Its Next Phase
The ragtag Occupy Wall Street encampments that sprang up in scores of cities last fall, thrusting “We are the 99 percent” into the vernacular, have
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Karzai urges calm as six die in Afghan Koran protests
(Reuters) – Afghan President Hamid Karzai appealed for calm Wednesday after officials said six people were shot dead and dozens wounded in protests over the
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98-year-old Conn. woman facing eviction by son says her home means ‘everything’ to her
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Peter Kantorowski wanted his 98-year-old mother to move into a nursing home or live with him. She wouldn’t go; she didn’t
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New Jersey Governor Christie vetoes gay marriage
(Reuters) – Republican New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie vetoed a bill legalizing gay marriage as promised on Friday, asking lawmakers instead to appoint an advocate
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Video Exposes Chevron’s Decimation of Indigenous Groups In Ecuador’s Amazon
NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 — A Sordid Tale of Crime and Cover-up By Major U.S. Oil Company NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ —
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Oklahoma close to becoming first state to enact ‘personhood’ bill
The organization Personhood USA has been leading state efforts to get a personhood bill made into law. Last year it was behind a similar referendum
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If A Tree Falls…
“If a tree falls, and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?” This question has become iconic in our society
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Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike poses challenge for Israel
JERUSALEM — A Palestinian prisoner who has refused food for two months to protest his detention without trial is in “immediate danger of death,” according
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Four wounded in Israeli air strikes on Gaza
GAZA CITY: Three people were wounded early Sunday morning in an Israeli air strike on Gaza, medical sources said, hours after another strike injured one
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U.S. carrier crosses Hormuz amid rising Gulf tensions
(Reuters) – A U.S. aircraft carrier strike group sailed through the Strait of Hormuz Tuesday more than a month after Iran warned a different carrier
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