AltWeeklies Wire
Tibet: The Other Protestnew
Antiwar demonstrators aren't the only ones taking it to the streets.
Willamette Week |
Lawrence Maushard |
03-26-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
Things to Take Backnew
A Darfurian refugee raises awareness and expectations for the people left behind.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Garelnabi Abusikin with Deborah Yarchun |
03-25-2008 |
International
Tibet's Shot in the Darknew
The Olympic window hands monks their moment, but regime change is Tibet's only hope.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-21-2008 |
International
What is FARC?new
Despite the homophony, FARC and FARK are not the same. FARK kills time, brain cells and bandwidth. FARC kills people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-19-2008 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
Prescription for Peacenew
A moment with Darfur activist Dr. Abdelgabr Adam.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Gilbert Flores and Marisa McStravick |
03-18-2008 |
International
Tags: international
South America is Bordering on Warnew
Colombia's killing of FARC leader has lefty neighbors revving battle rhetoric.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-10-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Vermonters Sue U.S. Over Travel to Cubanew
"No other country gets this sort of treatment," said Jared Carter, a second-year student at Vermont Law School. "Prisoners in jail who committed mass murder have more access to their family members than we do."
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-07-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
Kiva's Microloans Underwriting Cockfighting in Perunew
One entrepreneur who hit the Kiva block on Feb. 15 has gotten some people squawking: Sara Alva Vasquez Rodriguez was asking for a $700 loan to buy a freezer for her cockfighting ring in the Peruvian jungle.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
02-27-2008 |
International
Tags: kiva, international
Fidel's Gone. Yawn.new
The day el dictador quit was a bizarre one at Versailles, in Hialeah, and on Miami streets.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
02-25-2008 |
International
Vamos a Cuba!new
Join us as we try to hitch a ride to the island before the gold rush strikes.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
02-25-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
Professor Recalls 'Nightmare' Corruption in Iraqnew
St. Cloud State teacher Abbas Mehdi saw the realities of the occupation as a member of Iraq's government.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
02-14-2008 |
International
When There is a Peace That I Agree Withnew
Fatima Haroun's delicate handshake reveals nothing of her tormented life back in Darfur. Today she is a social worker for the City of Philadelphia, a mother, and the vice president of the Darfur Alert Coalition, a nonprofit based in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sarah Mason |
02-12-2008 |
International
How to Bankrupt Militant Gazanew
Between the prospect of a bolstered Palestinian economy and the recent commitment by Arab states, a plan to undermine the militant ideology in Gaza is coming into realization. But now is not the time to stop.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jesse Aizenstat |
02-11-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Home Sweet Dumpnew
Tijuana landfills are home to hundreds of people who depend on garbage for their livelihood.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
01-16-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Targeting Irannew
Former Chief U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter talks about the Bush administration's agenda for Iran and why he thinks war may be inevitable.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
01-14-2008 |
International
Tags: Iran, international
