IT’S TIME TO BREAK WITH ...

Sep 15, 2015 by

IT’S TIME TO BREAK WITH SAUDI ARABIA’S ‘KINGDOM OF HORRORS’

[Translate]   By Stanley Heller   TRUTHDIG Boys play amid the rubble of a house destroyed by a Saudi-led airstrike in Sanaa,...

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OBAMA WON’T LET SOME MAS...

Jul 12, 2015 by

OBAMA WON’T LET SOME MASS GRAVES STOP THE TPP

[Translate] Politics Human trafficking It appears Malaysia will be given a free pass on human trafficking in order to protect the...

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Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo ...

Jul 1, 2015 by

Big Texas Oil and Gas Torpedo a Small City’s Effort to Ban Fracking—Bye Bye Local Democracy

[Translate] Environment The people spoke and were promptly ignored. By Reynard Loki / AlterNet Following litigation from corporate...

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A RAIN OF BOMBS IN THE NUBA MO...

Jun 20, 2015 by

A RAIN OF BOMBS IN THE NUBA MOUNTAINS

[Translate] Osman Shanta with his son, Abdullah. During bombings, they now take shelter in caves. Credit Nicholas Kristof/The New...

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THE P0WER OF HOPE IS REAL

May 21, 2015 by

THE P0WER OF HOPE IS REAL

[Translate] Nicholas Kristof    NYTIMES An awkward truth for bleeding hearts like myself is that there has never been much rigorous...

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Ethiopians talk of Intimidatio...

Apr 14, 2015 by

Ethiopians talk of Intimidation as their land is earmarked for foreign investors,

[Translate] New report gives damning indictment of the government’s mandatory resettlement policy carried out in a political climate...

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Fear, fatigue and separation: ...

Apr 14, 2015 by

Fear, fatigue and separation: a journey with migrants willing to risk everything

[Translate] THE GUARDIAN Smugglers are taking more illegal migrants through the western Balkans, but the route holds great hardships...

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In Landmark Case, Dutch Citize...

Apr 14, 2015 by

In Landmark Case, Dutch Citizens Sue Their Government Over Failure To Act On Climate Change

[Translate] CLIMATE PROGRESS by Natasha Geiling The Hague, Netherlands, where the climate case will be heard. CREDIT: Shutterstock...

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Activists ‘Shut DownR...

Apr 1, 2015 by

Activists ‘Shut Down’ Nestlé Water Bottling Plant in Sacramento

[Translate] Protest group said the company is draining up to 80 million gallons of water annually during a record drought. By Dan...

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