Democratic Republic of Congo: 'The blood keeps flowing'
Semivumbi Ntawiheba never used to be interested in politics. Growing up on a mountain farm close to Masisi town in the Democratic Republic of Congo's restive North Kivu, Ntawiheba lived only for his cattle.
Book Review: Contrary Notions: The Michael Parenti Reader
It's not often that you get the chance to review a book about which nothing really negative can be said, but this is definitely the case with Michael Parenti's recently published collection of essays Contrary Notions.
What is Venezuela’s Constitutional Reform Really About?
Much controversy surrounds the recent proposal to reform 69 articles of Venezuela's national constitution. Both national and international media have focused their attention on the reform proposal and the opposition protests against it.
Police Tackle State Sen. Fort, Others before Grady Privatization Vote
Atlanta Police officers physically wrangled with State Sen. Vincent Fort (D-Atlanta), former Atlanta City Councilman Derrick Boazman, and two other activists, during a confrontation with protesters shortly before the 10-member Fulton-Dekalb Hospital Authority unanimously approved a resolution to privatize Grady Hospital.
Latin America Heads For Socialism
Latin American heads of state signed a solemn “declaration” to commit themselves to promoting policies to reduce poverty at a three day summit in Santiago de Chile.
Georgia Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Troy Davis Case
Attorneys spent 40 minutes delivering oral arguments in the case of Troy Anthony Davis v. Georgia before justices and a crowed courtroom at the Georgia Supreme Court on Tuesday, November 20, 2007.
Oakland Airport Workers Get Food and a Union
Airport security workers at the Oakland airport hold an organizing meeting and then receive food in a food distribution.
Carter Says US Politicians Show No Sympathy for Palestinians
Former President Jimmy Carter said in a published interview it is “almost inconceivable” for an American presidential candidate “to make the statements that I’ve made concerning the plight of the Palestinians...'
Nukes' Seventh Decade
Jonathan Schell's latest book 'The Seventh Decade' places our current situation in the context of the past 62 years of the nuclear age, or the past 68 years as Schell might prefer to date it.
Dealing with Medical Waste
Medical waste is defined as the “biological byproduct of the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human or animal patients” and includes so-called “sharps” (needles and scalpels), lab cultures and stocks, etc.
