Fending for Themselves
We drive south on Louisiana Highway 55 towards Pointe-au-Chien. The two-lane road hugs a bayou, like most of the…
The Indypendent
We drive south on Louisiana Highway 55 towards Pointe-au-Chien. The two-lane road hugs a bayou, like most of the…
Our first full day in Louisiana finds us venturing south from New Orleans to Houma, a town about an…
U.S. Navy Veterans Continue to Seek Justice for Israeli Attack
This article originally appeared on Truthout.org. The Israeli military has attacked a flotilla of international peace activists, killing as…
Trucking Toward Climate Change
This article originally appeared on Truthout.org. The tar sands mining project in Alberta, Canada, is possibly the largest industrial…
This article originally appeared on Truthout.org. “Most immigrants are economic refugees,” Bob Kee explained as we drove across the…
Iraq Vets: Coverage of Atrocities Is Too Little, Too Late
The WikiLeaks video footage from Iraq taken from an Apache helicopter in July 2007 showing soldiers killing 12 people…
Iraq Election Sets Off New Political Tussle
BAGHDAD – The March elections have only deepened political divisions, and brought more violence. Violent incidents come now amid…
Soldier of Conscience Granted Clemency, Released
Last August, Travis Bishop refused to serve in Afghanistan. Having filed for Conscientious Objector (CO) status, Bishop, based at…
Soldiers Forced to Choose Between Their Children and the Military Pay the Price in Jail Time
In January, U.S. Army officials announced four separate court-martial charges against Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother who missed…
When Scholars Join the Slaughter in Iraq and Afghanistan
A core tenet of the Obama administration’s plans for “victory” in Iraq and Afghanistan is an increased reliance on…