Activists Rally Against Closure of Homeless Shelter to Make Way for Barclays Center
About twenty people gathered to protest the city’s decision to shut down a homeless shelter on Dean Street in…
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About twenty people gathered to protest the city’s decision to shut down a homeless shelter on Dean Street in…
Colbert Report Takes Down Big Coal: Save the Endangered Hillbilly
Goodbye purple mountain’s majesty—here comes Patriot Coal! Last night on the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert hosted scientist Margaret Palmer…
New Orleans’ Heart is in Haiti
New Orleans and Haiti are connected by geography, history, architecture and family. News of mass devastation and loss of…
What Would Martin Luther King, Jr. Say About Israel Today?
Today is Martin Luther King, Jr.’s birthday, not the national holiday which is Monday. As an activist member of…
Ten Things the U.S. Can and Should Do for Haiti
One. Allow all Haitians in the U.S. to work. The number one source of money for poor people in…
Supporters of Detained Haitians Call for Obama to Halt Deportations
For two weeks Jean Montrevil faced deportation. But after Monday’s earthquake, President Obama suspended the deportation of Haitians like…
U.S. Combat Plane Stationed at the Military Base in Curaçao Violated Venezuelan Airspace
Caracas, Venezuela Jan. 9, 2009 — Yesterday’s violation of Venezuelan airspace by a P-3 U.S. military combat plane is…
As we stride, or stumble, forward into a new decade we are burdened by several significant imbalances inherited from…
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CIA Agents Assassinated in Afghanistan Worked for ‘Contractor’ Active in Venezuela, Cuba
At least eight U.S. citizens were killed on a CIA operations base in Afghanistan this past Wednesday, Dec. 30.…