First Cairo Egypt And Now Washington DC: Tent City Occupation Begins Oct. 6, 2011
Finally, a large, and rapidly growing, coalition of left wing and progressive activists, and organizations, is coming together with a clear and united platform. Hundreds of thousands are expected to descend on DC this coming October, 111 days from now, not just to march in a permitted parade and then return home, but to stay […]
Worst Countries for Women: Afghanistan, Congo, Pakistan, India and Somalia
A poll was released on June 14, 2011 by a legal news service run by the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The organization is called Trustlaw, and the poll marked the launch of a women’s section dedicated to global news and information on women’s rights and legal rights (or the lack of it). Trustlaw asked 213 gender […]
Homelessness: America’s Endemic Problem Is Becoming A Crisis
Homelessness in America is nothing new. The endemic problem was greatly amplified in the 1980s by the policies of the Reagan administration in regard to de-funding mental health programs. The current recession following the financial crash of 2008 has compounded the problem to a breaking point. With states and cities, nationwide, facing major budget problems, […]
The Question Of Syria
By Anthony Zeitouni In Beirut the Syrian crisis invades and surrounds you; it is always there on the table, not just because we are neighboring countries but because we are “one people in two countries” as the late Syrian president Hafez al-Assad said. Also, more Syrians fled to Lebanon during the current crisis, than the […]
Syria: Without Turkey’s Backing Assad’s Days In Power Are Numbered
To make the brutal repression less visible, the Assad regime is not allowing any international journalists into Syria. The estimate death toll from Assad’s crackdown on protesters is more than 1,300 people according to several human rights organizations. In the last few days, the repression has been even more severe as the protesters are not […]
