Can The War On Poverty Be Revived By A March?
The Poor People’s Economic Human Rights Campaign (PPEHRC) is organizing a march from New-Orleans to Detroit, going through Mississippi, Alabama and the Rust Belt to end up in June, in the town which should be called ground zero of the US economic crisis: Detroit Michigan. The goal of the march is to pick up the […]
Census 2010: How Is America Doing?
A news analysis from the Center For Urban Research is giving some clues on who and where are the non-respondents to the 2010 census. The analysis so far is finding wide variations from one city to the next in what degree race and ethnicity affect response rate. Nationally, the Center For Urban Research (CFUR) found […]
Thailand: Red Shirts Defy State Of Emergency
Today, the anti-government movement of the “Red Shirts” took back a satellite TV station despite Thailand’s government media shut down of Thursday following the declaration of a state of emergency. Thousands of Red Shirts stormed the TV station compound overrunning an army barricade, and despite the security forces firing water cannons and tear gas. The […]
Lesbians and Gay Men in Zimbabwe Face Brutal “Corrective” Rape
Gay and lesbian Zimbabweans are finding life and identity threatened and endangered by homophobic President Mugabe who uses thought police tactics to maintain power and control through the sexual abuse of lesbians, gay men, and others.
Kyrgyzstan: Turmoil Continues Despite Quick Power Shift
Today, the ousted leader of Kyrgyzstan, President Bakiyev, refused to step down just a day after he was forced to leave the capital, Bishkek, in a bloody popular uprising that left the opposition in control of the country, despite anger still boiling in the streets. Russia and the European Union said they were supporting the […]
