AltWeeklies Wire
Mumbai, the Hard Waynew
Monsoons, shacks and nine percent growth: Reports from a subcontinent on the verge.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Michael Ryan |
08-28-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Canada Deports to Tyrannynew
Human-rights advocates are calling on the federal government to increase the number of countries where it won't send failed refugee claimants.
The Georgia Straight |
Staff |
08-24-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Military Posturing a Pretext for Arctic Resource Explorationnew
There is a scramble for the Arctic, but it is not military -- it's about laying claim to potentially valuable resources on the basis of geographical and geological data, within the framework laid down by the UN Convention On The Law Of The Sea.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-20-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Oaxaca Journalnew
Amid conflict hype, the Southern Mexico city's tourist trade is hit hard.
Tucson Weekly |
Tim Vanderpool |
08-16-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Democratic Roulette in Pakistannew
Amid civil war fears, odds are good that the country will shake off both military rule and messy insurgency.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
08-10-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Who Killed Brad Will?
And why have Mexican and U.S. authorities allowed the murderers of an American journalist to go free?
Association of Alternative Newsmedia |
John Ross |
08-08-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Baghdad: City of Fearnew
When paranoia isn't paranoia.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
08-07-2007 |
International
Letter from Lesothonew
Experiencing the charm, beauty and challenges of a poor African nation.
Isthmus |
Madeline Uranek |
08-07-2007 |
International
Tags: international
The Wounds of Warnew
Iraq's medical system has all but collapsed, leaving victims of violence in dire straits.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
08-06-2007 |
International
Nuns Fight Lead Poisoning Tragedy in Perunew
Stories travel between La Oroya, Peru, Springfield, Illnois and between the Dominican sisters in each city who have stepped forward to share them on behalf of those silenced by Doe Run Peru, the company whose metal smelter is accused of spewing lead and other life-threatening toxins.
Illinois Times |
Amanda Robert |
08-02-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Islamic Democracy Unveiled in Turkeynew
Muslim win is no cause for fear.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-27-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Mission: Implausiblenew
The CIA has disavowed any knowledge of the alleged plot against Laos by Vang Pao and others -- at least one defense attorney doesn't buy it.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
07-24-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Women in a Hostile Nation: Part 1new
The horrifying downward spiral of women's rights in Iraq.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-24-2007 |
International
Human Rights, Coal and Capitalism in Colombianew
The families of three slain Colombian union leaders have come to Birmingham, Ala., to sue Drummond Ltd. for choosing sides in the civil war and abetting the right-wing paramilitaries in exchange for protection for its enormous open-pit coal mine.
Birmingham Weekly |
Kyle Whitmire |
07-23-2007 |
International
Tags: international
This Iraqi Lifenew
The daily struggles of a war-torn nation.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-17-2007 |
International
