AltWeeklies Wire
Burma's Pent-up Demandsnew
A first-hand view of the rebellion's infancy.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Hanna Ingber Win |
10-12-2007 |
International
Tags: Burma, international
Should We Divest From Iran?new
Oregon's pension funds help keep Iran's government afloat, but some would like to change that.
Willamette Week |
Corey Pein |
10-10-2007 |
International
Tags: Iran, international
The Cold Case of Brad Willnew
Oct. 27 marks the first anniversary of the assassination of New York Indymedia photojournalist Brad Will by police in Oaxaca, Mexico, under the thumb of a corrupt and tyrannical governor -- yet those who killed him are walking the streets.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
John Ross |
10-10-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Failed State Diarynew
As a member of the House of Representatives' Government Reform Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats and International Relations, I traveled with a couple of my colleagues to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Chad last month.
Artvoice |
Rep. Brian Higgins |
10-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Tyranny for Now in Burmanew
The Burmese are now pinning their hopes on foreign intervention, but that is never going to happen -- sooner or later, though, the extreme corruption of the army's senior officers will destroy its discipline.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
10-05-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Mission of Burmanew
Far from Myanmar, refugees try to tell us what's going on in their former home.
Willamette Week |
Jonah Sandford |
10-03-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Organ Harvesting: A Thorn in Beijing's Olympic Crown?new
Falun Gong and others claim the Chinese government has targeted members of dissident groups for arrest and, in some cases, execution, after which their organs allegedly have been harvested for transplants.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Aisha Sattar |
10-02-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Political Asylum a Long Time Comingnew
Alimata ran a long way from the Ivory Coast, and now she can rest her heels here permanently.
Westword |
Luke Turf |
10-01-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Calling for Action on Human Rights Violations in Chinanew
The Pasadena Human Relations Commission recommended that City Council members make a strong statement decrying human rights abuses in China and present it to officials of Pasadena's Chinese sister city, Xicheng.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
10-01-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Burmese Brace for Violencenew
Members of Vancouver's Burmese community have told the Georgia Straight that their country could erupt in violence at any moment.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
09-28-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Practicing Dharma in Tibetnew
Free clinic with Boulder connections brings the miracle of medicine to women and children in the remote Surmang region of Tibet.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
09-24-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Calm & Collected in Germanynew
Terrorist plot in cool-headed Germany shows that hysteria at borders does not pave road to security.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-14-2007 |
International
Tags: international
The View from Afghanistannew
Afghans have spent most of their history dealing with foreign powers that exert influence by force, political meddling or material support to particular parties, so they find creative ways of explaining phenomena they don't understand.
INDY Week |
Jeffrey E. Stern |
09-13-2007 |
International
Greece's Flames of Changenew
The country's political shakeup may be world's first sign that climate change can total whole governments.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
09-07-2007 |
International
Tags: greece, international
What Are the Worst Countries in the World?new
Here are the worst countries in the world, according to the Failed States Index -- all 10 are violent, miserable, corrupt and poor, so I'll focus my short descriptions on the traits that vault them ahead of other notorious shitholes.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
09-06-2007 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
