AltWeeklies Wire
Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador: Mexico's Comback Kidnew
The leftist firebrand rallies Mexicans against big oil.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
John Ross |
04-02-2008 |
International
Activists Mark 60th Anniversary of the Birth of Israelnew
Americans, if they really know their history, know May 14 as the day Israel declared independence from the British-controlled Mandate of Palestine. But over the next 57 days, some activist groups are planning to show why it is also known by many as "al-Nakba" or Arabic for "the Catastrophe."
Philadelphia City Paper |
Will Dean |
04-01-2008 |
International
Election Moves Taiwan and Beijing Closernew
The triumph of Ma Ying-jeou, the Nationalist Party (or Kuomintang) candidate in the presidential election in Taiwan, brings to an end eight years of rule by the pro-independence Democratic Progressive Party.
The Georgia Straight |
Frank Ching |
03-31-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Taking On the New Empirenew
Tibet backers at China's Consulate show protest focus has shifted from once-mighty U.S.
NOW Magazine |
Andrew Cash |
03-28-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
An Irreversible Five Years for Iraqnew
Can Iraq emerge from the ordeal of George W. Bush's invasion as a place where people lead reasonably safe and happy lives?
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-28-2008 |
International
What About Tibet?new
The Olympics are a glittering prize that was awarded China as an incentive to better behavior. But seen through the prism of the Tibet crisis, the games are proving to be not a source of strength but a point of vulnerability.
Boston Phoenix |
Editorial |
03-27-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
Tibet: The Other Protestnew
Antiwar demonstrators aren't the only ones taking it to the streets.
Willamette Week |
Lawrence Maushard |
03-26-2008 |
International
Tags: Tibet, international
Things to Take Backnew
A Darfurian refugee raises awareness and expectations for the people left behind.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Garelnabi Abusikin with Deborah Yarchun |
03-25-2008 |
International
Tibet's Shot in the Darknew
The Olympic window hands monks their moment, but regime change is Tibet's only hope.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-21-2008 |
International
What is FARC?new
Despite the homophony, FARC and FARK are not the same. FARK kills time, brain cells and bandwidth. FARC kills people.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Andisheh Nouraee |
03-19-2008 |
International
Tags: WAR, international
Prescription for Peacenew
A moment with Darfur activist Dr. Abdelgabr Adam.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Gilbert Flores and Marisa McStravick |
03-18-2008 |
International
Tags: international
South America is Bordering on Warnew
Colombia's killing of FARC leader has lefty neighbors revving battle rhetoric.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
03-10-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Vermonters Sue U.S. Over Travel to Cubanew
"No other country gets this sort of treatment," said Jared Carter, a second-year student at Vermont Law School. "Prisoners in jail who committed mass murder have more access to their family members than we do."
Seven Days |
Ken Picard |
03-07-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
Kiva's Microloans Underwriting Cockfighting in Perunew
One entrepreneur who hit the Kiva block on Feb. 15 has gotten some people squawking: Sara Alva Vasquez Rodriguez was asking for a $700 loan to buy a freezer for her cockfighting ring in the Peruvian jungle.
SF Weekly |
Lauren Smiley |
02-27-2008 |
International
Tags: kiva, international
Fidel's Gone. Yawn.new
The day el dictador quit was a bizarre one at Versailles, in Hialeah, and on Miami streets.
Miami New Times |
Tamara Lush |
02-25-2008 |
International
