AltWeeklies Wire
This Iraqi Lifenew
The daily struggles of a war-torn nation.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-17-2007 |
International
Iraqi Labor Leaders Visit Milwaukeenew
They explained their opposition to the oil law and U.S. occupation.
Shepherd Express |
Lisa Kaiser |
07-16-2007 |
International
The U.S. of Africa?new
Most are quick to ridicule the idea of a unified African state, but it's the struggling continent's only hope.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
07-13-2007 |
International
Tags: international
LA County Fed Forms Partnership With Shanghai Unions
It's the first formal relationship between a U.S. central labor council and their equivalent in China.
Random Lengths News |
Paul Rosenberg |
07-12-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Have Gun, Will Travelnew
Outdated tips for a tourist in Iraq.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-10-2007 |
International
The Secret Generalnew
Vang Pao did the U.S. government's dirty work during the Vietnam War -- now they've arrested him.
OC Weekly |
Nick Schou |
07-10-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Kurdistan on the Brinknew
Iraq's bloody civil war is creeping north, into the last refuge of a civilized society.
New Haven Advocate |
Daniel Smith |
07-03-2007 |
International
Protesters Don't Rattle Vietnam's Presidentnew
An affable Nguyen Minh Triet seeks to heal "old wounds."
OC Weekly |
R. Scott Moxley |
07-03-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Rose Parade Float Sparks Human Rights Questionsnew
Persecuted for their beliefs by the Chinese government, Falun Gong practitioners decry that nation's inclusion in the New Year's parade.
Pasadena Weekly |
Joe Piasecki |
07-02-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Vancouver's Palestinians Reject Talk of 'Civil War'new
When Hamas forces took control of the Gaza Strip on June 15, headlines in the Vancouver Sun read: "New Islamic State Looms" and "Palestinian Territories Expected to Fracture" -- but what Palestinian community leaders had to say was very different.
The Georgia Straight |
Travis Lupick |
06-22-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Report from Tajikistan: After Turkmenbashi, Tajikmanbashi
Turkmen President Saparmurat Niyazov died in December, but Tajikistan's president is continuing the tradition of bizarre despotism in post-Soviet Central Asia.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-21-2007 |
International
Report from Turkey: Another Reason for U.S. to Worry
This longtime ally is steaming mad because the Iraq War is spilling over its borders.
Maui Time |
Ted Rall |
06-19-2007 |
International
Baghdad Burns, Calgary Boomsnew
Iraq's oil explosion has not been delayed, it's been relocated to the Alberta tar sands.
NOW Magazine |
Naomi Klein |
06-11-2007 |
International
Rich Polluters Push Faux Targetsnew
It's not surprising that rapidly industrializing countries like China, India, Brazil and Mexico are reluctant to accept formal emission limits -- but the stance of some rich countries is harder to explain.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
06-11-2007 |
International
Meanwhile in Palestine ...new
As the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza hits its 40th anniversary this month, there's growing momentum to end the boycott of the Palestinian Authority but the Canadian feds aren't yet moving an inch.
NOW Magazine |
Dan Freeman-Maloy |
06-11-2007 |
International
Tags: international
