AltWeeklies Wire
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
Vamos a Cuba!new

Join us as we try to hitch a ride to the island before the gold rush strikes.
Miami New Times |
Calvin Godfrey |
02-25-2008 |
International
Tags: Cuba, international
Professor Recalls 'Nightmare' Corruption in Iraqnew
St. Cloud State teacher Abbas Mehdi saw the realities of the occupation as a member of Iraq's government.
City Pages (Twin Cities) |
Jeff Severns Guntzel |
02-14-2008 |
International
When There is a Peace That I Agree Withnew
Fatima Haroun's delicate handshake reveals nothing of her tormented life back in Darfur. Today she is a social worker for the City of Philadelphia, a mother, and the vice president of the Darfur Alert Coalition, a nonprofit based in Philadelphia.
Philadelphia City Paper |
Sarah Mason |
02-12-2008 |
International
How to Bankrupt Militant Gazanew
Between the prospect of a bolstered Palestinian economy and the recent commitment by Arab states, a plan to undermine the militant ideology in Gaza is coming into realization. But now is not the time to stop.
Santa Barbara Independent |
Jesse Aizenstat |
02-11-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Home Sweet Dumpnew
Tijuana landfills are home to hundreds of people who depend on garbage for their livelihood.
San Diego CityBeat |
Kinsee Morlan |
01-16-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Targeting Irannew
Former Chief U.N. weapons inspector Scott Ritter talks about the Bush administration's agenda for Iran and why he thinks war may be inevitable.
Boulder Weekly |
Pamela White |
01-14-2008 |
International
Tags: Iran, international
Rebel Women in Chiapasnew
A report from the Zapatista Women's Encounter.
San Francisco Bay Guardian |
John Ross |
01-09-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Former Spy Rejects al-Qaeda Theory in Bhutto Killingnew
Although the Pakistan government has blamed al-Qaeda for the assassination of the former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, the former head of the country's national spy agency described it as a tactic to hide security lapses and to please the U.S.
The Georgia Straight |
Gurpreet Singh |
01-04-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Pakistan's Newest Martyr Was No Saviornew
Benazir Bhutto had too big a stake in the status quo to be a real force for democratic change.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
01-04-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Sarwat Husain on Benazir Bhuttonew
"Bhutto was America's puppet," the editor of Al-Ittihaad says, adding that there was no guarantee that had Bhutto won the election, she would have brought democracy to Pakistan.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
01-03-2008 |
International
Tags: international
Mexican Court's Atrocities are a Warning for U.S. Justicenew
Anyone wondering what a truly rotten Supreme Court looks like could do worse than glance south of the border to Mexico, where the 10 most powerful justices in the land have just issued a travesty of a ruling in the case of a crusading journalist called Lydia Cacho.
Los Angeles CityBeat |
Andrew Gumbel |
12-14-2007 |
International
Tags: international
It's Peace or Apartheidnew
Israeli prime minister utters shocking truth that nation's options are screwed by demographics.
NOW Magazine |
Gwynne Dyer |
12-07-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Haven and Hellnew
As Hugo Chavez grabs more power, three Venezuelans who fled death threats find their struggles don't end with asylum.
Miami New Times |
Janine Zeitlin |
12-03-2007 |
International
Tags: international
Friends of Brad Will Denounce Bush's Mexico-Aid Programnew
The plan is aimed at helping Mexico and Central America combat terrorism, international narcotics trafficking, corrupt local political bosses, as well as to disturb the operations of murderous drug cartels.
Illinois Times |
R.L. Nave |
11-29-2007 |
International
Tags: international