Egypt Election: Muslim Brotherhood Candidate Could Face...
February 2012 Archive
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
- Headlines for February 29, 2012
- Leaked Stratfor Email Suggests Secret U.S. Indictment of WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange
- Slim Romney Win Signals GOP Challenges in Reaching Michigan’s Working Class, Arab-American Voters
- Amnesty International’s Salil Shetty: Arms Embargo, Human Rights Monitors Needed for Syria Crisis
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
- Headlines for February 28, 2012
- Report from Kabul: Deadly Protests over U.S. Koran Burning May Be Turning Point for U.S. Occupation
- WikiLeaks: Leaked Emails Expose Inner Workings of Private Intelligence Firm Stratfor, a "Shadow CIA"
- WikiLeaks: "Private Spies" Stratfor Helped Dow Chemical Monitor Bhopal Activists, The Yes Men
- Senegal Faces Runoff Election After Youth-Led Protests Against Abdoulaye Wade’s Bid for Third Term
Monday, February 27, 2012
- Headlines for February 27, 2012
- Author Walter Mosley on Writing Mystery Novels, Political Revelation, Racism and Pushing Obama
Friday, February 24, 2012
- Headlines for February 24, 2012
- Death of Hunger-Striking California Prisoner Sparks New Outrage over Inmates’ Suffering
- Occupy the SEC: Former Wall Street Workers Defend Volcker Rule Against Banks’ Anti-Regulatory Push
- "Occupy Baby": Occupy Wall Street Organizer Beka Economopoulos Gives Birth in Back of Cab
- Supreme Court to Decide Whether U.S. Corporations Can Be Sued for Abuses Overseas
Thursday, February 23, 2012
- Headlines for February 23, 2012
- Republicans Debate in Arizona as GOP Faces Backlash in State over Extremist, Anti-Immigrant Policies
- Under Fire over Earmarks & Spending Record, Rick Santorum Seen as D.C. Insider, Culture Warrior
- Sen. Russ Feingold, New Obama Election Co-Chair: "The President is Wrong" to Accept Super PAC Money
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
- Headlines for February 22, 2012
- As Greece Erupts, BBC’s Paul Mason on "The New Global Revolutions" over Austerity, Inequality
- Foreign Intervention in Syria? A Debate with Joshua Landis and Karam Nachar
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
- Headlines for February 21, 2012
- Palestinian Prisoner Khader Adnan to be Released from Israeli Jail After 66-Day Hunger Strike
- Spying on Campus: New York Police Caught Monitoring Muslim Student Groups Throughout Northeast
- As Calls for Intervention in Syria Grow, Vijay Prashad Urges Reevaluation of NATO Attack on Libya
Monday, February 20, 2012
- Headlines for February 20, 2012
- Black History Special: Jazz Legend Randy Weston on His Life and Celebration of "African Rhythms"
Friday, February 17, 2012
- Headlines for February 17, 2012
- "Where Are the Women?": Lawmakers Walk Out on Contraception Rule Hearing After Female Witness Barred
- Anthony Shadid (1968-2012): Pulitzer-Winning NY Times Middle East Correspondent Dies in Syria
- Florida Lawmakers Defeat Prison Privatization amid National Push for For-Profit Jails
Thursday, February 16, 2012
- Headlines for February 16, 2012
- Jeremy Scahill: U.S. Has Ignited Islamist Uprising in Impoverished, Divided Yemen
- Iran Tensions Rise with Diplomat Bombings, Scientist Killings, Nuke Claims and Media Warmongering
- Deadly Fire at Overcrowded Prison Adds to Worsening Toll in Post-Coup Honduras
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
- Headlines for February 15, 2012
- Army Whistleblower Lt. Col. Daniel Davis Says Pentagon Deceiving Public on Afghan War
- NY Hospitals Saddle Uninsured Patients with Massive Debt Despite $100s of Millions in Gov’t Aid
- On First Anniversary of Wisconsin Uprising, Gov. Walker Fights Recall Effort by Energized Movement
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
- Headlines for February 14, 2012
- "Real Despair" Sweeps Through Greece as Severe Austerity Measures Demanded by E.U.-IMF Cripple Nation
- “All There Is”: Love Stories from the StoryCorps Oral History Project with Founder Dave Isay
Monday, February 13, 2012
- Headlines for February 13, 2012
- Whitney Houston Remembered for Unprecedented Crossover Success
- Black Power on TV: How "Soul Train" Host Don Cornelius (1936-2012) Reshaped Independent Black Media
- Latin Jazz Musicians Lead Protest Against Grammy’s for Cutting 31 Musical Categories from Awards Show
- U.S.-Backed Bahraini Forces Arrest and Deport Two American Peace Activists Acting as Human Rights Observers
Friday, February 10, 2012
- Headlines for February 10, 2012
- 50-State, $25B Mortgage Settlement: Relief for Struggling Homeowners or Bailout for Big Banks?
- Apple, Accustomed to Profits and Praise, Faces Outcry for Labor Practices at Chinese Factories
- Spanish Judge Garzón Disbarred in Trial Seen as Retaliation for Trailblazing Human Rights Work
Thursday, February 09, 2012
- Headlines for February 09, 2012
- Coup in Maldives: Adviser to Ousted Pres. Mohamed Nasheed Speaks Out from Hiding as Arrest Sought
- Ousted Maldives Pres. Mohamed Nasheed a Leading Voice for Island States Threatened by Global Warming
- LGBTQ Rights Activists on Victories for Marriage Equality in California and Washington
Wednesday, February 08, 2012
- Headlines for February 08, 2012
- Santorum Wins GOP Contests in 3 States as Evangelical Vote Surges and Pro-Romney Spending Dips
- As Contraceptives Rule Enters GOP Race, Will Reproductive Rights Affect 2012 Election?
- Ramarley Graham: NYPD Slays Unarmed Black Teen as Outrage over Targeting of People of Color Grows
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
- Headlines for February 07, 2012
- A Struggle for Regional Supremacy: Syria Conflict Escalates as World Powers Debate Assad’s Future
- U.S. Maintains Embargo of Cuba After 50 Years, Despite International Condemnation
- "Who Killed Che? How the CIA Got Away with Murder": New Book Ties Johnson Admin to Guevara’s Death
Monday, February 06, 2012
- Headlines for February 06, 2012
- U.S. Accused of Using Drones to Target Rescue Workers and Funerals in Pakistan
- West Memphis 3: Freed Death Row Prisoner Makes Film about 18-Year Battle to Prove His Innocence
Friday, February 03, 2012
- Headlines for February 03, 2012
- NYPD Muslim Spy Scandal Grows with Newly Revealed Plan to Target Shiite Mosques
- Occupy the Super Bowl: Indiana’s New Anti-Union Law Sparks Protest at Sport’s Biggest Spectacle
- ICE Enabled East Haven Police’s Racial Profiling by Detaining, Deporting Targeted Immigrants
Thursday, February 02, 2012
- Headlines for February 02, 2012
- "Gasland" Director Josh Fox Arrested at Congressional Hearing on Natural Gas Fracking
- Obama’s Support for Natural Gas Drilling "A Painful Moment" for Communities Exposed to Fracking
- After Right-Wing Campaign, Leading Breast Cancer Charity Komen Drops Funding for Planned Parenthood
Wednesday, February 01, 2012
- Headlines for February 01, 2012
- Romney Gains Momentum with Florida Win, But Gingrich Vows Prolonged Fight
- Exploring Mitt Romney’s Shifting Stances from "Moderate" Governor to GOP Front-Runner
- Baltasar Garzón, Trailblazing Judge Who Pursued War Criminals, Faces Trial of His Own in Spain
- Is Former Haitian Dictator Jean-Claude "Baby Doc" Duvalier Off the Hook for Human Rights Crimes?
Job Openings
Columns
By Amy Goodman with Denis Moynihan
Gen. John Allen, commander of U.S. Forces Afghanistan, spoke Wednesday at the Pentagon, four stars on each shoulder, his chest bedecked with medals. Unlike Allen, many decorated U.S. military veterans left the streets of Chicago after the NATO summit without their medals.
Web Exclusives
In an extended interview, David Bronner, president of Dr. Bronner’s Magic Soaps, discusses the history of the company, why they put sustainability and social justice ahead of profits, the organic and GMO labeling movements, the U.S. war on hemp, and why they refuse to sell out. [includes rush transcript]
Human Rights Watch’s Kenneth Roth examines why the U.S. has not pressured Bahrain to release pro-democracy activists. He also discusses Syria and the conditions in Israeli jails and courts that prompted 1,550 Palestinian prisoners to go on a hunger strike. [includes rush transcript]
