The environmental and social crisis that threatens us requires deeper solutions than new technology alone can provide

by Kia Mistilis July 9, 2009 Behind fighter-planes and gunboats, Nigerian forces launched a full-scale offensive in the Niger Delta on May 13, displacing 30,000 people and sparking a humanitarian crisis. Thousands of civilians fleeing destroyed villages are now trapped between armed resistance groups and the Nigerian military. These civilians are hiding in the bush without food, [...]

Nota del editor: Sin sustento, no hay libertad, no hay vida, no hay forma de resistir las injusticias diarias que vienen a oprimirlo a uno cada vez más. No hay libertad. El hambre es una de las injusticias más grandes de nuestros tiempos porque el alimento es un derecho humano que se le esta negando [...]

Por María Julia Mayoral* La Habana (PL).- La ONU asegura que en el mundo hay unos 150 millones de “niños de la calle”, viviendo en la mendicidad, víctimas muchas veces de la droga y la prostitución: un mal conocido y en ascenso. Ninguna región del orbe está exenta del drama diario de los menores abandonados a su [...]

Editorial June 3, 2009 The settlement of Beit El is nestled in the center of the West Bank, near enough to Jerusalem for a tolerable commute — an hour by bus — yet in a world of its own. It is beyond the “Green Line” marking the 1967 border, beyond the security barrier and so close to [...]

San José, 12 jun (EFE).- Las autoridades de Costa Rica anunciaron hoy que han abierto una investigación contra una red que llevó mujeres de este país a México y supuestamente las obligaron a prostituirse. “Desde que recibimos la alerta del caso activamos el protocolo de actuación que mantiene este ministerio junto con otras instituciones”, informó en [...]

The 11th Hour is the last moment when change is possible. The film explores how we’ve arrived at this moment — how we live, how we impact the earth’s ecosystems, and what we can do to change our course. Featuring ongoing dialogues of experts from all over the world, including former Soviet Prime Minister Mikhail [...]

An Open Letter to President Obama From the Free Gaza Movement By Free Gaza Movement June 3, 2009 Tomorrow you travel to Egypt to give one of the most important speeches of your presidency. With the words you deliver you have said that you want to “reset” U.S. relations with the Muslim world and create a fundamental change [...]

Democracy Now! producer Anjali Kamat files a report on the state of the Gazan economy, where unemployment and poverty rates are among the highest in the world. Despite international pledges of over $5.2 billion to rebuild Gaza, in the four months since Israel’s assault the siege has not been lifted and only one truck carrying [...]