January 2010 - Page 3 of 5

Global Movement Challenges Israel’s Violations of International Law

John Pilger January 20, 2010 John Pilger

We Have Met the Enemy – and They’re Not in Yemen

Sandy LeonVest January 20, 2010 Sandy LeonVest

Sana'a, Capital of Yemen

In response to the failed Christmas day bombing of Northwest Airlines flight 253, US officials and the Obama administration made a very public show of shifting their already turbo-charged 'war on terror' into overdrive. Here in the US, officials - aided by the corporate media - attempted to reassure a terror-weary American public with nationally televised displays of stepped up screenings at airports, increased numbers of air marshals on international flights and the addition of hundreds of names to the CIA's 'terrorist watch list.'

Naomi Klein on Disaster Capitalism in Haiti

Democracy Now and Naomi Klein January 19, 2010 Democracy Now and Naomi Klein

Profiting From Haiti’s Crisis

Benjamin Dangl January 18, 2010 Benjamin Dangl

In front of National Palace after Earthquake

US corporations, private mercenaries, Washington and the International Monetary Fund are using the crisis in Haiti to make a profit, promote unpopular neoliberal policies, and extend military and economic control over the Haitian people.

How Obama Betrays Reverend King’s Philosophy of Nonviolence

Jeff Nall January 18, 2010 Jeff Nall

Each year, many remember Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s work on behalf of civil rights. Yet the most fundamental piece of his philosophical legacy, his rejection of the utility and morality of violence between individuals and nations, remains at best ignorantly obscured or at worst actively suppressed. In his 1967 book, Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Rev. King wrote that "it is as possible and as urgent to put an end to war and violence between nations as it is to put an end to poverty and racial injustice."

Support Victims of the Earthquake in Haiti

Jason Wallach January 14, 2010 Jason Wallach

Earthquake Destruction

Much of the coverage of Haiti you will see over the next days and weeks will inevitably edit out the struggle and history of Haiti. We will see photos and videos depicting the human suffering that has resulted, but we will not see the dignity that has fused together generations of Haitian freedom seekers, and inspired millions more beyond the bounds of that small island nation. Here's what you can do to help relieve the suffering and continue the legacy of solidarity at the same time.