Baghdad: Paradise Lost
When a house on Princesses Street was bombed on 4 April, the legacy of Jabra Ibrahim Jabra – poet, novelist, critic, translator extraordinary, artist and passionate music lover – was also destroyed.
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Beyond Food and Water: Providing Psychosocial Support for Refugees in Syria
While mental disorders continue to carry a fair degree of stigma in many countries, psychosocial support – as part of the battery of help humanitarian assistance organizations offer – is gaining more awareness.
Couchsurfing: When Couches Become Communities
Venturesome travelers are using the web—and the couches of strangers—to create an international gift economy of hospitality.
Sudan: Oil Companies Alleged to be Complicit in War Crimes
A coalition of 50 non-governmental organizations claims a consortium of international oil companies may have been complicit in the commission of war crimes and crimes against humanity in Sudan during the country’s two-decade long civil war.
US Nurses Rising Up
Nurses around the United States are standing up for themselves and their patients, both through local labor disputes and the strengthening of a new national union. The Real News looks into the new union, a labor victory in Philadelphia, and a looming strike in Washington, DC.
Produced by Jesse Freeston.
Political Beer in Venezuela: Chávez Looks to Nationalize Major Brewery
Venezuela has the highest per capita consumption of beer in Latin America, clocking in at 90 liters per person annually. Empresas Polar, one of the largest breweries in the country, is currently in the crosshairs of President Hugo Chávez, who would like to put the company under state control.