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The Ravaging of Africa

Asad Ismi, Produced by Kristin Schwartz August 20, 2007 Asad Ismi, Produced by Kristin Schwartz

A four-part radio documentary series about the destructive impact of U.S. imperialism on Africa, featuring voices of African activists interviewed at the 2007 World Social Forum held in Nairobi, Kenya.

Who Controls Media Today and How the People Can Take it Back

Megan Tady August 16, 2007 Megan Tady

Most progressives already know that the nation's media is in the hands of the few, the rich, the white, and the male. We know that local control of the airwaves and newspapers is as rare as a "fair and balanced" Fox news report, and as tenuous as Cheney's stuttering heart. We know that to create any lasting and systemic social change - out with the old, in with the bold - we must take back the media that we've lost.

Argentina: Hotel Bauen’s Workers Without Bosses Face Eviction

Marie Trigona August 15, 2007 Marie Trigona

Argentina's worker occupied factory movement is rallying across the country for a national expropriation law in the face of eviction orders and legal uncertainty. At the forefront of the worker recuperated enterprise movement is the BAUEN Hotel, just one of the 180 worker-run businesses up and running in Argentina.

Destination Darfur: A New Cold War Over Oil

Vijay Prashad August 14, 2007 Vijay Prashad

In February, George W. Bush announced the creation of a new unified combatant command for Africa. After several years of deliberation, the Pentagon finally agreed to create the African Command (AFRICOM), which will relieve the European Command (EUCOM) and the Central Command (CENTCOM), which earlier shared responsibility for Africa.

Israeli Violence: Reflections on the Summer War in Lebanon

Khurram Aziz August 14, 2007 Khurram Aziz

Israelis call it the second Lebanon war. Those thirty four days of fierce fighting left the mighty Israeli army demoralised and searching for answers. The government appointed Winograd Commission, chaired by retired judge Eliyahu Winograd, has yet to produce its final analysis into the war. However, the preliminary report is a damning assessment of a country unleashing extreme military violence in the region.

Behind the Scenes: Warlords’ Deadly Battle in Congo

Keith Harmon Snow August 9, 2007 Keith Harmon Snow

The "four-day war" that rocked Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo from March 22-26, 2007 was called a "cleaning" by insiders. The realities behind the scenes remain cloaked by the international media and world institutions, and the big losers, yet again, are the Congolese people. This is the inside story.