Justice for the Folks
An interview with Joshua Marcus, on his CD, This Land – an Environmental Justice Folk Recording.
US Rethinks Strategy: War as Opportunity in Libya
From its early days, the Libyan revolt seemed to take a difference course than those of other Arab countries. It represented a window of opportunity for the United States and its western allies to reposition themselves, slowly but surely, around a conflict that promised grueling and bloodier times ahead.
Mexico’s House of Deputies Likely to Approve Police State Law
Source: Americas Program
Mexico’s House of Deputies has brought the country to the cusp of a police state. The reform to the National Security Law now before the lower house would grant sweeping military powers to the executive and limit congressional oversight of domestic military activity. It would grant President Felipe Calderón the ability to effectively declare states of exception without congressional approval and unilaterally use the military against any group he deems to be a “threat to internal security.” Also expanded would be the surveillance powers of the army, marines and Cisen, the Center for National Security and Investigation, which would be allowed to “use any method of information collection, without in any case affecting human rights and guarantees for their protection.”
Are Cluster Bombs Still in Use in Thai-Cambodian Fighting?
There are serious reports, but unconfirmed by independent observers, of the use of cluster weapons by Thai forces in the Good Friday, April 22, 2011, attack on Cambodian forces.
Pentagon vs. China in Fight Over African Resources
Source: Al Jazeera
From energy wars to water wars, the 21st century will be determined by a fierce battle for the world’s remaining natural resources. The chessboard is global. The stakes are tremendous. Most battles will be invisible. All will be crucial.
In resource-rich Africa, a complex subplot of the New Great Game in Eurasia is already in effect. It’s all about three major intertwined developments:
1) The coming of age of the African Union (AU) in the early 2000s.
2) China’s investment offencive in Africa throughout the 2000s.
Vermont Event: The Struggle for Democracy in Post-Coup Honduras
On Wednesday, April 27 at Burlington College in Vermont, Toward Freedom is hosting an event on the movement for democracy in post-coup Honduras.