Among the no-chancers in Afghanistan's presidential race there's one who is attracting attention: Ramazan Bashardost, Afghanistan's answer to Ralph Nader. Bashardost has built a reputation as a staunch idealist who resigned from his ministerial position in the Karzai government. And he is popular with ordinary AfghansBashardost
"We've accomplished quite a few things, and I think the most important one is to cement the principle that the path to peace is through negotiations and not through violence." These were the 'encouraging' words modestly uttered by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, during a joint press conference with the US president. The President was then Bill Clinton, and the date was October 2, 1996. Netanyahu meets Obama
Fourteen women are gathered in a Jewish kosher bakery on a sunny afternoon in Creteil, a multi-ethnic commune southeast of Paris. Bent over bowls of flour, tubs of butter and cartons of eggs, the women share jokes and anecdotes, speaking in both French and Arabic, as they knead dough and crack eggs open.Baking together for peace
Judy Bonds is the co-director for Coal River Mountain Watch in West Virginia. Bonds is a coal miner's daughter and granddaughter, has been fighting for justice in the Appalachian coalfields since 1998, and in 2003 won the Goldman Environmental Prize. In this interview she talks about coal mining devastation in her community and what you can do to help.July Bonds speaks at a rally
This month, Royal Dutch Shell goes to court on charges of involvement in the execution of the iconic Nigerian writer and environmental activist Ken Saro-Wiwa fourteen years ago. His son, Ken Wiwa, Jr., and bestselling novelist Richard North Patterson discuss Saro-Wiwa's legacy, Nigeria now, and the upcoming landmark trial.
While the swine flu virus does not appear to be as potentially devastating as first imagined, environmentalists and some public health activists argue that it should be considered a wake-up call to the public about the conditions in which much of our food is being produced.
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