Jul 08 2011
South Sudan Readies for Independence in the Face of Violence and Poverty
The planet’s newest nation-to-be, South Sudan, readies itself for independence this Saturday July 9th. Sudan’s war-ravaged South secured formal independence five months after a successful vote on secession from the North. Hundreds of thousands of Southern Sudanese have streamed back home from the North since last year. The future capital, Juba, has been shut down for celebrations and a …
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In 1999 the U.S. women’s soccer team won the Women’s World Cup. Brandi Chastain kicked the winning goal in an overtime penalty shootout with China, and dropped to her knees and raised her fists in victory. She also tore off her jersey, exposing a modest black sports bra. Obviously overcome by the same emotion exhibited by all male athletes …
Yet again, the California public college budget has been cut, and the only solution on the table is to raise fees. The 2011-2012 state budget just passed by the California legislature cuts $650 million dollars from higher education. The community college, State University, and University of California systems are all mulling fee hikes. The California State University Board of Trustees …
Republicans are back at the White House today for face-to-face negotiations over the debt ceiling and deficit cuts. The GOP is reportedly pushing for a 10-year budget deal in exchange for their approval on the debt cap. Talks abruptly stalled last month when House Majority Leader Eric Cantor walked out of negotiations in obstinate disagreement over Democrat’s proposals to raise …
A harsh anti-immigrant bill signed into law earlier this year in the state of Georgia, has been facing challenges in the courts and on the streets. Modeled on Arizona’s controversial bill HB 1070, Georgia’s HB 87 authorizes police to look into the immigration status of suspects, criminalize the transportation or aiding of undocumented immigrants, force businesses to use the …
Newly released documents obtained through a Freedom of Information Act request have revealed that the federal government’s Secure Communities deportation program is being used by the FBI to collect large amounts of biometric data into a database. The Secure Communities Program or S-Comm, is already rife with controversy for being sold to states as a voluntary program, only to be …
