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Iraq and Afghanistan veterans return medals at NATO protest
May22
U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars threw their medals towards the site of the NATO Summit May 20 in what was called the most dramatic antiwar action by ex-GIs since Vietnam.
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Attention humans: Today is Endangered Species Day
May18
Species that were once on the brink of extinction are showing significant progress towards recovery.
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Chicago residents link NATO to neighborhood disasters
May17
The city's huge Latino community linked what the military alliance is doing worldwide to the violence and foreclosures they face in their neighborhood.
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People aren’t buying what NATO is selling
May16
Right off the bat, the war in Afghanistan and U.S. military spending are two of the biggest items people are rejecting.
Thousands wrongly convicted
In the last 23 years alone, more than 2,000 people were falsely convicted, but probably far more people are in prison for crimes they did not commit.
Striking Red Cross workers' life blood on the line
"Working at a site without air on a 90-degree day and trying to keep my staff and donors from passing out was part of my daily challenge."
Traveling the road away from war
A fascinating drama took place in the U.S. House of Representatives last week, as the Republican leadership refused to allow a vote on an amendment to the 2013 Defense Authorization...
Three cheers for Mariela Castro’s visit to the U.S.
Mariela Castro, staunch advocate and supporter of LGBT causes, daughter of Raul Castro and neice to Fidel Castro, is coming to the United States.
U.S. intransigence on Cuban Five prisoners a high stakes game
With appeals all but exhausted, the only hope for relief of unremitting judicial abuse of the Cuban Five lies with President Barack Obama.
Drink coffee, live longer?
Some positive science to report: drinking coffee keeps the Grim Reaper away-at lease for a while longer.











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