Oil in the balance in Sudan-South Sudan war
A full scale war may be developing between two key oil-producing countries in Africa, Sudan and South Sudan.
Afghanistan "strategic partnership" is bad news
The initialing of a draft strategic partnership foreshadows American military involvement stretching at least a decade beyond the projected 2014 withdrawal of combat troops, and perhaps indefinitely.
Protesters shut down recruiting center
They protested the killing of 17 civilians by a U.S. soldier earlier in the month and other atrocities against Afghan civilians, and demanded an end to nearly eleven years of war.
Veterans, families mark 9th anniversary of Iraq War
Speakers, many Iraq Veterans against the War, called for proper care for the war's veterans, many of whom suffer the "invisible wounds" of post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury...
U.S. mum on humanitarian visit for Cuban 5 prisoner
The lawyer for Rene Gonzalez filed an emergency motion in federal court Feb. 24 seeking a two-week humanitarian visit to Havana to visit his brother who reportedly is seriously ill.
New U.S. military strategy: concerns and a ray of hope
The Defense Department's new strategic guidance released this month offers a modest foothold in the struggle to reverse the ever-upward swing of U.S. military spending.
Postal union workers to stage hundreds of rallies Sept. 27
In every congressional district across America postal workers will rally with their allies on Tuesday, September 27 in a fight to save the nation's mail delivery service.
Sept. 11, 2001 archives: Coalition develops to protect civil liberties
Sept. 11, 2001 archives: In the immediate aftermath of Sept. 11, 2001, the Bush administration proposed a series of laws that significantly curbed individual liberties.
Sept. 11, 2001 archives: Anthrax puts spotlight on health care crisis
Remember the anthrax attack in the wake of Sept. 11, 2001? Here is one of the articles on that crisis from PeoplesWorld.org archives.
