The Richest of the Rich, Proud of a New Gilded Age by Louis Uchitelle in Ny Times |
Corrections Appended
Only twice before over the last century has 5 percent of the national income gone to families in the upper one-one-hundredth of a percent of the income distribution currently, t...
Posted by on Fri, 03 Aug 2007 02:45:00 GMT |
Nearly a third of Iraqis need immediate emergency help as conflict masks humanitarian crisis |
The violence in Iraq is overshadowing a humanitarian crisis, with eight million Iraqis nearly one in three - in need of emergency aid, says a report released today by international agency Oxfam and ...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:32:00 GMT |
Revealed: MI5s Role In Torture Flight Hell by David Rose in the Guardian |
An Iraqi who was a key source of intelligence for MI5 has given the first ever full insider's account of being seized by the CIA and bundled on to an illegal 'torture flight' under the programme known...
Posted by on Mon, 30 Jul 2007 04:49:00 GMT |
Indias First Woman President Vows Fight for Women, Unborn Girls by Agence France Press |
NEW DELHI - India's first woman president was sworn into office Wednesday and promised to fight for the rights of women and an end to the widespread practice of aborting female fetuses.
Pratibha Patil...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Jul 2007 06:49:00 GMT |
Pay CEOs Less, Minimum Wage Workers More by Holly Sklar |
Minimum wage workers made $5.15 an hour when Harry Potter became a sensation a decade ago, and nothing more until July 24, three days after the final Harry Potter book release.
The same year Harry Pot...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jul 2007 06:07:00 GMT |
This I Believe by Michelle Gardner-Quinn |
I believe in upholding reverence for all life. I believe that humanity has a responsibility to the earth and to the life that we share our experience with.
As a child, I found joy digging in the dirt,...
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jul 2007 08:47:00 GMT |
Colombia is trade unionist danger zone by Amnesty |
A plague of death threats and killings, a sham paramilitary demobilization process and almost total impunity - these are the perpetual battles facing trade unionists in Colombia. The country is one of...
Posted by on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 00:32:00 GMT |
Libya: Death sentences on medics commuted by Amnesty |
Today's announcement that the Libyan authorities have commuted the death sentences on six foreign medics is a very welcome, but overdue and insufficient step, Amnesty International said. The six -- a ...
Posted by on Thu, 19 Jul 2007 06:42:00 GMT |
Sudan crisis, situation update, July 2007 by Oxfam |
Darfur is the world's largest international humanitarian response. Yet aid agencies' vital work is being severely threatened by the ongoing violence against civilians and increasingly violent, targete...
Posted by on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 15:14:00 GMT |
Gaza refugees facing massive water cuts, disease |
Jerusalem International humanitarian agency Oxfam today warned that thousands of refugees across Gaza will face imminent cuts in water and sewage services if more fuel is not provided in the coming...
Posted by on Mon, 16 Jul 2007 02:23:00 GMT |
