You are hereFeed aggregator / Sources / Progressive News
Progressive News
Lori Berenson Appears in Peruvian Court - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 06:28
Kansas City Star
Lori Berenson Appears in Peruvian Court
Democracy Now
In Peru, the American activist Lori Berenson appeared in court Monday and pleaded with judges to let her stay out of jail on parole. ...
Peruvian Prosecutor Seeks to Put Lori Berenson Back In JailDemocracy Now
all 154 news articles »
Number of Troops Killed Under Obama in Afghanistan to Surpass Bush - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 06:28
Telegraph.co.uk
Number of Troops Killed Under Obama in Afghanistan to Surpass Bush
Democracy Now
The website Just Foreign Policy is reporting 575 US soldiers have lost their lives in the Afghan war since President Obama took office. ...
Gen: Petraeus Hints Scheduled Afghan Withdrawal Could Be PostponedDemocracy Now
all 1,212 news articles »
Sen. Reid Opposes Mosque in Lower Manhattan - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 06:28
Sen. Reid Opposes Mosque in Lower Manhattan
Democracy Now
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has become the most prominent Democrat to oppose the construction of a mosque and Islamic center in lower Manhattan two ...
and more »
Same-Sex Marriages Put on Hold in California - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 06:28
Same-Sex Marriages Put on Hold in California
Democracy Now
Gay and lesbian couples who were hoping to get married in California this week were dealt a setback Monday when the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled ...
and more »
UN Humanitarian Chief John Holmes: The Magnitude of the Pakistan Floods is ... - Democracy Now
Tue, 08/17/2010 - 06:27
The Guardian
UN Humanitarian Chief John Holmes: The Magnitude of the Pakistan Floods is ...
Democracy Now
The United Nations is warning millions of Pakistanis are at risk of deadly waterborne diseases more than two weeks since Pakistan's worst-ever flooding ...
UN Chief: Pakistan Is Worst Disaster I've Ever WitnessedDemocracy Now
all 5,565 news articles »
Singer, Civil Rights Activist Abbey Lincoln, 80, Dies - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:05
Singer, Civil Rights Activist Abbey Lincoln, 80, Dies
Democracy Now
And the jazz singer, songwriter, actress and civil rights activist Abbey Lincoln has died at the age of eighty. In 1960, she and her then-husband Max Roach ...
and more »
Turkey Deports U.S. Journalist - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:05
Turkey Deports U.S. Journalist
Democracy Now
The Turkish government has deported an American freelance journalist after detaining him for four days on allegations that he had ties to an outlawed ...
and more »
Curfew Continues in Kashmir After Police Kill Four Protesters - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:04
Curfew Continues in Kashmir After Police Kill Four Protesters
Democracy Now
Much of Indian-controlled Kashmir remains under curfew for a fourth consecutive day as India continues to crack down on protests calling for independence. ...
and more »
France Urged to Repay $40 Billion "Independence Debt" to Haiti - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:04
France Urged to Repay $40 Billion "Independence Debt" to Haiti
Democracy Now
A group of prominent academics and activists, including Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein, have published an open letter in the French newspaper Libération ...
and more »
Peruvian Prosecutor Seeks to Put Lori Berenson Back In Jail - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:04
Peruvian Prosecutor Seeks to Put Lori Berenson Back In Jail
Democracy Now
Peru's top anti-terrorism prosecutor is expected to ask a court today to revoke the parole of American activist Lori Berenson and send her back to prison to ...
and more »
23 Killed in Mexico; Grenade Hits Monterrey TV Station - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:03
23 Killed in Mexico; Grenade Hits Monterrey TV Station
Democracy Now
In Mexico, at least twenty-three people were killed in drug violence in the border state of Chihuahua over the weekend, including thirteen people in Ciudad ...
and more »
White House Expresses Concern Over Election in Rwanda - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:03
White House Expresses Concern Over Election in Rwanda
Democracy Now
The Obama administration has expressed concern about last week's presidential election in Rwanda in which the US-backed incumbent Paul Kagame drew 93 ...
and more »
U.S. To Fund Israeli Purchase of 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:03
U.S. To Fund Israeli Purchase of 20 F-35 Joint Strike Fighters
Democracy Now
Israel is one step closer to purchasing twenty F-35 Joint Strike Fighter warplanes built by Lockheed Martin. The $2.75 billion arms deal will be paid for by ...
and more »
U.S. Threatens to Cut Off Arms Deal To Turkey Over Criticism of Israel - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:03
U.S. Threatens to Cut Off Arms Deal To Turkey Over Criticism of Israel
Democracy Now
The Financial Times is reporting President Obama has personally warned Turkey that unless it shifts its position on Israel and Iran, it could be cut off ...
and more »
Shadow War: U.S. Secretly Carries Out Strikes in Yemen - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:02
Shadow War: U.S. Secretly Carries Out Strikes in Yemen
Democracy Now
The New York Times has revealed the US has carried out at least four secret air strikes inside Yemen since December as part of the Obama administration's ...
and more »
Gen: Petraeus Hints Scheduled Afghan Withdrawal Could Be Postponed - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:02
Gen: Petraeus Hints Scheduled Afghan Withdrawal Could Be Postponed
Democracy Now
The top US military official in Afghanistan, General David Petraeus, has launched a public relations campaign to build support for the US war effort. ...
and more »
UN Chief: Pakistan Is Worst Disaster I've Ever Witnessed - Democracy Now
Mon, 08/16/2010 - 06:02
UN Chief: Pakistan Is Worst Disaster I've Ever Witnessed
Democracy Now
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has described the massive floods in Pakistan as the worst natural disaster he has ever witnessed. ...
and more »
Canadian Navy Seizes Tamil Migrant Ship - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 05:42
Canadian Navy Seizes Tamil Migrant Ship
Democracy Now
The Canadian navy has intercepted a ship carrying nearly 500 Tamils in the Canadian province of British Columbia. The ship's passengers are hoping to stay ...
and more »
Pakistani Journalists Protest Media Crackdown - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 05:41
Pakistani Journalists Protest Media Crackdown
Democracy Now
A group of British-based Pakistani journalists held a protest in London Thursday to call attention to what they say is a media crackdown by the Pakistani ...
and more »
Iraqi Commander: U.S. Troops Needed Until 2020 - Democracy Now
Fri, 08/13/2010 - 05:41
Iraqi Commander: U.S. Troops Needed Until 2020
Democracy Now
Iraq's top military commander meanwhile continues to warn that his troops won't be ready for a planned US withdrawal next year. ...
and more »
