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Pressure Mounts on Syria as U.N. Calls for Action to Prevent Civil War
Today U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called for international intervention to protect Syrians from the government's brutal nine-month crackdown, which the organization estimates has now killed more than 4,000 civilians, including 307 children.
December 2, 2011
"Who's Afraid of Ai Weiwei?" Director Headed to Sundance
Congratulations to filmmaker Alison Klayman, whose full-length film on China's most famous artist and provocateur, Ai Weiwei Never Sorry, will premiere at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Utah this January.
December 1, 2011
Two Governors Push to Ease Marijuana Restrictions
Amidst a federal crackdown, the governors of Rhode Island and Washington petitioned the federal government yesterday to reclassify marijuana as a drug with acceptable medical purposes.
December 1, 2011
AIDS in Black America: The World's 16th Worst Epidemic
"We are on the verge of a significant breakthrough in the AIDS response," wrote UNAIDS Executive Director Michel Sidibé in a new report (PDF) which lays out a number of startling figures
December 1, 2011
Islamists: The Biggest Winners in Egypt's Elections
Liberal parties and youth activists may have sparked Egypt's revolution, but the country's Islamists seem to be walking away the biggest winners in the first parliamentary elections since the fall of Hosni Mubarak last February. But what do we – and don't we – know about Egypt's Islamists?
December 1, 2011
UPDATED: A Guide to Sanctions on Syria
Turkey, one of Syria's top trading partners, announced wide-ranging sanctions against its neighbor today. But it's not just Turkey: Below is a round-up of the various sanctions issued against theincreasingly isolated nation.
November 30, 2011
Government Settles Anthrax Suit for $2.5 million
While denying negligence by one of its premier bio-weapons labs, the government has agreed to pay $2.5 million to settle a wrongful death suit filed by survivors of the first fatality victim of the deadly 2001 anthrax mail attacks, court papers revealed Tuesday.
November 29, 2011
