On Monday, May 19, Philadelphia Police Commissioner Charles Ramsey and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter have weighed in on the situation of the police officers that were recorded in the act of violently beating three African-American men. It was recorded that the three men were pulled out of the vehicle and beaten repeatedly. In the video, […]
The Shock Doctrine in Myanmar
The Shock Doctrine in Myanmar: “The people there (Myanmar) have the right to demand international assistance free of U.S. demands or sanctions.” This is the last sentence in an article by Sara Flounders (” U.S. Hostility Blocking Relief”). It postulates that the U.S. plans to supply humanitarian aid to the survivors of Cyclone Nargis as […]
Racism Still Plagues The Obama Campaign
While campaigning for Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, Danielle Ross, who recently turned 20, had encountered bouts of racism. Ross was surprised by the amount of racism she had come across. But, the racism was in its purist form. It seemed to be pure hate and intolerance towards Obama due to the color […]
Clinton’s Newest Ad Features Valerie Plame
Instead of focusing her attacks on Democratic co-frontrunner Senator Barack Obama of Illinois, co-frontrunner Senator Hillary Clinton of New York launched an ad in Oregon against current US President Bush and his policy in Iraq. However, this attack could also extend towards presumed GOP nominee Senator John McCain of Arizona. The ad explains that Joe […]
Russia Today 2
On February 1, I wrote a short Ground Report on the English language news program, Russia Today, defining it along with CNN, BBC, Aljazeera as one of the many 24 hours news coverage destined for abroad, i.e. outside the program’s country of origin. Now that Vladimir Putin had invited George W. Bush to Sochi in […]
Kosovo & Serbia: Independence Blogging
by Veronica Khokhlova Kosovo‘s declaration of independence from Serbia on Sunday, Feb. 17, has caused both celebrations and protests – as well as plenty of media coverage and an avalanche of blog posts. Below is a selection of some Anglophone bloggers’ views (Elia Varela Serra’s earlier Global Voices roundup on Kosovo is here). Prishtine: Independence and Kanun is celebrating and taking “tons […]