Maria Gunnoe Stands Up Against Mountain Top Removal
Maria Gunnoe, a life time resident of West Virginia, won the Goldman Environmental Prize for her work as a community organizer with the Ohio Valley En
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IndyMedia Subpoenaed and Gagged
On January 30, 2009 IndyMedia, an alternative on-line new source, received a subpoena from the Southern District of Indiana Federal Court for the â€
EPA Wants More Oversight on Chemicals
Chemicals in everyday items will now be highly regulated due to EPA’s new plan. Since there are many chemicals found in everyday items such as ba
Rape in the Ranks: The Enemy Within
In 2007, journalists Pacale Bourgaux and Mercedes Gallego investigated stories on rape in the US military. They made a documentary called “Rape in
Mother Speaks Out on Insurance Giant CIGNA’s Denial of Healthcare to Cancer-Stricken Twin Daughters
Stacie Ritter’s twin daughters were diagnosed with cancer at the age of four. They both needed stem cell transplants and other cancer treatments. Th
Stop Killing and Starvation of Samburu People in Kenya
For the past 8 months, the Kenyan government has carried out a brutal campaign of violence against indigenous Samburu People in north-central Kenya, u
The Angola Three
Robert King, Albert Woodfox, and Herman Wallace are three black men who have served time at Angola. Robert King has been in solitary confinement for o
Cops Taze Disturbed, Unarmed Naked Man to Death for “Walking Toward Them”
In June, Brian Cardall was driving home to Arizona from Utah when he stopped his car, removed his clothes and flagged down vehicles on the road. Thi
Black Teacher Looks at 15 Years for Cutting in Line
A black woman named Heather Ellis is looking at 15 years in prison for cutting in line at a Wal-Mart store. Ellis, who is a teacher and has been descr
Secretive Arms Tycoon Behind New Uranium Mine
James Neal Blue, who helped devise the Predator unmanned aircraft that are in use in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, is the director of a company that