Lampedusa horror part of worldwide migration tragedy
More and more people in the U.S. realize that U.S. trade and economic policies are directly linked to the conditions that impel people to migrate in such numbers.
Professor Falk stirs a firestorm
It doesn't take much to agitate the defenders of the official orthodoxy.
Bangladesh disaster: Who pays the real price of your clothing?
The owners didn't build fire escapes. They'd locked the doors on the upper floors "to prevent theft," trapping workers in the flames.
Fukushima nuclear disaster cleanup needs global cooperation
Yamada said this disaster requires mobilizing international expertise along with an international inspection team.
Mutated butterflies: Fukushima aftermath continues
For those who continue to argue that nuclear energy is both feasible and safe, protesters may have a new, compelling argument: "Tell that to the butterflies."
British crimes in Kenya "cannot be forgotten," says victim
Wambugu Wa Nyingi, Paolo Muoka Nzili, and Jane Muthoni Mara are among tens of thousands of Kenyans who were sent to concentration camps.
Third oil spill in a month hits Canada
On June 19, 1,450 barrels of crude oil spilled from a pumping station on a pipeline operated by the Enbridge company.
Mexico's oil spill: another month for cleanup
Two weeks ago, a pipeline leak in coastal Mexico sent oil gushing into Coatzacoalcos River.
Media throws blanket on Shell Oil atrocities in Nigeria
Last month, oil magnate Royal Dutch Shell had an industrial accident, which asent one to two million gallons of oil straight into the ocen off the coast of Nigeria.
In Nigeria, Shell causes worst oil spill in a decade
75 miles off the coast of the Niger delta, up to 40,000 barrels of crude oil were spilled, poisoning the water.
