Global IssuesParaguayan Radio Station Buses Internet To The Barrios
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
'I want my own computer so that I can talk to my cousins who live in Italy,' says eight-year-old Camila Ojeda, sitting in front of a computer monitor on a bus that acts as a mobile cybercafé in the Paraguayan capital.
Books: A Global Empire, Yet a 'United States of Fear'
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
By the end of 2011, the United States had elite special operations forces in around 120 of the 192 countries recognised by the United Nations, with U.S. military bases in more than half of the world's nation-states.
800,000 Kashmiris Haunted By Horror
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Maheen was nine years old when she witnessed the death of her elder brother. At the age of 10 she saw the dead body of her neighbour, killed in the crossfire between Kashmiri rebels and Indian security forces, his guts spilled out on the road.
Bahrain Braces For More Shia Protests
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
It is far from Pearl Roundabout, the scene of last year’s crackdown on pro-democracy protestors, but for now Mughsha, a village in the northern district of Bahrain, serves as the centre of the country’s ‘Arab Spring’ movement.
Spain's Green Groups Slam Rollback Of Conservation Policies
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Spain's new conservative government has announced changes in environmental policy that are a significant step backwards for environmental protection in the country, provoking an immediate, harsh reaction from the opposition and civil society.
Cloud Seeding - Uncertain Solution For Mexico’S Drought
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
As half of Mexico endures one of the most severe droughts in its history, cloud seeding appears to be a promising way to bring desperately needed rain, although it remains a source of controversy.
Turmoil Heightens Bleak Winter In Tehran
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
It's miserable this time of year in Tehran. The short days are darkened further by the annual submersion of the city under a thick layer of exhaust and smoke. With the surrounding mountains and weak wind and winter sun, the pollution hovers for days, prompting the government to issue regular warnings to the elderly, pregnant and those with heart conditions not to go outside.
2012: The Year Of Danger
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
With the hawks ratcheting up their cry to attack Iran's nuclear facilities, the need for diplomacy is all the more urgent, writes Ignacio Ramonet, editor of 'Le Monde diplomatique en espanol'.
Latin America: Deepening Democracy's Roots
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Certain Latin American governments have fallen into the trap of believing that being democratically-elected gives an official the mandate to modify the rules of democracy to advance a given political project. If a government restricts individual liberties, limits the freedom of expression, and scales back the freedom of commerce without justification, it is subverting the very bases of democracy that brought it to power, writes Oscar Arias Sanchez, ex- president of Costa Rica (1986-1990/2006-2010) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate for 1987.
Q&A: 'The Environmental Crisis Is in Fact a Crisis in Democracy'
Tuesday, February 07, 2012
To meet the challenges of the 21st century, including climate change, feeding the world and eliminating poverty, we need to free ourselves from the 'thought traps' that prevent us from seeing the world as it truly is and narrow our vision of how to respond.
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