I went to the Women’s Caucus at the Democratic National Convention thinking that it would be a working session in which delegates would discuss the Party’s agenda from a female perspective and as it pertains to women’s issues. But that was not at all the case.
Read MoreAfter the Labor Day parade yesterday, the festivities continued in Charlotte, NC, home of the Democractic Convention. Actor and musician Jeff Bridges explained that he is currently on a tour raising funds to ensure that children in the US don’t go hungry. (15 photos)
Read MoreExploratory talks between the Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerilla organization were held in Venezuela and Cuba, reported the AFP, citing information published Sunday by the El Tiempo newspaper in Bogota.
Read MoreWe spend the hour looking at the bloody struggle to obtain — and protect — voting rights in the U.S. with the civil rights icon, now 13-term Georgia congressmember, John Lewis. During the 1960s, Rep. Lewis was arrested more than 40 times and beaten almost to death…
Read MoreAs Mitt Romney formally accepted the Republican presidential nomination Thursday night, four activists from the group CODEPINK interrupted him throughout, calling for money out of politics and a return to democracy. CODEPINK has been protesting every day at this week’s convention, including Wednesday night’s speech by vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan.
Read MoreOn the floor of the Republican National Convention, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker tells Amy Goodman that abortion is not an important issue to U.S. voters.
Read MoreThe Republican vice presidential choice, Paul Ryan, will serve to further harden the position of the Republican candidate Mitt Romney on Cuba.
Read MoreTropical Storm Isaac is heading through the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to batter the Gulf Coast. Federal officials expect the storm to develop into a Category 1 hurricane and make landfall on Wednesday.
Read MoreSet up for the Republican National Convention in Tampa, the “Romneyville” encampment is similar to Hoovervilles of the 1930s Great Depression. Residents of Romneyville are calling for an end to foreclosures, homelessness and the criminalization of poverty.
Read MoreWelcome to this Week in Palestine, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, for August 18th, to 24th 2012.
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