It’s A New World Order for the Seattle City Council
With the dawning of a new year comes a whole new set of problems for a city to wrestle with. Raymond Murphy reports on the new district-based elections.
New Trial, But No Freedom for Al Jazeera Journalists Held in Egypt
The three Al Jazeera journalists detained by the Egyptian government get their retrial butl remain in prison. Jon Queally reports.
One Year On, Jailed Al Jazeera Journalists Await Appeal
Three Al Jazeera journalists marked their first year in jail in Egypt on Monday, maintaining hope that an upcoming appeal will bring good news in the case that has sparked international outrage since their arrests last year.
Syrian army units make substantial gains in fight against ISIL
News from the Syrian front, courtesy of Ground Report.
Police brutality and failures of American justice are not at all new
Larry Geller reports on the phenomenon of police brutality, as old as the country itself.
When Charter Schools Are Nonprofit in Name Only
Some charter schools pass along nearly all their money to for-profit companies hired to manage the schools. It’s an arrangement that’s raising eyebrows.
“We Will Have Justice”: Tens of Thousands March in Day of Resistance
Thousands marching in New York and Washington D.C. against police brutality, racial profiling and American’s broken criminal justice system.
Schools Forcibly Restrain Kids and Then Say It Never Happened
From ProPublica, a report on the use of forcible restraint and seclusion in schools.
New Racial Profiling Rules Won’t Apply to Airports, Borders
New racial profiling rules exempt Homeland Security and TSA. From Common Dreams, Andrea Germano reports.
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