NATO intervention in Libya rooted in access to oil?
by Jehron MuhammadThe Libyan leader in 2006 voiced the reasons why his administration sought to put the revenue generated from Libyan oil fields into Libyan hands. "Oil companies are controlled by foreigners... »
Charles Taylor was convicted but who else is guilty?
by Brian E. Muhammad -Contributing Writer- | May 17, 2012 - 11:23:29 AMLast month a special international criminal court for Sierra Leone convicted former Liberian president Charles Taylor for war crimes. Some applauded the verdict, others questioned the authenticity. »
Is immigration fueling the rise of nativism in Europe?
by Cas Mudde New America Media | May 17, 2012 - 11:14:06 AMFar-right parties across Europe are gaining momentum, as witnessed by their recent successes at the ballot box in Greece and France. »
Norway Muslims question focus on right-wing killer's sanity
by Julia Gronnevet Associated Press | May 17, 2012 - 10:59:08 AMOSLO, Norway - Muslim leaders in Norway say they are concerned that the anti-Islamic ideology of Anders Behring Breivik, the far-right fanatic now on trial for killing 77 people, is being overshadowed by questions about his mental state. »
The Bahamas: A model for unity?
by David Muhammad | May 14, 2012 - 4:26:12 PMThe Bahamas is probably the best example of Black Unity to the rest of the African Diaspora anywhere on Earth. As an independent nation in the Caribbean Region and a member of CARICOM, the Bahamas can teach a great lesson to us all. »
Why so much bad reporting on Africa?
by Jehron Muhammad | May 14, 2012 - 4:25:09 PMAccording to the April 25, 2012 edition of Foreign Policy, if journalism standards were used to judge Western reporting of Africa, not only would journalists receive substandard grades, in addition, there would probably be lawsuits. »
Trinidad & Tobago: Charging Betrayal, labor unions to form own party
by Peter Richards | May 14, 2012 - 3:58:51 PMPORT OF SPAIN - It was a marriage designed to remove the ruling People’s National Movement (PNM) from office in the May 24, 2010 general election. That goal was achieved. »
Abomination! Outrageous 'n----r cake' cannot hide behind 'art,' declare activists
by Saeed Shabazz -Staff Writer- | May 11, 2012 - 4:49:54 PMUNITED NATIONS - "There is nothing funny about oppression!" chanted New Black Panther Party members gathered in front of the Swedish Mission to the United Nations for a recent demonstration. »
U.K. doctors upset by McDonald’s Olympics sponsorship
by AP | May 10, 2012 - 1:36:22 PMLONDON - McDonald's is a sponsor for the London Olympics—and a British doctors’ group says that’s sending the wrong message in a country with ballooning obesity. »
Intra-African trade vital for continent-wide development
by Jehron Muhammad | May 4, 2012 - 4:42:13 PM"Accelerating Growth through Improved Intra-African Trade" is the name of a recent study produced by the Africa Growth Initiative at the Brookings Institute. »
U.S. Patriot Act kept Somalia starving
by Linus Atarah | May 4, 2012 - 4:41:16 PMHELSINKI (IPS) - When war-torn Somalia was also ravaged by a drought-induced famine last year, which killed tens of thousands and displaced over a million people, international media was quick to blame the Islamist Al-Shabaab for blocking humanitarian assistance from reaching its zone of control in southern Somalia. »
Right-wing mass killer: If I was Islamist terrorist, no one would question my mental state
by Julia Gronnevet Associated Press | May 4, 2012 - 12:48:03 PMOSLO, Norway - Confessed mass killer Anders Behring Breivik vehemently defended his sanity after a forensic panel found flaws in a psychiatric report that declared him sane in the eyes of the law. »
World food security slipping ever further away
by Carey L. Biron | May 4, 2012 - 12:39:49 PMWASHINGTON (IPS) - Continuing near-record high food prices around the world are highlighting international inattention to a looming threat, observers here warned recently. »
Kenya 'becoming economic heartbeat of Africa'
by Isaiah Esipisu | May 4, 2012 - 12:33:01 PMNAIROBI (IPS) - When Kenya’s newly-announced geothermal power generation project comes online, it will turn the East African country into an economic powerhouse in the region. »
London borough sends poor residents away ahead of Olympics
by Meera Selva Associated Press | May 4, 2012 - 12:27:00 PMLONDON (AP) - Low income people who live near London's Olympic Stadium may have to move to other parts of the country due to rising rents, the borough’s mayor said. »
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