WASHINGTON (VR) – “I’m not a big fan of the Islamic Republic. But, also it’s probably well-known to most of you my position on whether we should be talking to each other… and I’ve been in favor of it for a very long time.” Those are the words of a former hostage in the American Embassy in Tehran, Iran during …
US Policy Toward Egypt is Driven by Iran and Israel/Palestine
WASHINGTON, DC – The “two biggest strategic priorities in the Middle East, in the short-term, are the Iranian nuclear issue and the Israel-Palestine negotiations”, said Shibley Telhami, at an event on Thursday. He is the Anwar Sadat Professor for the Middle East at the University of Maryland. On the eve of four separate bomb attacks that ripped through Cairo’s neighborhoods and …
DC Young Adult Faith Leaders Summit
Producer for this clip at Faith in Action DC, which is run by my brilliant friend Jack Gordon
Unemployment in the Nation’s Capital: A Skills Mismatch
WASHINGTON (VR) – Over 25,000 people are unemployed in the nation’s capital, Washington DC, according to the Department of Labor. However, the region is not lacking for jobs. “There’s no shortage of jobs relative to the number of people who need jobs,” said Judy Berman, of DC Appleseed, a non-partisan organization based in Washington that conducts research on employment and aims …
My Interview with Noam Chomsky
In this four-part series, I ask Dr. Chomsky to discuss anarcho-syndicalism, the Tea Party and its anarchistic tactics, current events in the Middle East, and how the human race should approach collective global problems, such as nuclear proliferation, restructuring of the education system, environmental degradation, and the huge gap between rich and poor. I was attempting to get him to explain …
“Reimagining Pakistan” – University of Copenhagen with Tariq Ali
Links 1) Workshop’s Programme 2) Financial Times: ‘Veterans of Soviet war see the same mistakes being made’ 3) Jeremy Scahill’s ‘The Secret US War in Pakistan’ 4) Al Jazeera’s Rageh Omaar ‘Pakistan’s War: The Battle Within’ 5) My video on Tariq Ali’s site
400,000 People Against Climate Change Heat Up New York City
NEW YORK (Mint) Up to 400,000 activists, organizations, and people from all over the world marched in New York City over the weekend to express solidarity in the fight against climate change. The People’s Climate March reportedly brought out the greatest numbers of people since opposition to the Iraq War hit its peak in 2003. The event, which collectively made no …
Chavez’s Life and Work Celebrated by Venezuelan Embassy in US
WASHINGTON, DC – A crowd of approximately 200 gathered at the Bolivarian Hall of the Venezuelan embassy in Washington, D.C. March 5 to pay their respects to deceased Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez at the first year anniversary of his passing. The event was part of a global commemoration called “Por Aquí Pasó Chávez” (Chávez was here), organized by the Venezuelan …