WASHINGTON–In her first public address after taking office, Labor Secretary Hilda Solis promised to increase enforcement of laws designed to protect workers. "You can rest assured that there is a new sheriff in town," she told union members at a gathering in Miami Beach shortly after her confirmation in February. Ten months later, Solis’ Labor […]
UPDATE: Typhoon Santi (Mirimae): 12 dead several missing in floods, damaged bridges, and, blackouts
Media reports say at least a dozen people have lost their lives in flood waters that swelled rivers just south of the capitol region of manila due to tropical cyclone Santi (Mirinae) and at least 28 area are flooded south of Manila. VIDEO: Overflow of Sta. Cruz River submerged 85% of Sta. Cruz town. […]
Cyber-activism an extended mission of journalism: Fredrick Noronha
Goa-based journalist cum cyber-activist Fredrick Noronha sees himself primarily as an info-activist. His goal is to dig out information that could bring about a greater degree of social justice in societies. He is interested in issues like the Right to Information, cyber-activism, information-activism, Web 2.0 tools that create more space for expression of views online, […]
China: A leaking dam?
Chinese information activists have been testing and collecting information about the government sponsored filter software, “Green Dam Youth Escort” via blog posts, twitter (search #greendam) and collaborative platforms since the WSJ’s news about Beijing government required PC makers to install filter software for all the PCs shipped to China from July 1 2009 onward popped […]
Up to 250 Indigenous Peruvians Killed in Bagua, Says Leader Miguel Palacin
I just finished a phone conversation with Miguel Palacin, he is the president of Coordinadora Andina de Organizaciones Indigenas (CAOI) or the Andean Coordination of Indigenous Organizations. I first met Miguel Palacin last year at the OAS building in Washington, DC. Currently the situation in Lima is very complicated says Palacin, because the Garcia administration […]
After a minor thaw, Cuban trade opportunities excite U.S. businesses
Just days after President Barack Obama announced a minor thaw in the longstanding estrangement between the United States and Cuba, Jack Maybank Jr. stood before an audience of entrepreneurs gathered at the College of Charleston in South Carolina and warned them not to misinterpret the opening as a new found bridge to business relations with […]
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