Wednesday, 11 January 2012 13:18 Jeff Conant

Chavannes Jean-Baptiste

Chavannes Jean-Baptiste is the Executive Director of the Peasant Movement of Papay in Haiti, the oldest peasant organization in Haiti, and, in Chavannes’ words, “possibly the oldest in the world.”

The Politics of Obesity in America

Wednesday, 14 October 2009 19:00 Al Huebner

A commercial that's been on television so many times that I've lost count begins by showing a cheeseburger that is a leading product of a fast food chain. Then it focuses on the cheeseburger of a rival chain, boasting that the latter has more meat and more cheese.

Last Updated on Sunday, 11 October 2009 20:34

The Political Policing of Dissent in the UK

Friday, 25 March 2011 14:34 James Bargent

Private security forces and infiltrators in activist groups are policing dissent in England.

Liberal Arts Education and the Growing Class Divide

Monday, 11 January 2010 08:18 Valerie Saturen

Antioch College

In light of rising costs, students fear liberal arts degrees are not worth the price tag. Consequently, interest in the liberal arts and humanities is on the wane, and the education they provide runs the risk of becoming restricted to elites who are rich in capital-cultural and otherwise.

Last Updated on Monday, 11 January 2010 08:22

Are Cluster Bombs Still in Use in Thai-Cambodian Fighting?

Tuesday, 26 April 2011 10:39 Rene Wadlow

Cluster Bombs There are serious reports, but unconfirmed by independent observers, of the use of cluster weapons by Thai forces in the Good Friday, April 22, 2011, attack on Cambodian forces.