Author Archives: Diane Warth

Weapons projects undermine Obama’s disarmament vision, critics say By Joshua McElwee New nuclear weapons projects are planned at the Los Alamos National Laboratory in New Mexico, the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee and the Kansas City Plant in Missouri. … Continue reading →

Students Demand Divestment from Apartheid Aidan Macdonald, The Bullet, 1 February 2010 General Dynamics. Shell. Apache Corporation. Philip Morris. Pfizer. These are weapons manufacturers, oil companies, mining corporations, tobacco companies, and pharmaceutical giants. Notorious war profiteers, environmental destroyers, and human … Continue reading →

Malalai Joya talks about her hopes for her country, her heroes and the London conference Interview by Mehdi Hasan According to US government sources, more than $60bn in aid has been given to Afghanistan since 2001. Such a huge amount … Continue reading →

BBC News 1 February 2010 China’s state media has accused the United States of “arrogance” and “double standards” in pursuing arms sales to Taiwan. The state-run China Daily and the Global Times also warned that China’s threats of retaliation were … Continue reading →

By The Associated Press h/t The Justice Ministry declared Sunday that no indictments will be filed against police in the case of an American activist who was hit by a tear gas canister and left comatose during a violent demonstration … Continue reading →