Syria: Civilians Come Under Fire From Rebels
NOVANEWS By Tim Marshall Syria: Civilians Come Under Fire From Rebels We knew what was coming and so wore flak jackets and helmets. The demonstrators knew what was coming, had no protection, and still […]
Month: May 2013
PALESTINE: THE RIGHT TO RETURN
NOVANEWS Nadia Ismael Right of return-is the expulsion or walked out of his home for any reason in 1948 or at any time thereafter, return to one’s home, land or a House that was live […]
Senior Fatah officials call for single democratic state, not two-state solution
NOANEWS New initiative would allow Palestinian refugees the right of return to ‘a state of all its citizens.’ By Amira Hass A protester holds a flag, designed like an Israeli flag with the Palestinian national colors, […]
Alice Walker on Sister Assata
NOVANEWS This is what American history looks like Assata Shakur: one of millions of small black women in chains The following was previously published on Alice Walker’s official website. By Alice Walker I don’t know […]
After bombings: Actions across Turkey oppose intervention in Syria
NOVANEWS U.S.-backed gov’t pushes intervention in Syria, suppresses local media Picking through rubble following the bombings. On May 11, large explosions rocked the Turkish town of Reyhanlı. Close to one of the main border crossings […]
WAKE UP AMERICKA: Science experiment or racist attack?
NOVANEWS Posted By: Sammi Ibrahem, Jr 16-year-old African American student arrested and expelled, to be tried as an adult Kiera Wilmot When is a science experiment a learning experience or a crime? If you […]
How the US Turned Three Pacifists into Violent Terrorists
NOVANEWS by Fran Quigley From left, Greg Boertje-Obed, Sister Megan Rice, and Michael Walli. (Photo: Saul Young/News Sentinel)In just ten months, the United States managed to transform an 82 year-old Catholic nun and two pacifists from […]
In Ominous Development, US Navy Makes Historic Drone Launch
NOVANEWS Experts say aircraft carrier capability will widely expand range and use of pilot-less bombers – Jon Queally As the US Navy celebrated a breakthrough achievement on Tuesday after successfully launching a jet-propelled drone […]
Improve Working Conditions in Bangladesh? Walmart Says 'No
NOVANEWS Following worst factory tragedy in world history, Walmart snubs workers’ rights – Jacob Chamberlain In the wake of the worst garment factory tragedy in world history, which left over 1,200 dead in Bangladesh last […]
Despite Horrific Repression, the U.S. Should Stay Out of Syria
NOVANEWS by Stephen Zunes The worsening violence and repression in Syria has left policymakers scrambling to think of ways the United States could help end the bloodshed and support those seeking to dislodge the Assad regime. […]