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(VIDEO) Young Hip-Hop Artist `JB` Gives Local Farm Two Thumbs Up

What happens when you mix Hip Hop, world citizenry and strawberries? (Includes JB's music video 'Can't Lose Bully Proof)

(BOSTON) - “A day in the country is worth a month in the city,” wrote the 19th-century English poetess Christina Rosetti.

Vitamin C Mops Up The Nuclear Age

The medical industry has suppressed the immense value of vitamin C for decades.

(LONDON) - This is perhaps the most important information since the US dropped bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Those bombs opened the terror of the nuclear age and its looming threat of mankind one day being exterminated by radioactive fallout.

That threat is over. Vitamin C mops of free radicals from radiation and repairs DNA.

Tricks, Treats and Titillations: Mexico`s Elections in an Era of Climate and Culture Change

To snag the vote, the campaigns are employing many innovative strategies and tactics.

(LAS CRUCES, NM) - As Mexico's political campaigns wind down in preparation for the big election day on July 1, mixed moods of doubt, anger, tension, confusion, excitement, exhaustion, resignation and hope grip the body politic.

Palestine`s Shifting Politics

Dramatic changes in the geopolitical landscape need to be digested, and properly responded to.

(BETHLEHEM) - In this newsletter are notes: on Middle East shifting politics, on a baby fruit bat, on success of BDS campaign against Caterpillar, on an upcoming trip to Germany, and a factoid on "anti-Semitism".*

This Short Film Makes It Personal: Stop Governments From Torturing!

WARNING: Startling video. Watch with Discretion. Hooded was produced by Amnesty International

(SALEM, Ore.) - 'Hooded' is an exploration of visual and auditory senses to convey the horrific nature of torture. It combines extensive sound design with abstracted visuals to provide a disturbing experience.

It is a powerful reminder that torture is barbaric and never justifiable.

Steve Emerson was Never an AIPAC Staffer

Emerson is the author or co-author of six books on terrorism and national security.

(SALEM / NEW YORK) - Steve Emerson is considered one of the leading authorities on Islamic extremist networks, financing and operations, his biography notes.

An article recently carried by Salem-News.com, incorrectly asserted that Steve Emerson was a staff member with AIPAC - the most powerful lobby for the Zionist government of Israel in the United States.

How to Spot an Anti-Semite

Standing for the rights of battered kids in Palestine brings harsh reviews.

(PROVIDENCE, RI) - Anyone who describes Israel’s actions must be anti-Semitic. Recent comments on the projo web site (in response to a letter to the editor) include:

“Rod, your hatred for everything Jewish is well known” and “Driver is a bigoted S O B.”

Police Arrest Six at State Capitol During Earth First! Timber Protest

Salem timber protest kept local law enforcement officers busy.

(SALEM) - Cascadia Earth First! and Cascadia Forest Defenders converged at the Oregon State Capitol after the regional Earth First! Rendezvous.

Activists staged a “die-in” and hung banners reading, “Oregon: For Sale by Kate Brown and Ted Wheeler” and “Defend Oregon, No Compromise, Earth First!”

PAAIA Calls on Apple to Cease Discrimination Against Iranian Americans

A letter to Apple's CEO voices concerns over the company’s policy related to discrimination against Iranian Americans.

(WASHINGTON DC) - Today, the Public Affairs Alliance of Iranian Americans concluded that an incident of discrimination did take place at the Apple Store in Georgia.

Cameron Whitten Responds to Racist Attacks on Hunger Strike

The colorblind mentality adopted by a number of members in our society is the bane of racial harmony.

(PORTLAND, OR) - On the 24th day of my hunger strike; I faithfully embrace this sacrifice in advocacy for housing justice, essential relief for the homeless, poor, and working People in these hard economic times.

To the dismay of my efforts, a website was discovered which violently disgraces my own character and that of the black community...