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Innovations that Nourish the Planet

Feeding Communities by Focusing on Women‏.

(DAKAR, Senegal) - Revolutionary conspiracy theorists within the southwest hemisphere could be getting closer to connecting the graphic dots of murder and violence with impunity, narcotics trafficking as revenue, and an ideology that seeks to go beyond just financial enrichment and wealth.

Mexico's Los Zetas movement is becoming clearly more violent, using direct military confrontation and intimidation in attempts at neutralizing government and taking control of national territory.

The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: A Bit of Background

Almost 58 percent of Palestinians live in poverty, and about half of this group lives in extreme poverty.

(SAN FRANCISCO) - Much of the reportage on the Israeli commandos attack on the Gaza Freedom Flotilla, Israel's Gaza strip invasion, the 2006 war with Lebanon, and its continued settlement building, gives the impression that the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is 21st century phenomenon.

What is sometimes lost in such coverage is the deep background the events described above are but the latest chapters in a long saga stretching back to the creation of Israel in 1947.

Oregon Hospitals Abuse the Homeless (UPDATE)

Booting homeless sick American mothers into the street; welcome to Oregon.

(SALEM, Ore.) - A homeless person with a young child has almost no chance of being properly assisted in Oregon's hospitals.

We are following the story of Amber Morales, a young indigent woman who was born to a mother addicted to heroin, kicking off her challenging life.

Iranians Deny the Arrogant Literature of the West

Kourosh and Prof. Beeman discuss a variety of Iran-involved topics including the media propaganda, nuclear dossier and the prospect of revolution.

(TEHRAN) - Prof. William O. Beeman is the head of anthropology department at the University of Minnesota.

His inimitable and independent approach toward the current affairs of Iran, one of the most controversial countries of the world, resembles the attitude of Noam Chomsky in terms of perspective and mindset and has cost him his reputation, professional credit.

Mating Peacock Drawing Gunfire in Eastern Oregon

Peacock Problems in Central Oregon are not what you call an everyday situation.

(BEND, Ore.) - One really buff and sexually charged peacock near Bend, Oregon, has been causing a real fuss; the bird belongs to a local resident named Joy Graves.

She hasn't been able to nab the extremely striking bird, and some gun toting residents decided they want to shoot it.

FEMA Plans to Evacuate Tampa Bay Area In Place?

FEMA has plans for the evacuation of the Tampa Bay area, according to the Hernando County Political Buzz Examiner.

(TAMPA, Fla.) - FEMA has plans to evacuate the Tampa Bay area in the event of a controlled burn of surface oil in the Gulf of Mexico, or if wind or other conditions are expected to take toxic fumes through Tampa Bay, according to a report by Maryann Tobin in the Hernando County Political Buzz Examiner.

Tobin has been a freelance writer for more than twenty years, writing for local publications in New York and Florida.

Amos Horev: Castrated Palestinian in Blood Vengeance

Fascinating history from Tikun Olam, one of Israel's earliest political blogs.

(JERUSALEM) - Amos Horev, the retired IDF general, former Technion president, and chief booster of the Israeli defense industry, has a rather sordid past that many might find akin to being a terrorist, Israel-style.

He is one of three panel members of the Gaza flotilla investigation and this incident, described by the inimitable Tom Segev in a 2002 Haaretz article, should shed light on the type of justice he might mete out in this inquiry.

`I have a Dream`

I dream of liberation of Palestine.

(LONDON) - My dream is not blurred by illusions or hindered by hardships. A cornerstone for a Liberation movement is clarity of vision, to keep our objectives in focus.

It is perhaps the disproportional difference of power which makes our aims and vision look like foolish dreams to those who think of themselves as being “realists”.

Making Plans from Tennessee to Iran

When I gave food to the poor, they called me a saint. When I asked why the poor had no food, they called me a communist - Dom Helder Comara

(CLERMONT, Fla.) - John Lennon said, "Life is what happens while you're busy making other plans." I make my plans anyway but always stay flexible for change.

Next week at this time, I plan to be in Tennessee among the participants celebrating 30 years of NONVIOLENT civil disobedient actions in pursuit of a Nuclear Free Future

Remembering the Honduran Coup

Special photo report.

(ISTANBUL) - In honor of the impending one-year anniversary of the Jun. 28, 2009 coup d’état against Honduran President Mel Zelaya.

He was deposited in his pajamas in Costa Rica courtesy of the armed forces, I am posting a series of photographs I took at Toncontin Airport in Tegucigalpa on Jan. 27 of this year.