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A PROMINENT Afghan television news journalist and political activist has been stabbed to death near his Kabul home, police say.

By James Laxer - September 6, 2010

Harper's [Conservative Party] is inhabited by enthusiasts from the Christian Right, anti-government devotees, advocates of economic and political union with the United States, opponents of abortion, people fearful of gay pride festivities, haters of trade unions...lobbyists for the oil industry, and those who fear that global warming is a pointy-headed conspiracy. Binding them together is a proverb: To those who have much, more shall be given; to those who have not, less is only plenty.

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By Ajamu Nangwaya and Alex Diceanu - 09/06/2010

Organized labour in Ontario will continue to put forth a weak and ineffective response to attacks from the ruling class as long as it continues to ignore the reality of class struggle...[T]he recent crisis in the economy caught organized labour off-guard and ill-prepared to mobilize the working-class against that monumental failure of capitalism.

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TWILIGHT star KELLAN LUTZ was left outraged by an internet video of a girl throwing puppies into a river - and admits he's haunted by the "disturbing" footage.

In a Democracy Now! special broadcast, we spend the hour with one of the most famous independent filmmakers in the world: Michael Moore. For the past twenty years, Michael has been one of the most politically active, provocative and successful documentary filmmakers in the business. His films include Roger & me; Fahrenheit 9/11; Bowling for Columbine, for which he won the Academy Award; and his latest, Capitalism: A Love Story.[includes rush transcript]

Junichi Sato and Toru Suzuki have both been found guilty of theft and trespass after intercepting a box of whale meat Two anti-whaling activists have been found guilty of theft and trespass after they intercepted a box of meat at a delivery depot.

Ann Lindholm paces the stage, her hands slicing the air as she addresses hundreds of people at a tea party rally.

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine praised the Palestinian resistance's military operation against illegal racist settlers in Al-Khalil on September 1, 2010, saying that it was a heroic action that reinforces that our people's resistance to the occupation and the settlers' crimes against our people and our land is steadfast, and that this action makes clear that the Palestinian people's resistance is the main road to restore our rights and liberate [our] land, not the path of negotiations, concessions, and liquidation of Palestinian national rights.

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Sunday, September 5, 2010 - Al-Jazeera-English

Two Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air raids in the Gaza Strip, medics and security sources say. Another person has been critically injured...The Israeli army launched three raids in the south of Gaza on Saturday after Palestinian fighters fired a rocket over the border.

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The home secretary, Theresa May, launched a review of counter-terrorism powers in July.

Insurers are stealing from the dead.

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Iranian lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh: "These charges against me are ridiculous." Nasrin Sotoudeh has made a career fighting the good fight, defending numerous rights activists and others facing trumped-up charges by the Iranian regime.

Sometimes we feel like we're in an amusement park funhouse as we participate in the present conservative movement's battle to confront our culture: The mirrors are distorted; the corners are dark; and a new shock is waiting around every corner.

Iran appears to have backed down over the stoning of a woman for adultery amid an international outcry, putting the whole issue of stoning as a punishment under the spotlight once again.

Edison International last spring allowed its shareholders for the first time to vote on the compensation of the utility giant's executives.

Along with compelling scientific and economic reasons for acting to stem global warming, the issue has a moral dimension, according to political and academic leaders who contributed to a collection of essays recently published under the title Moral Ground: Ethical Action for a Planet in Peril.

Police stand guard over a flag made by immigrant rights supporters as conservatives listen to speeches July 31 in Phoenix.

A British human rights organization "Index on Censorship" has raised concerns over the death of one of the leading journalists of Belarus.

Only a total ban on offshore drilling can work.

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Friday, September 03 2010 - Infoshop News

Since the G20 protests, we’ve waited breathlessly for a comprehensive account of the charges and investigations stemming from the summit. Despairing of finding one, we finally prepared this report for CrimethInc. It’s not all-inclusive; there is a tremendous amount to keep up with, and many important details are still being forcefully withheld.

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