Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

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TRNN This Week April 22 - April 27 April 28, 2012 “Occupy the Department of Justice” Demands Release of Mumia Abu Jamal, End to Mass Incarceration Rally held outside Department of Justice followed by march through Downtown DC and civil disobedience arrests at White House Go to story | Go to homepage Activists Challenge African 'Land Grab' The World Bank and Wall Street firms targeted for African land deals displacing hundreds of thousands Go to story | Go to homepage Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control Medea Benjamin: Drones kill innocent civilians and antagonize whole populations Go to story | Go to homepage April 26 Israel Celebrates Independence Day, Arrests Activists While hundreds of thousands celebrated, the police arrested three activists for trying to question the history of this day. Go to story | Go to homepage Reining in Finance and the Struggle Over UN Agency's Mandate Vijay Prashad: Developed countries fight to stop UNCTAD linking financial speculation to food insecurity Go to story | Go to homepage Protest Calls on Supreme Court to Strike Down Arizona Immigration Law Court Hears Oral Arguments in SB1070 Case “United States v. Arizona” Go to story | Go to homepage April 25 U.S. Electoral System Wallowing in a Sea of Money, Idiocy, and Corruption Robert McChesney: Corporate media making millions from political ads, then cover ad driven horse race as news Go to story | Go to homepage What Would Make Baltimore Safer? Monique Dixon and Terry Hickey Part 2: There is no evidence supporting a new $100 million youth prison for youth charged as adults Go to story | Go to homepage April 24 Amr Moussa makes Bid for Egypt's Presidency Mubarak's former foreign minister Amr Moussa, officially kicked off his campaign for the presidency in the backdrop of a sprawling slum and a colonial villa. While the international community seems to favor Moussa, on the Egyptian street, he's often referred to as the 'felool' or remnant of the former regime. Go to story | Go to homepage Sudan's Bashir Threatens War Against South Sudan Nii Akuetteh: US wants to use South to gain strategic advantage but China may be the peace broker Go to story | Go to homepage Occupy the DOJ: Activists Protest Injustice of Criminal Justice System Movement grows against mass incarceration of millions of poor people of color Go to story | Go to homepage April 23 Teachers, parents push back against high stakes testing Growing outrage as Obama admin pushes more tests Go to story | Go to homepage Does Charging Youth as Adults Make Baltimore Safer? Monique Dixon and Terry Hickey: There is no evidence supporting a new $100 million youth prison for youth charged as adults Go to story | Go to homepage Beat the Press with Dean Baker Economist Dean Baker gives his take on media coverage of the economy Go to story | Go to homepage April 22 The French Election and the Eurocrisis Gérard Duménil: Most voters want to save social programs and reject austerity Go to story | Go to homepage Why Gaza's Healthcare Fails Thousands of Injured Thousands are forced to seek emergency care in Egypt and Israel after Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as healthcare system in crisis. Go to story | Go to homepage Inequality and Instability - Part 4 James K. Galbraith on his study of the world economy just before the great crisis Go to story | Go to homepage