French journalist and filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin examines the dark and troubling influence of American chemical and biotech giant Monsanto. Her incendiary film documents a corporate legacy of greed, death, poverty and illness --from the creation (and

A ship carrying toxic waste sunk off the coast of Madagascar, and thousands of tons of refuse were emptied into the rich marine ecosystem. The wreck has had devastating effects on the sea life and the health of people who live inland--causing whales .....

On Saturday, hundreds of thousands of people will be gathering in almost every nation on the planet to issue a plea to world leaders: It's time to stop climate change -- now. Warnings have been rolling in from scientists and economists.

"We are knocking on doors and making calls to get Obama to make a statement on the war in northern Uganda. Add your name to the list and be one of the many rallying to hear from Obama..49,354 People have signed the Citizens Arrest Warrant for Joseph Koney

It is hard to criticize sanctions that are not enforced. An upcoming report by the U.N. Panel of Experts is expected to provide more solid evidence of numerous violations of the arms embargo-illegal sales of arms & ammunition that have been left unpunishd

When Mr. Obama takes the stage at Oslo City Hall this December, he won't be the first sitting prez to receive that prize, but maybe most controversial. Here's why I think he deserves the prize....

Sign this petition and stand in solidarity with the women of Afghanistan as they speak out against the surge."To fight is not the solution. We have a mouth and a brain, we should talk."Dr. H.B. Ghazanfar, Women's Affairs Minister

Obama held three hours of talks with top advisers on a new strategy for Afghanistan on Wednesday, with some aides emphasizing that the main threat to U.S. interests is al Qaeda, not the Taliban.

More than two million girls are now in school. Some women are able to work - even in the most public of jobs; would have been unthinkable under the Taliban. emale prisoners in Kabul today seem to have no rights at all. violent attacks against women!

Ms. Benjamin sharply disputed the notion that her views of the war had changed. But she acknowledged that the nearly two-week trip had given the group "a lot more depth of understanding" about the complexity of the war and the depth of Afghanistan's needs