At rubbish dumps in Maseru, children as young as 3 pick through waste products thrown away by Maseru's garment industry. They are often collecting offcuts from jeans to burn for cooking.

As many as 300,000 children have been used as soldiers around the globe with about 120,000 of these fighting in the numerous ragged and bitter battles across the African continent. For the Lord's Resistance Army led by Kony- a "messiah'.....

Israel in its present configuration and location "is just not working out." Its behavior isn't suited to Palestine - a bad choice, in hindsight, for a Jewish homeland. Better to "offer the new Israeli government the states of Colorado, Oklahoma....

We must demand that the United States end its $30 billion a year military support" to Israel, "demand that public bodies such as universities, local and state governments divest their portfolios from companies that do business in or with Israel...

All but two Black lawmakers voted either "Yes" or "Present" on a Resolution that absolved Israel for its crimes against humanity in Gaza - placing all blame on Hamas. In 2006, only two Black Caucus members opposed a Resolution supporting Israel's......

The French film industry has been branded racist after it banned black actors from dubbing white stars in Gallic versions of English-language movies. An investigation revealed that casting directors regularly expelled black applicants in the belief....

When Congress resumes consideration of the reauthorization of the No Child Left Behind Act, strengthening the federal role in supporting high school reform will be a key issue on the agenda, and with good reason.

The United States, which entered into over $23 billion in Foreign Military Sales (FMS) agreements in fiscal year (FY) 2007 and $32 billion in FY 2008 (see table 1), is the world's largest arms supplier. U.S. exports range from combat aircraft to Pakistan.

The United States "is the world's largest arms supplier," according to a new report from the New America Foundation.

President-elect Barack Obama has been formulating plans for the Stimulus Package that will be enacted shortly after he takes office. It is reputed to be in the area of $800 billion to $1.2 trillion and he originally proposed to create 2.5 million jobs..