World+Issues+Links

=World Issues Links=

[|LENS] - New York Times Picture Blog from around the world. New articles are added regularly, so check back.

[|Urban Development in India] - this article will help you to understand the issues at stake in city planning and urban development worldwide.

[|Rumor? Hoax? Urban Legend?] Look it up on Snopes.com. This organization is dedicated to tracking down the truth, using documented sources.

[|At War] - an ongoing series of articles from NYT. These articles take you to the front lines as well as the home front. They show the human side to the war not usually shown in the media.

[|Leave Your Driver's License Home] - that is, if you are female and traveling to Saudi Arabia.

[|Food Oasis in Indonesia] -- Poor urban neighborhoods in America are often food deserts — places where it is difficult to find fresh food. There are few grocery stores; people may do all their shopping at bodegas, where the only available produce and meat are canned peaches and Spam. If they want fruits and vegetables and chicken and fish, they have to take a bus to a grocery store. The lack of fresh food creates a vicious cycle; children grow up never seeing it or acquiring a taste for it. It is one reason that the poor are likelier to be obese than the rich.

[|Climate Change will Impact U.S. Cities] - read what will happen to Chicago

[|Why Many in the U.S. Government want to end ties to Pakistan -- but the CIA doesn't.]

[|Bin Laden Is Dead, Obama Says]

[|Bin Laden Captured Through Detective Work]

[|Bin Laden's Death Doesn't Mean the End of Al Qaeda]

[|AL Jazeera Commentary on Bin Ladin's Death]

[|In Depth Analysis U.S. Pakistani Relations]

[|World Peace Game]

[|We owe the internet for changing the world. Now let's learn how to turn off]
[|Social Media Sites Face Quandry Over Activists' Use] - Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr helped the rebels in recent Middle East protests against dictatorships. Read about the issues arising from this -- will these sites continue to be helpful for political activism?

[|If you go to Jaipur, watch out for these guys...]

[|Gene Sharp] - a profile of the man with the plan for dealing with dictators.

[|198 Methods of Nonviolent Protest] - from Gene Sharp and the Albert Einstein Institute.

[|From Dictatorship to Democracy] - the now-famous document from Gene Sharp and the Albert Einstein Institute. This publication, available free for download in over 30 languages, has helped the recent overthrow of dictators in the Middle East and other parts of the world.

[|Egypt Removes Witnesses to Battle with Anti-Government Protesters]

[|Palin is Called out on her Rhetoric and Symbolism: what do you think?]

[|Climate of Hate?] What do you think?

[|El Systema] - a music education system for children of poverty sponsored by the Venezuelan government brings impressive results. Now it has come to the USA.

[|60 Minutes] - reports on the success of El Systema.

[|Danger -- Children at Play]. The way children are educated is definitely a world issue. Consider the contents of this article. How does it compare with your life growing up?

[|Political Killing Adds to Turmoil Within Pakistan] - the governor of Punjab Province, Pakistan's biggest and most important province, was assassinated by one of his own security guards. The governor was a long time outspoken opponent of Pakistan's blasphemy laws.

[|The War in Afghanistan gets just 4% of the coverage on American media news.] Is that enough?

[|Zimbabwe: hospital patients so poor they barter for services with peanuts] -- Literally.

[|Gas 10 Cents a Gallon? How is this possible?]

[|Hackers Attack Sites Considered Wikileaks Foes]

[|Hackers Defend Wikileaks, Testing Online Free Speech] - The fun has begun, as free speech advocates are about to take on Internet giants Facebook and Twitter. Are the giants really all about free communication or have they become compromised by corporate support? Wikileaks is this generation's [|Pentagon Papers].

[|Wikileaks supporters retaliate] against Mastercard, PayPal, Amazon, and others who have acted against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.

[|John Lennon News] - John Lennon was killed on December 8, 1980. He was 40 years old.

[|Suit Over Targeted Killings is Thrown Out] - a federal judge threw out a lawsuit seeking to block the American government from trying to kill Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen hiding in Yemen, who aids terrorists. A question has been raised as to whether the government could order such killings on U.S. soil.

[|Comments on the above story from New York Times Readers]

[|Don't misbehave in Malaysia]

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[|Nicholas Kristof] – New York Times correspondent who writes about world issues. ======

[|How to Change the World] – Article by Nicholas Kristof
[|Below Surface, U.S. Harbors Dim View of Putin and Russia]

[|Enforcement Takes On a Softer Side In China]

[|Hamas Leader in Gaza Softens on Vote]

[|Taliban Leader in Secret Talks Was an Impostor] - They say that truth is stranger than fiction. This proves it.

[|Traveling for the holidays? Make sure your pockets are empty!]

[|Video: Sarah Palin -- Politician or Celebrity?]

[|Ernest Cole's Photographs of Apartheid in South Africa.] Cole, for all his brilliance as a photographer, ended up homeless on the streets of New York when his photographs resulted in his exile from his native country.

[|Russian Journalist Beaten] - for writing critical articles about the government and several organizations. In a related incident, eight Russian High School journalism students were detained by police on November 4 for taking photographs of trees being cut down to build a highway.

[|Challenge Heard on Move to Kill Qaeda-Linked Cleric] - the American Civil Liberties Union and the Center for Constitutional Rights has brought to court the question of whether or not our military and CIA has the right to target an American citizen for assassination, as is the case with Anwar al-Awlaki, who is thought to be hiding in Yemen.

[|Ted.com] - video presentations on a wide variety of World Issues subjects. You can use the search tool or try the menus, which are arranged by subject area.

[|Masdar - Sustainable City in the Dubai Desert (Interactive Graphic)] - also includes slide show, PDF. See related article linked on this page.

[|Masdar - a new high-tech city in the Arabian desert that uses ancient technology principles.]

[|Proposed Serengeti Highway Is Lined with Prospects and Fears]

[|How to Turn the Taliban Against Al Queda]

[|Skepticism on Climate Change is Article of Faith for Tea Party]

[|Palestinians Shift Stragegy in trying to attain statehood]

[|Kevin Carter Photograph: Sudanese Child and Vulture]

[|Nick Ut's Photograph of Children running from napalm attack], Trang Bang, Vietnam, 1973. Find out what became of the girl.

[|Kim Phuc Foundation International] - Healing children of war.

Media and Journalism - Rights and responsibilities

[|The Ethics of Photojournalism]

[|Predator Drones]

[|Allies in War But Goals Clash] - Why Pakistan and the United States have very different goals in Afghanistan. The key role India plays in this situation.

[|Hamid Karzai - President of Afghanistan]

[|C.J. Chivers NY Times Video of Firefight in Afghanistan]

[|The Weakness of Taliban Marksmanship]

[|Afghan Gun Lockers Revisited - Detailed information on the AK-47 and more]

[|War Coverage in Afghanistan and related topics from C.J. Chivers]

[|Magnum Photo Agency]

[|Newseum] - an online museum about the making of the news. Also a great place to visit in Washington, D.C.

[|Today's Front Page] from 849 newspapers around the world. See how different newspapers and countries handle the headlines. Brought to you by Newseum.