Black Libyans Targeted for Extermination by Militia

LIBYA – The indigenous populations of Libya are once again under attack by homicidal bands of racist rebels, newly empowered in NATO’s post-Gadhafi Libya, according to new reports. Despite the presence of Western agents in Libya who are said to seek the restoration of order and the creation of a democracy, heavily armed fighters have [...]

Union says Teacher Layoffs Discriminate against African-Americans

The Chicago Teachers Union filed a complaint with the federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Wednesday alleging that layoffs last summer disproportionately targeted tenured African-American teachers and communities. The complaints states that African-American teachers make up 29 percent of teachers in CPS, but comprised 43 percent of those laid off in 2011, about 1,000 teachers. While [...]

House Passes Bill Banning Insider Trading by Members of Congress

WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill on Thursday to ban insider trading by members of Congress and to impose new ethics requirements on lawmakers and federal agency officials. The 417-to-2 vote came less than three weeks after President Obama demanded such action in his State of the Union address. The Senate [...]

NATGO to Air Documentary on Italian Cruise Ship Disaster

Tapping into the nation’s growing fascination with “disaster porn,” National Geographic Channel (NGC) announced this week that it will air the first U.S. documentary detailing the Italian cruise ship disaster in a moment-by-moment — still raw — account, told primarily through the eyes of those who experienced it. Premiering Sunday, February 12, at 7 p.m. [...]

DOC Channel to Salute Female Filmmakers

Documentary Channel (DOC) will salute female filmmakers in March with a fresh new documentary series titled “Her Take.” A remarkable blend of unforgettable stories told by some of the most exceptional women in documentary film, every night of “Her Take” promises to enlighten, inform and inspire. The special line-up begins with the US television premiere [...]