Typhoon 'Ramil' (Lupit) Treatens Central and Northern Luzon again

ARE WE READY NOW?  Typhoon Ramil (Lupit) has started shifting its course... now heading north slowly, possible to turn West today as the treat to Northern Luzon returns...Officials told residents still...

CNN Heroes honored in Hollywood

St. Bernard Project co-founder Liz McCartney has been selected as CNN's "Hero of the Year", on their Thanksgiving special hosted by Anderson Cooper and taped earlier this week.McCartney left a lucrative career in...

Phillies win 1st World Series in almost 30 years

In a perfect 'Phinally', the Philadelphia Phillies won their first championship in almost 30 years last night despite the delays to get the game finished. Game 5 was delayed by two days due to heavy rain, but the...

Another surfer dies from shark attack in Zihuatanejo Mexico

"It hasn't even been a month since an American tourist who was also surfing was attacked at Playa Troncones in La Union Guerrero.This Friday Oswaldo Mata 21 years old was attacked at Pantla about 10 km from the...

Oaxaca Reporters Tell of Life in the Trenches

‘Alternative media’ in Oaxaca, Mexico, means graffiti, not the internet. Nancy Davies comments on the latest meeting of Oaxacan journalists this weekend on NarcoNews.com. Many issues were discussed, including the lack of unity amongst journalists and the increasing...

Oaxaca Anniversary - Solidaridad con Sección 22

This is a perfect example of Indigenism in action.  Unlike Aboriginals in the United States, First Nations peoples in Mexico and Canada stand up for their human and civil rights.  The one event in Mexico...

In Oaxaca, Fox Opts for the Heavy Hand

Despite restraint on both the side of the APPO (coalition of social movements) and by the PFP (Federal Preventative Police), the mere fact of invading the state with the goal of repressing a popular movement made certain results inevitable. The people are angrier than ever;...

Protesters Return to the Grand Colonial Plaza

"Most protesters admitted that they could not win a physical battle, but hoped their resistance to the police occupation would pressure the federal government into forcing the governor of Oaxaca state out of...

The Long March: Would you walk to Stand Up?

After marching 280 miles from Oaxaca demonstrators have demanded that Ulises Ruiz step down as governor.  I have been watching this story unfold.  Both Mexico City and Oaxaca have been in the news and...

closeSign in to NowPublic

is reporting from