Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/programmes/insidestory/2011/08/201183174656374603.html

As tensions between Algeria and Libya's NTC grow, we look at al-Qaeda's role in stoking friction between the neighbours. Tensions are rising between Algeria and Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC). Muammar Gaddafi's family members have been given refuge in Algeria, but Libya wants them back. This comes a day after al-Qaeda claimed responsibility for blowing up an Algerian military academy, in what it says was a move intended to punish the country for supporting Gaddafi's regime.

Link: http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/08/201182953950935669.html

Texas Governor Rick Perry's quest for the White House is enabled by the fact that President Obama is saddled with a massive economic crisis and two unpopular wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Is America ready for another set of cowboy boots in the White House?" Rick Perry’s Killing of an Innocent Man Is Somehow a Political Asset Probable presidential candidate Rick Perry, like other Texas governors, has a history of executing tons of people. The most famous case is that of Cameron Todd Willingham, who was executed under Perry for burning down his home with his three children inside, even though there's significant evidence that he didn't do it. How will Perry ever get past this in a presidential primary? Trick question! He doesn't have to "get past" anything, because Republican primary voters like him for doing this.

Link: http://socialistworker.org/2011/08/31/can-it-happen-here

2011 will be remembered in the history books as a year of revolutionary change and struggle around the world. But what about here in the U.S.?

Link: http://bellaciao.org/en/spip.php?article21150

The Second International Conference of Victims of Agent Orange/dioxin, held in Hanoi from August 8th to 9th, 2011 included participants from around the world: Agent Orange victims, victims of other toxic chemicals, scientists, lawyers and social activists. The conference is a significant and important historic event, marking the 50th anniversary of the first spraying of the toxic chemical Agent Orange (1961-1971) by the U.S. forces in Vietnam and Indochina.

Link: http://www.alternet.org/environment/152253/expanding_desert%2C_falling_water_tables%2C_and_toxic_pollutants_are_driving_people_from_their_homes/

As environmental stresses mount, we can expect to see a growing number of environmental refugees. People do not normally leave their homes, their families, and their communities unless they have no other option. Yet as environmental stresses mount, we can expect to see a growing number of environmental refugees.