Stories by Maya Schenwar
Maya Schenwar is a Chicago-based freelance writer and an editor for Publications International.
On July 30th, a public referendum was supposed to give Iraqis a chance to vote on a deadline for U.S. withdrawal. It never happened.
Posted on Aug 5, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org
"We have killed, tortured and bombed civilians into submission": Winter Soldiers speak out in Europe.
Posted on Mar 19, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org
With so many social programs desperately in need of better funding, progressive leaders are making a push to go after Pentagon budgets.
Posted on Mar 2, 2009, Source: TruthOut.org
Robert Kuttner's new book explores the possibilities of an Obama presidency and compares him to great leaders who came before.
Posted on Oct 1, 2008, Source: TruthOut.org
Children who enter the US parentless may undergo a series of harsh trials before they ever reach the courtroom to seek asylum.
Posted on Jun 27, 2008, Source: TruthOut.org
Maliki concedes that a treaty with the U.S. must be ratified.
Posted on Apr 18, 2008, Source: TruthOut.org
The coming months may be crucial in determining what kind of "friends" the US and Iraq are going to be over the long haul.
Posted on Apr 7, 2008, Source: TruthOut.org
Bush and Maliki have been moving forward with negotiations on the terms of their long-term 'cooperation' agreement.
Posted on Feb 23, 2008, Source: TruthOut.org
Obama and Clinton have shared the same stance on all major Iraq votes since Obama entered the Senate.
Posted on Jan 17, 2008, Source: TruthOut.org
Bush cuts a deal that will likely retain about 50,000 troops in Iraq over the long term.
Posted on Nov 30, 2007, Source: TruthOut.org
More blank checks from Congress.
Posted on Nov 2, 2007, Source: TruthOut.org
How increasingly popular transgender zines are creating community and building diversity in ways that the Internet and the big screen can't.
Posted on Dec 19, 2006, Source: Punk Planet
In solidarity with Iraq's acute power shortages, a group of Chicagoans are going on a month-long electricity fast.
Posted on Feb 13, 2006, Source: AlterNet
"I wanted to protest in a way that circumvented this suffocating police control. I wanted to move about freely, interact with people who didn't agree with me, be in charge of my situation."
Posted on Jul 7, 2004, Source: Conscious Choice