Anonymous U.S. officials told the Wall Street Journal that the goal of the missile is to reduce accidental casualties and kill only the intended target. The CIA’s new weapon of mass destruction is intended to ...
It is important to place Halima Aden within the larger history of black Muslim fashion in the United States. (By Kayla Renée Wheeler, The Conversation) Media reports have celebrated Halima Aden becoming the first woman ...
“I care deeply about our country and what’s happening to it. And the world, the environment and everything that’s going on.” Comedian and talk show host Ellen Degeneres recently told “Variety” magazine that she plans ...
Beyond its link to hormone-dependent breast cancer, neonicotinoids are most infamous for their well-documented role in driving mass pollinator declines. (Beyond Pesticides) Researchers have documented an increase in food and drinking water residues of neonicotinoids, insecticides linked to ...
Charges in the indictment range from campaign finance violations and false statements to the FEC to falsifying tax records. (By Ann Massoglia and Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Center for Responsive Politics) A fugitive Malaysian financier accused of ...
“Chelsea will continue to refuse to answer questions, and will use every available legal defense to prove she has just cause for her refusal to give testimony,” said Manning’s legal team. (By Jake Johnson, Common ...
Will Russia also be collecting personal information on all Ukrainians, who attempt to obtain Russian passports under a “dual citizenship” guise? On May 5th, a new law came into effect in Russia that blocks anonymous ...
“I wrote ‘I Rise’ as a way of giving a voice to all marginalized people who feel they don’t have the opportunity to speak their mind.” Music superstar Madonna released a new single for her ...
When migrants arrive in Tijuana, they add their name to a list, which has been managed by a series of volunteers who are waiting their turn to speak with CBP. 13,000 immigrants are currently on ...
“It’s ironic that the US government attacked Venezuela’s electric grid, and now they’re attacking the embassy of Venezuela’s electricity.” (Peoples Dispatch) On the night of May 8, members of the Embassy Protection Collective reported that ...
Although the number of sexual assault cases in the military increased significantly, the report rate for these incidents slightly decreased. According to the Department of Defense’s annual report, sexual assault is still widespread in the ...
“It’s really unprecedented for political leaders to fail to pay attention to any of the scientists in either regional offices or headquarters.” The New York Times released a report Wednesday revealing EPA officials disregarded the ...
“We are enormously pleased that Myanmar has released our courageous reporters, Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo. Since their arrests 511 days ago, they have become symbols of the importance of press freedom around the ...
A bar or nightclub. An office building. A place of worship. A school. Seemingly weekly, news of horrific acts of violence by a “lone wolf” attacker reaches our consciousness. Just recently, a shooting at the ...
“Almost two cents of every dollar reported as losses one year by everyone in the United States were reported by Donald Trump. And what this shows is something I’ve been saying and writing about Trump ...
“They are forced to drink alcohol and eat pork inside the camps. All Islamic practices are prohibited such as praying, reading the Quran or fasting during the month of Ramadan, they have to praise communism ...
“Attempts at a violent coup in Caracas have nothing to do with the democratic process and only frustrate prospects for political settlement of the crisis.” The political crisis in Venezuela has spread to its diplomatic ...
“Uber says it can’t pay its drivers more money, but rewarded its CEO with nearly $50 million last year.” – Elizabeth Warren on Lyft, Uber strike A Lyft and Uber strike was held worldwide and ...
Nicknamed ‘the Rock,’ Connecticut’s Cheshire Correctional Institution is making a radical attempt to reform and rehabilitate 18 to 25-year old prisoners. Four years ago, Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy toured Germany’s prison system while visiting the ...
“Food is no longer valued for its ability to sustain life, but only for its ability to generate profits.” Senator Bernie Sanders unveiled a sweeping and comprehensive plan to transform American agriculture on Sunday, centered ...
The measure would have privatized education and healthcare services in a country where access to these services is already highly limited. (Peoples Dispatch) On April 30, the National Congress of Honduras officially announced the nullification ...
A frozen conflict in Ukraine at least gave the superpowers a bit of breathing room from each other. If Ukraine slides to Russia, tensions in Europe could skyrocket. Ukraine had its presidential elections last week. ...
“All of a sudden, the speech today shifted everyone’s attention to, ‘Are we looking at next conflict in Arctic?'” Secretary of State Pompeo spoke to diplomats at a meeting of the Arctic Council in Finland ...
“We have to be cognizant that multi-national corporations with interests in fossil fuels and pharmaceuticals own all of the major media.” – Jen Senko Jen Senko is a filmmaker who, with her most recent film, ...
“I know this border. The president is doing the right thing, he’s right on this issue, and if he asked, I’d go work for him in a heartbeat” – Mark Morgan President Trump announced the ...
“I’ve certainly never seen a male nurse wearing a dress to work.” Last Sunday, Jessica Anderson, a nurse at the Royal London Hospital ran the city’s marathon wearing the exact outfit she does at work. ...
World Press Freedom Day was observed on May 3, but the murder of a Mexican journalist the day before cast a dark shadow on the day. On the eve of World Press Freedom Day (May ...
“We want our people to realize a real change of their daily lives. We still have a lot to do vis-a-vis this Zionist occupation.” A new fresh round of violence in the region has so ...
“More than 40% of amphibian species, almost 33% of reef-forming corals and more than a third of all marine mammals are threatened.” One million animal species are currently threatened with extinction, according to a landmark ...
The weekend violence was the worst between Gaza and Israel since a 50 days war in July – August 2014. A ceasefire seems to have been agreed to between Israel and Palestinian militants after a ...
“The latest indication that this administration is running full speed directly into a major war with Iran.” (By Jake Johnson, Common Dreams) In a late Sunday statement warning—without any evidence whatsoever—of “troubling and escalatory” actions by ...
“This is the spirited commitment to bold climate action that young people are looking for in our next president.” Last Wednesday, Beto O’Rourke pledged to refuse campaign contributions of over $200 from fossil fuel companies, ...
Hemp plants are male, whereas, marijuana is female and that’s just one of the many differences when comparing hemp vs marijuana. It seems like you see the letters CBD everywhere today. You almost forget that ...
If we can turn more of this innovation to address the needs of the poor and marginalized, we will reduce a great deal of the fear that has driven history for so long. (By Jesmane ...
As Venezuela struggles through an economic and political crisis there is an inconvenient truth about the roots of the crises that is rarely talked about. So we delved deep, and we found a lot. In ...
“This one’s particularly ugly.” (By Julia Conley, Common Dreams) In what one critic deemed a “nauseating example of the revolving door” through which powerful political players often move in and out of the private sector, ...
“With few overt military preparations beyond routine training, China could launch an invasion of small Taiwan-held islands in the South China Sea such as Pratas or Itu Aba.” The Pentagon said in an official report ...
The International Association of Athletics Federations’ (IAAF’s) victory at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) against Caster Semenya over the DSD rule casts a long shadow on athletics. (By Leslie Xavier, NewsClick.In) Caster Semenya ...
The Chicago Teachers Union leadership said that the recent surge in teachers’ strikes is driven by resistance to more than a decade of austerity and the dire consequences of the push to privatize public education. ...
The practice of blood testing asylum seekers will deter false family asylum cases, or so the Trump administration hopes. The Trump administration will phase in DNA testing of families applying for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico ...
Citizen Truth Reporter Jenna Mulligan is traveling across the U.S.-Mexico border and reporting on immigration issues. In the latest video, Jenna visits the Benedictine Monastery in Tucson, AZ. The church recently converted into a migrant ...
“The one thing I hear over and over again across the country is people’s stories of battling with mental health and addiction — people need help, but they just can’t get it.” Sen. Amy Klobuchar ...
One ad lampooned Polis as holding positions more in line with “Radicalifornia” than Colorado and attacked him for supporting universal health care. (By Tim Zelina and Andrew Perez, Maplight) Two oil and gas companies with extensive interests ...
“More than 1,000 facilities have been badly affected, due to many reasons – including the Israeli siege, the prolonged power outages, as well as the internal Palestinian division.” Since 2007, Palestinian industry in the Gaza ...
Iowa’s party has been looking at three broad options: using a mix of online- and telephone-based voting; mail-in ballots; and a proxy system. (By Steven Rosenfeld, Independent Media Institute) Iowa’s Democratic Party is leaning toward offering ...
“We can now confirm that there was financial support and so a link between the New Zealand attacker and the Identitarian Movement in Austria.” It’s hard to forget what happened on March 15, 2019 – ...
“Palestinian children, like all children, should be protected and treasured.” Veteran Congress member Betty McCollum (D-Minn.) introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives, Promoting Human Rights by Ending Israeli Military Detention of Palestinian ...
Dear discerning members of the left, What if I told you there is a 37-year-old person of color running for the Democratic Party presidential nomination in 2020 who believes in health care for all, free ...
“Amnesty is calling for the U.S. to halt the transfer of tear gas, small arms, ammunition and other repressive equipment, including some helicopters to the Egyptian military and security forces.” The White House announced on ...