“We are in a full-blown emergency, and I cannot say this stronger, the system is broken.” The Trump administration is reportedly planning on keeping more than a thousand detained children in a military base that ...
“The breaking up of the sit-in was one of the main points on the agenda that was discussed. Unless he got the green light from his regional allies he would not have been able to ...
“Regardless of what you think about inmates, what do you want for your community? You have to understand that they all come back eventually. If you don’t rehabilitate them, how are they going to successfully ...
By the turn of the 20th century, every state classified abortion as a felony, with some states including limited exceptions for medical emergencies and cases of rape and incest. (Treva B. Lindsey, The Conversation) On ...
“This reporting confirms what we knew all along — that Moro was a bad actor and part of a larger conspiracy to send Lula to jail.” Brazilian Justice Minister Sergio Moro is facing calls to ...
“We need an honest debate on this, where people can actually show what they intend to do rather than offer bromides and bumper-sticker comments in 60 seconds.” The Democratic National Committee (DNC) is facing outrage ...
Houthi rebels in Yemen conducted a second attack on Saudi Arabian soil in less than a month. The Saudi-led Arab coalition in Yemen said on Wednesday that Houthi rebels in Yemen fired a missile on ...
How do those of us who have accepted phenomena like the efficacy of vaccines, human beings’ part in contributing to climate change, and the very roundness of Planet Earth as fact have a conversation with ...
“This is a serious development and raises legitimate concerns over freedom of the press and proper public scrutiny of national security and defense matters. The ABC stands by its journalists, will protect its sources and ...
Oprah Winfrey highlights When They See Us, the story of the Central Park Five, with airings on Netflix and OWN. The new Netflix drama miniseries When They See Us, released last month, quickly drew national ...
“If we do not intervene soon, there will be a sea of blood.” Greek officials confirmed on Tuesday that at least seven people, including two children, were killed earlier in the day after a boat ...
“Concussion protocol doesn’t cover that because sub-concussion doesn’t show signs. That’s where education comes in. That’s where impact performance control comes in. Impacts to the head shouldn’t be minimized.” Several weeks ago Citizen Truth reported ...
Libya has struggled with violence and political discord since Muammar Gaddafi’s ouster and death. New fighting broke out in Tripoli, Libya, recently, and the government immediately responded with setting up shelters for the displaced. The ...
One of the most striking things about the recent (limited) psychedelic research is that the drugs do not appear to be addictive or have adverse effects when a guide is involved. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) ...
“This is like assembling a panel of ‘gravity skeptics’ who insist it’s safe to jump off tall buildings, except in this case they want to take us all with them.” The White House tried to ...
![The pit at the Premier Mine, Cullinan, Gauteng, South Africa. The cross-sectional area of the 190 metre deep pit at its surface is about 32 hectares.[1] The mine was the source of the 3106 carat Cullinan Diamond, the largest diamond ever found.](https://citizentruth.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/south-africa-mine-288x180.jpg "How Powerful Mining Corporations Flagrantly Plunder the Global South Without Consequence 17")
The process of corporate plunder in the global mining industry is severely aggravating social and economic inequalities across the planet. “The meek shall inherit the Earth, but not its mineral rights.” —J. Paul Getty The ...
There were 2,308 homophobic hate crimes across London in 2018, compared with 2014 when 1,488 were recorded, according to the Met Police’s crime dashboard. Melania Geymonat, one of the victims of a bloody homophobic bus ...
As the political crisis in Albania escalates, another protest was held over the weekend in the Albanian capital of Tirana. The turnout made it the biggest rally since the fall of Communism, thirty years ago. ...
That view – that Bolton is driving Trump into a perilous military confrontation with America’s principal foe in the Middle East – is ricocheting across the globe. “Under a starry sky, U.S. Navy fighter jets ...
He was arrested in September 2014 and moved to the Dar al-Mulahaza juvenile detention center in al-Dammam city. Reports stated he was held in solitary confinement for a month while being subject to inhumane beatings ...
“It’s about coming together, the real San Franciscans who are still there,” said Fails. “Creating one voice to represent everyone. You can fight back with art.” The Last Black Man in San Francisco drew rave ...
The closed-door negotiations “reveal a familiar dynamic in Washington, where political parties don’t debate each other on policy as much as they mediate fights between corporate interests.” Progressive activists and lawmakers criticized House Democratic leadership ...
In a British-style system, the government fully owns, operates, and staffs all health care facilities. (By Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation) The role of government in the U.S. health care system has been contentious long before ...
Ethiopia is offering to mediate discussions between the Sudanese military and opposition leaders after over 100 protestors were killed in a military crackdown. The Sudanese coalition for the opposition said on Friday that they would ...
The intensification of fighting in northern Syria has been described by the U.N. as horrific and requiring immediate intervention. Rebel opposition forces in Syria defended on Friday a heavy attack by the forces of the ...
“If Neal requests the NY state tax returns, he’s undermining his own lawsuit.” Although New York’s state legislature passed a new law to grant access to President Trump’s tax returns upon request by the House ...
“It’s easier to meet people. Maybe indirectly to show support to Trump.” A wealthy Iraqi sheikh who has been lobbying for regime change in Iran spent 26 days at the Trump hotel in Washington, D.C. ...
Mette Frederiksen, the leader of the Social Democrats is likely to form a minority government, seeking support from various parties on an issue basis. The Social Democrats supported welfare measures but have taken an anti-immigration ...
A COA is as much for the customer as it is for the company to double-check the quality of their work for quality assurance purposes. CBD is like a box of chocolates. You never know ...
“This is happening because the Bolivarian revolution confronted the hegemonic global interests and didn’t subordinate to the American imperialism.” “It’s all the fault of our leaders. The so-called economic war doesn’t exist; it’s only a ...
“[The FDA investigation is] really just scratching the surface. It opens up many more questions than answers.” The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) confirmed on Monday that PFAS, a class of manmade chemicals used ...
Shocking taped conversations reveal the extent of corruption and the involvement of organized crime in the Albanian government. The German newspaper Bild, one of the most important and most read newspapers in Europe, published six ...
Scott Warren was arrested in 2018 for allegedly having “harbored” two fatally weakened undocumented migrants in a facility run by No More Deaths. (PeoplesDispatch) Scott Warren, an activist associated with the organization No More Deaths, ...
“Our will and determination will remain strong and from this place in Gaza, every morning we look forward to returning back to Palestine.” After making several threats, Washington finally decided to completely withhold all funds ...
In recent years, the selling of forged diplomas has become a massive and growing worldwide operation. The problem exists almost in any country including the U.K., the U.S. and countries in the Middle East. How ...
Russia’s long-term goal is to become a political, economic and military mediator that can stand behind Africa’s global interests and count on the continent’s support in return. (By János Besenyő, The Conversation) Russia has never ...
“With Bolsonaro, people who destroy forests feel safe and those who protect forests feel threatened.” Deforestation of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest reached its fastest rate in a decade last month, according to satellite images from Brazilian space ...
The chemical has a strong propensity to off-gas when used in “strips” similar to those in Starbucks stores, and apart from cancer concerns, poses acute risks to exposed individuals. (Beyond Pesticides) A class-action lawsuit is accusing Starbucks ...
A new proposal from the DOT would both increase the maximum sentence for damaging pipelines and broaden the scope of activities considered criminal. The Trump administration released a proposal on Monday that would make pipeline ...
American D-Day isn’t Thomas’s first venture into the world of political campaigns. Thomas’s advocacy work, though, sets her apart from other Supreme Court spouses. (By Jessica Piper, Center For Responsive Politics) Conservative activist Virginia “Ginni” ...
After killing 35 and injuring hundreds of protesters, the notorious paramilitary force, RSF, has overrun the capital city, terrorizing the citizens seen on the streets. (Peoples Dispatch) The Transitional Military Council (TMC), through which the ...
Singer Taylor Swift sends a message of LGBTQ support to her senators and fans. On June 1, the first day of LGBTQ Pride Month, music superstar Taylor Swift penned an open letter in favor of ...
“What Jacinda Ardern is doing is groundbreaking, Ardern’s government is setting an example that the rest of the world can and should follow.” New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern and finance minister Grant Robertson released ...
While 20 percent of Israelis are Arab, sixty percent of murder victims in Israel are Arab citizens. It’s a cool night early in Ramadan. Around a small altar of flowers, photos and candles, the street ...
Policing in southern slave-holding states had roots in slave patrols, squadrons made up of white volunteers empowered to use vigilante tactics to enforce laws related to slavery. (By Connie Hassett-Walker, The Conversation) Outrage over racial ...
President Donald Trump is off to a rocky start in the United Kingdom. President Trump’s state visit to the U.K. on Monday June 3 started off with a combative series of tweets, including a suggestion ...
Under Putin, if you don’t comply in your role as a leader of a giant Russian corporation, your assets will be seized. To start off with the latest developments, a Russian blogger has been jailed ...
“This is about how do we get competition back in this space,” said Congressman David N. Cicilline of Rhode Island as he announced antitrust investigations into big tech. The world of big tech was shaken ...
In the latest chapter in ongoing litigation, the private equity fund that bought what used to be called the Trump Ocean Club claims the Trump entities pocketed money that should have gone to the Panamanian ...
The U.S. Homeland Security Department is helping to stem migration from Guatemala. In a new effort to tackle immigration issues, the United States is sending additional homeland security agents to Guatemala, where they will assist ...
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