“How many people in the United States understand that we overthrew a democratically elected government in Iran to put in the Shah?” 2020 Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders told a CNN town hall event on ...
“None of those things are going to pass the Senate. They won’t even be voted on. So think of me as the grim reaper.” Sen. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KT) desires to be thought of ...
After calling U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo an immature negotiator, North Korea turns to a summit in Russia. Speaking to Russia’s state-owned Rossiya-24, North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un said he’s hoping for a “successful ...
Earth Day produces many worldwide demonstrations and arrests throughout the week. The Extinction Rebellion, a U.K.-based grassroots organization, has organized a series of international protests to demand governments take action on climate change. The ...
Egypt’s decision to lift the travel ban for Umrah comes as Cairo attempts to mediate the ongoing dispute between the Islamist Hamas party and the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. For over four ...
“We hope that the occupation is brought to justice and punished. We do hope that the occupation’s soldiers are being punished by means of international courts.” The United Nations released a report in March concerning ...
This is the second entry in a multi-part series which takes an in-depth look at the Mueller Report. The first can be found here. Freshman Senator Mitt Romney (R-UT) offered harsh critique towards President Donald ...
“And now we are heading towards a full-scale arms race of artificial intelligence, which is very, very bad news.” Artificial intelligence will play a pivotal role in shaping the future global order, as countries compete ...
“Essentially, the climate that journalists work in has simply deteriorated worldwide.” Hostility towards journalists across the globe is growing, according to the 2019 World Press Freedom Index released by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) last Thursday. ...
The conference will focus on how evolving food safety systems need to keep pace with how food is produced and consumed. The World Health Organization (WHO) is organizing a major conference on food safety next ...
The plastic bag ban, which came into place on January 1st, 2019, shows that the government is making strident moves towards sustainability. Over 2019, Jamaica will be making the transition to an outright ban on ...
“We won’t recognize the military council until they meet our demands, we trust SPA and they are our representatives.” Since April 6 thousands of Sudanese have sat in outside the army headquarters in the capital ...
The latest sanctions are meant to limit Venezuela’s access to US dollars. (By Ricardo Vaz, Venezuela Analysis) The US Treasury Department has levied sanctions against the Central Bank of Venezuela (BCV) in a bid to ...
This is the first entry in a multi-part series which takes an in-depth look at the Mueller Report. Special Counsel Robert Mueller and his team did not exonerate President Trump nor his administration of all ...
“The U.S. has long been treating Latin America as its backyard, where it would resort to willful use of pressure, threat or even subversion. People can tell right from wrong.” Last Sunday, China’s ambassador to ...
Dr. Geyer told the Guardian that plastic pollution, which usually ends up in landfills or oceans, will result in a “near-permanent contamination” of the earth. Two recent studies found plastic pollution to be worse than ...
The orders are in part an attempt to develop the northeastern Constitution pipeline, which has been stalled after New York cited the Clean Water Act to reject it. President Trump signed two executive orders on ...
“If, in fact, it is possible to restore cellular activity to brain tissue that we thought was irreversibly lost in the past, of course, people are going to want to apply this eventually in humans.” ...
Although the official result won’t be announced until May 11, early results indicate incumbent President Joko Widoo has won his bid for re-election. On Wednesday, around 192 million Indonesians in 34 provinces went to vote ...
Venezuela experienced a nationwide blackout in March of 2019 which President Maduro attributed to sabotage. (By AlbaTV, translation by Resumen) The North American intelligence agencies and their government’s attention and monitoring of the electricity situation ...
The race is on to find the hidden gem and the next renewable energy source. We are currently living in a very exciting time where we are witnessing the transition of the world from dirty ...
Due to the opioid-like properties of Kratom, it is currently under investigation and is being considered a “drug of concern.” Kratom is the new hip thing across America among youth as well as addicts in ...
The crossing was captured by patrol cameras, and Border Patrol agents from the Ajo Station intercepted the migrants on U.S. soil. U.S. Border Patrol agents encountered a group of 360 Central American migrants crossing the ...
Kenney spoke of how he would defend Alberta’s resource sector with a “fully staffed, rapid response war room” that would, “effectively rebut every lie told by the green left.” Jason Kenney and his right-wing United ...
GRAYZONE PROJECT EXCLUSIVE: Away from the public eye, the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) think tank hosted a top-level, off-the-record meeting to explore US military options against Venezuela. (By Max Blumenthal, Grayzone Project) ...
“Trump has shamefully vetoed our bipartisan effort to end the unconstitutional US-Saudi war in Yemen, which has created the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.” President Trump issued the second veto of his presidency on Tuesday, derailing ...
A report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) shows how 60 Fortune 500 companies avoided paying federal corporate income taxes in 2018. Out of the Fortune 500 companies that have reportedly already ...
Early reviews have commented on its prevalent humor and universal themes, such as Ramy’s struggles to win the approval of his religious parents, whom he still lives with in his twenties. “Ramy” is a new ...
“In 2015, the general (Khalifa Haftar) boasted to me while we were at his command headquarters in Marj that he would win the post-2014 civil war by killing all the Islamists in Libya, not by ...
As India heads to the polls in a month-long voting period, national security, the economy and women’s rights take center stage. With 900 million eligible voters, India’s election will be the biggest democratic election in ...
“Illegal Immigrants who can no longer be legally held…will be, subject to Homeland Security, given to Sanctuary Cities and States!” House committee chairs have requested documents from the White House and Department of Homeland Security ...
“The World Bank will be deeply involved, and we are preparing for that, but the situation is still troublesome on the ground.” Both global lenders, the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ...
Director Garth Davis allegedly focuses on the feminine influences of Mary Magdalene, but the film has also been met with controversy because neither lead actors are of Middle Eastern descent. The new movie Mary Magdalene ...
“Apparently things are not going fast enough with new arms deliveries to the Yemen war coalition.” Germany is selling weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), who are involved in the Yemen ...
The organic certification of hemp has been a confusing and sometimes controversial topic. Certification of hemp is relatively new in the United States and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has changed its stance ...
“…In my view that clear and simple message should be that there should be a confirmatory vote of the British people” — former Labour foreign secretary Margaret Beckett. Despite reluctance from French President Emmanuel Macron, ...
“In a moment when there’s been a rise of authoritarianism around the world, they’re giving a positive nod to a man who is rolling back human rights protections and scientific knowledge.” The American Museum of ...
In these times of great political strife, when both major parties are entrenched in their ‘win at all cost’ battles, the voices of the American people are being ignored and our nation is suffering. Former ...
“Since the president’s tweet Friday evening, I have experienced an increase in direct threats on my life — many directly referencing or replying to the president’s video” – Ilhan Omar. Speaker of the House Nancy ...
India’s election began last week and will determine which party or coalition is able to establish a majority and form a government. The election is also seen as a referendum on controversial strongman Prime Minister ...
“David Bernhardt’s ties to Big Oil — the very industry he is tasked w/ regulating — are as deep as an oil well. Those ties should be disqualifying for anyone nominated to head the Interior.” ...
Sen. Gillibrand’s progressive views can be seen in her claims to take on “institutional racism” and her strong support for the Green New Deal. Democratic New York Senator Kristen Gillibrand has raised $3 million in ...
The plaintiff presented evidence that 3M falsified testing results and marketing materials in order to sell their protective equipment to the U.S. military. In July of 2018, combat equipment manufacturer 3M, agreed to pay a ...
Lockheed Martin’s CEO took home $20 million while enlisted soldiers got just $20,000. Why? Because corporations have hijacked the military. (By Lindsay Koshgarian, OtherWords) In tax season, most of us think more about getting our forms ...
Owais Ahmad Mir, a seventh-grade student was shot by security forces in Kupwara district. Last week, Indian authorities had partially banned civilian movement on the crucial National Highway which connects Kashmir to the rest of ...
Don’t talk about Adolf Hitler in a remotely positive light or quote him without a very good reason for doing so. If you find yourself extolling Hitler’s virtues or publicly citing Mein Kampf, stop immediately ...
Embassy ouster was a long-reported condition for pact. (By Jason Ditz, AntiWar) WikiLeaks has long reported that the $10 billion IMF bailout for Ecuador was closely related to complying with US demands, in particular on revoking the ...