“I think this is clearly a response to what you learned through freedom of information requests… They did not like to have to disclose that information. This is an effort to prevent that in the ...
“I don’t want to [have surgery], to be honest. However, I have to just because it is a requirement…I feel pressured to be operated on – so terrible.” In Japan, any transgender individual appealing for ...
“The civilian death toll we’ve uncovered in just a handful of strikes suggests the shroud of secrecy surrounding the US role in Somalia’s war is actually a smokescreen for impunity.” (By Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams) ...
“The Constitution can’t operate as the supreme law of our nation if it’s consistently subverted.” (By Julia Conley, Common Dreams) Civil rights advocates Tuesday slammed Republicans in Florida for passing a bill that would severely ...
(By Timothy Takahashi, The Conversation) Emerging evidence from the recent crash in Ethiopia suggests that malfunctioning automatic control systems overwhelmed the crew and doomed the flight. Based on my analysis, it appears that the Ethiopian ...
Adam Eichen of Equal Citizens speaks with Citizen Truth about their campaign to make New Hampshire the second state in the United States to pass ranked choice voting. The United States democracy, or republic if ...
The US-funded CANVAS organization that trained Juan Guaido and his allies produced a 2010 memo on exploiting electricity outages and urged the opposition “to take advantage of the situation…towards their needs.” (By Max Blumenthal, Grayzone) ...
In the United States, there are no regulations for the type of pipeline that devastated the Tercero family and so no one violated any rules. On Aug. 9, 2018, a pipeline with a dime-sized hole ...
“The idea that AIPAC represents that the entire Jewish community is BS. More people are realizing that around the country [United States] and it frightens AIPAC.” “I feel Ilhan [Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota’s ...
On Friday, March 15, around 10,000 students in several countries skipped school to raise concerns about climate change. Tens of thousands of students walked out of school and held rallies in countries across the globe ...
Who broke into North Korea’s embassy in Spain? The brazen attack and siege of data has prompted multiple theories. On February 22, just five days ahead of the summit between President Donald Trump and North ...
Amazon’s own terms prohibit the sale of CBD oil, but that doesn’t stop plenty of low-quality products appearing in search results for CBD oil – all eager to make a buck off a fake product. ...
President Donald Trump threatened comedy sketch show “Saturday Night Live” with a federal investigation for its consistent mockery of him. In a pair of tweets early Sunday morning, President Donald Trump threatened to have the long-running ...
“I mean, I love women, but they’re extremely primitive, they’re basic, they’re not that hard to understand. And one of the things they hate more than anything is weakness in a man.” – Fox Host, ...
The oil giant claims to be a leader on tackling methane emissions but successfully lobbied against two major regulations tackling the problem. (By Lawrence Carter, Unearthed) British oil major BP successfully lobbied the Trump administration ...
“Taking action against those who work for the ICC sends a clear message to torturers and murderers alike: Their crimes may continue unchecked,” said ICC’s Andrea Prasow. (Reuters) The United States will withdraw or deny ...
New Zealand’s Prime Minister vowed to look into amending the country’s gun laws following the mass shooting in Christchurch. On Friday, a mass shooting took place at two mosques in the city of Christchurch, New ...
First, a little backdrop: what the heck is a motion to recommit? According to an archived page on the official House of Representatives website under the banner of the late Democratic representative Louise Slaughter: The ...
One year after the brutal murders of Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco and her driver Anderson Gomes, the question of who ordered the assassination still remains. (Peoples Dispatch) One year ago today, Brazilian councilwoman ...
Volkswagen “repeatedly lied to and misled United States investors, consumers, and regulators as part of an illegal scheme to sell its purportedly ‘clean diesel’ cars and billions of dollars of corporate bonds and other securities.” ...
“Why are we violating the law to include any question whatsoever in the 2020 census?” asked Ocasio-Cortez. On Thursday U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross testified in front of a House Oversight and Reform Committee in regards to the Commerce ...
So, what is it about minority identities? It seems it has become almost fashionable to be a minority on the left these days. Identity politics is a tricky business. Beyond all the complaints against political ...
“We were not chosen for this act of violence because we condone racism, because we are enclave for extremism. We were chosen for the fact that we are none of these things. It was because ...
A former California teacher filed a lawsuit accusing beneficiaries of the recent college admissions scandal of defrauding and stealing university applicants’ right to a fair admissions process. (Reuters) The U.S. college admissions scandal that erupted ...
Was Amazon’s $15 minimum wage pay raise merely a public relations stunt? Some workers at grocery store chain Whole Foods are complaining that after receiving a much-lauded pay raise last fall their hours are being ...
Malaysian investigators work to clean up from a chemical waste dump and find the responsible parties. Fumes from chemical waste dumped in a river in the southern Malaysian state of Johor forced the closure of ...
Trump pledges veto in response to bipartisan vote ending national emergency declaration at the southern border. On Thursday, 12 Republicans joined Democrats in the U.S. Senate and voted to end Trump’s declaration of an emergency ...
Two new developments in the world of US military drones could lead to a tremendous increase in killing. (By Lincoln Rice, nwtrcc.org) On 6 March 2019, Trump signed an executive order ending the requirement that ...
The US has joined the rest of the world in grounding Boeing 727 MAX 8 and 9 aircraft following international pressure due to a fatal air accident involving the MAX 8 in Ethiopia that claimed ...
As a cargo ship sinks off the coast of France, worries of an oil spill loom. (Reuters) French authorities battled on Thursday to contain an oil slick after the Italian Grande America ship capsized in ...
The lawsuit is the first to go to a jury after a bombshell Reuters investigation in December exposed what Johnson & Johnson knew about the potential contamination of its baby powder. (Reuters) – A California jury ...
“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof.” Fox News host and legal pundit Jeanine Pirro sparked controversy over the weekend when she made questionable comments regarding ...
Exxon Mobil is looking to become the first major oil company to move into Israel, despite the risk of worsening relations with other Middle Eastern countries. (Reuters) Exxon Mobil Corp is considering exploring for oil ...
“Not thugs. Not wilding. Not criminals. Not even the Central Park Five. They are Korey, Antron, Raymond, Yusef, Kevin. They are millions of young people of color who are blamed, judged and accused on sight. ...
Ultimately, prosecutors found insufficient evidence to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that PG&E acted with a reckless disregard for human life in causing the fires. (Reuters) – An investigation into fierce wildfires that swept Northern ...
“Donald Trump is most responsible for the cyber attack on the Venezuelan electricity system.” As Venezuela struggles through the sixth day of a blackout that has affected as much as 70 percent of the country, ...
Some 300 law enforcement agents swept across the country on Tuesday to make arrests in what agents code-named “Operation Varsity Blues,” breaking up a ring of high-profile clients buying their children’s way into elite universities. ...
A recent report exposes how public pensions are intertwined with institutions that profit off mass incarceration. (Inequality.org) It’s been just over a year since West Virginia teachers began their historic strike, kicking off a new ...
While Beto O’Rourke has yet to announce he is running for President in 2020, recent moves hint he may soon join the race. (Reuters) – Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke is heading to the early ...
“Legalizing marijuana is the smart thing to do and the right thing to do in order to advance justice and equality for every American.” A bill known as the Marijuana Justice Act which was first ...
The Fukushima cleanup is already running out of space to store treated water. And should another big quake strike, experts say tanks could crack, unleashing tainted liquid and washing highly radioactive debris into the ocean. ...
Authorities in Venezuela denounced cyber attacks on the central hydroelectric plant which left 70% of the country without electricity. (PeoplesDispatch) Electricity supply is being rapidly restored in Venezuela after three days of power failure in ...
On March 8, 2014, Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 disappeared as it traveled to Beijing, China from Kuala Lumpur, making it one of aviation’s greatest unsolved mysteries. On that day at 00:41 Kuala Lumpur time the ...
Despite having a culture often more well-known for its machismo than support of women’s rights, Spain celebrated International Women’s Day with a bang and a proclamation of women’s rights. Friday was International Women’s Day and ...
“The hallmark of a civilized society is measured by how it treats its people and those within its borders,” Sabraw said in his ruling. (Reuters) – In a blow to the Trump administration’s U.S.-Mexico border ...
Germany is extending its arms sales ban on Saudi Arabia but only until the end of March. Germany first announced its decision to impose a ban on arms sales to oil-rich Saudi Arabia last October, ...
In a party-line vote of 234-193, the House approved the “For the People Act.” The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed legislation that Democrats say will lessen the influence of big-money interests in federal ...
“They’ve bulldozed competition, used our private information for profit, and tilted the playing field against everyone else.” (Reuters) – Senator Elizabeth Warren said on Friday that if elected U.S. president she would seek to break ...
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