“We will no longer bank the private prison industry.” (Reuters) JPMorgan Chase & Co has decided to stop financing private operators of prisons and detention centers, which have become targets of protests over Trump administration ...
The step-sister of Anne Frank said high school students in California expressed their sincere remorse over a photo they took giving the Nazi salute. (Reuters) An Auschwitz survivor and stepsister of Holocaust diarist Anne Frank ...
According to a recent study, glyphosate, the primary pesticide in the weed killer Roundup, was found in popular beers and wines. In recent years, scientists and public health groups have conducted studies that found glyphosate ...
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Scott Gottlieb is stepping down after less than two years in office – a move that came as a surprise to his supporters and his critics. The 46-year-old Scott ...
“Like so many women and men, I didn’t trust the system. I blamed myself. I was ashamed and confused. I thought I was strong but felt powerless.” (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Martha McSally, the first ...
An Australian Cardinal is the most senior Catholic priest to be convicted of child sexual abuses and is now facing another lawsuit. (Reuters) – Australia’s Cardinal George Pell, in jail awaiting sentencing on five child ...
“Our report proves that coal plants are poisoning groundwater nearly everywhere they operate.” (By Valerie Volcovici, Reuters) – More than 90 percent of U.S. coal-fired power plants that are required to monitor groundwater near their ...
Treating the analogy of the closing bar as a metaphor for political affiliation, “going home” is presumably supporting the Democratic Party, at least for people who have been party supporters or are members of subsets ...
Coal miners have literally provided the fuel for the unprecedented industrialization of this country. (By Simon F. Haeder, The Conversation) Coal mining continues to be one of the most hazardous professions in our society. Even ...
(By Michael Addonizio, Wayne State University) When I was asked to support a federal lawsuit that says Detroit’s deteriorating schools were having a negative impact on students’ ability to learn, the decision was a no-brainer. Detroit’s schools ...
After a suicide bomb prompted an exchange of military engagements between India and Pakistan, tensions are at a dangerous low in the South Asian region. Russia is offering to help mediate dialogue between India and Pakistan ...
“The era of hemp prohibition is over. Hemp is now permanently removed from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA). It is forever deemed an agricultural commodity, no longer mistaken as a controlled substance, like marijuana.” December ...
Denuclearization talks between Trump and Kim Jong-un abruptly fell apart over the easing of sanctions on North Korea, but not all hope is lost for future talks. Last Thursday the second meeting between President Donald ...
Gupta described his patient as “functionally cured” and “in remission”, but cautioned: “It’s too early to say he’s cured.” (Reuters) – An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be ...
The new film Greta is a stalker thriller with an all-female lead cast from the director of The Crying Game and Interview With the Vampire. The new film Greta treads familiar territory as a stalker film, ...
Not until the rise of the internet would technology have as great an impact on news as the telegraph. This is the seventh part in a Citizen Truth series on media bias and the history ...
“We are going to initiate investigations into abuses of power, into corruption … and into obstruction of justice.” (By Tim Ahmann, Reuters) – The House Judiciary Committee will seek documents from more than 60 people ...
In a ‘historic judgment,’ big tobacco was dealt a major blow by an appeals court in Canada. (By Allison Lampert and Martinne Geller, Reuters) The Court of Appeal of Quebec upheld on Friday the bulk of ...
Conjuring fond memories of the 1969 lunar landing, SpaceX successfully launched the first privately funded lunar mission and a little lunar lander named Beresheet is making history. On Thursday evening Feb. 28, the SpaceX Falcon ...
The advent of the “pennys” marked a transition towards a broader appeal and more objectivity in newspapers. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 The first five ...
The costs imposed by charter schools are not only financially burdensome to local public schools; they’re also potentially calamitous to schoolchildren and families. (By Jeff Bryant, Independent Media Institute) When striking Los Angeles teachers won their ...
A newly approved Cuban constitution substantially expands social, political and economic rights in Cuba. (By María Isabel Alfonso, The Conversation) Cuba has rejected a proposal to legalize same-sex marriage in its new and revised constitution, a move ...
“These indictments should serve as a stern warning to anyone trying to defraud elections in North Carolina.” (By Gabriella Borter, Reuters) – The North Carolina Republican political operative at the center of an absentee ballot ...
Under the Constitution, the president, vice president and “all civil officers of the United States” can be removed from office for “treason, bribery, or other high crimes and misdemeanors.” (By Richard Cowan, Reuters) – Investigations ...
Factcheck.org took a look at Michael Cohen’s testimony before the House Oversight Committee yesterday and broke down the discrepancies between statements made by Cohen and President Trump. (FactCheck) Michael Cohen gave public testimony under oath ...
The bill’s passage comes following the first election in recent history where gun control groups outspent their gun rights counterparts. (By Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Center for Responsive Politics) Members of the House were met with rare cheers from the ...
While Michael Cohen’s testimony before Congress on Wednesday had multiple explosive moments, it also proved the U.S. has a formidable new leader in Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. In less than two full months as a United States ...
New statements by Viktor Orban seem to have threatened his political party’s security within the European Parliament. Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is facing backlash from the E.U. after launching a tax-payer funded elections-related media ...
After testifying in a closed-door hearing on Tuesday before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Michael Cohen testified Wednesday morning in a live televised hearing before the House Oversight Committee. Cohen will testify again on Thursday in ...
Oregon passed the nation’s first-ever statewide rent control, yet debate still swirls as to whether it will do more harm than good. In a 35-25 vote on Tuesday, Oregon became the first state in the ...
Saudi prince Mohammad bin Salman inked multiple billion dollar deals on his Asia tour with India, Pakistan and China. While the West may still be somewhat wary of its relationship with Saudi Arabia and Saudi ...
Four widows of Nigerian activists are suing Shell for their complicity with the Nigerian Military in the execution of their husbands in 1995. In 1958, Shell discovered oil fields in the southern part of Nigeria ...
Comedic actress Aubrey Plaza hosted the annual Independent Spirit film awards and poked fun at the ongoing cultural and political controversies that plague its bigger equivalent, the Oscars. The Independent Spirit awards takes place on ...
Regional diplomacy is much slower than foreign intervention. But it avoids further bloodshed and reduces the role of anti-Americanism in Venezuela’s crisis. (By Joseph J. Gonzalez, Appalachian State University, The Conversation) Violence erupted at the Venezuela-Colombia ...
Around 450 delegates from 85 countries congregated in Caracas, to participate in a gathering of solidarity with Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution. People from across the world have come to Caracas to join together as ...
As a confessed Sanders supporter from 2016—and thus someone making no claims to objectivity—I bristle at a number of these concerns. Especially the ones about Bernie costing Hillary the election or doing major damage to ...
Although many consider Hollywood a liberal mecca, coming out as an LGBTQ actor or actress is still not always welcome, according to a recent interview Ellen Page gave. Ellen Page is recognized as a high-profile ...
As the Syrian War nears an end, the question of repatriation of United Kingdom and United States’ citizens becomes more critical. Earlier this month, I wrote about the case of Shamima Begum, the 19-year old ...
“We’re here to warn him and all senators: if you refuse to back the Green New Deal, young people will remember next time you ask for our votes.” (By Jessica Corbett, Common Dreams) Hundreds of ...
“Islamophobia is a top-down problem in the Republican party,” Robert McCaw stated when speaking on how local county chapters have the door opened to anti-Muslim concepts. “We urge Republican Party leaders in North Carolina and ...
A new House investigation is looking into the Trump administration’s push to transfer sensitive nuclear technology to Saudi Arabia, possibly in violation of U.S. law. According to a recently released report prepared for Rep. Elijah E. Cummings, ...
If the public gets involved in this awareness week while sufferers speak out about their struggles, the idea of eating disorders can become less stigmatized. Each year the National Eating Disorders Association (NEDA) holds a ...
Trump’s national emergency declaration at the border is being spun all the way around. (FactCheck.org) Both sides are spinning the facts in response to President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency on the Southwest border: As ...
The National Campaign for the Right to Legal, Safe and free abortion called for demonstrations across Argentina to demand the government to address the bill for Voluntary Termination of Pregnancy again this year. (PeoplesDispatch) On ...
Robert Kraft arrested in prostitution sting. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has been caught soliciting sex with prostitutes in Florida. Kraft was caught in a sting operation launched by several law enforcement agencies. Video ...
After teacher strikes in Los Angeles and Denver, Oakland teachers are now the latest to take to the picket lines to demand a better educational atmosphere. Teachers in Oakland entered their second day of a ...
COLLATERAL: noun: something pledged as security for repayment of a loan, to be forfeited in the event of a default. adjective: additional, but subordinate; secondary. The military mind has long been revered by its own. ...
This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy. Former CNN anchor and ...
Unfortunately, echo chambers in politics are strong especially in the age of social media. With the 2020 election season officially underway, it’s important for voters and even fellow journalists to avoid the pitfalls of what ...
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