Sellers on the Amazon marketplace allege the company’s marketplace favors Amazon private label brands over independent sellers. The largest internet company in the world, Amazon, is being investigated for monopoly power abuse in Germany. While ...
Note: This post was first published before any meetings between Nancy Pelosi and the Problem Solvers Caucus. The two sides have reportedly cut a deal on proposed rule changes. I’m not the biggest fan of ...
Does California’s vaccine requirement infringe on the right to privacy or freedom of religion? A California Court of Appeals has rejected the claims that schoolchildren can be exempted from vaccination on religious grounds. The appellate ...
The only way to fix our problems it is to realize that we are sovereign, that we are all leaders, all connected and all capable of making the world a better place. A good definition ...
Is fake news or a censorship more threatening to democracy? French lawmakers passed two highly controversial laws to target the publishing and circulation of fake news and their ability to influence elections. The laws empower judges ...
While many may consider the ancient redwood trees of California a natural wonder, in the eyes of U.S. law they are afforded no special privilege or ‘natural wonder’ status. To environmentalists’ dismay, U.S. District Judge ...
Once told he wouldn’t live beyond the age of five, Eddie Ndopu now has a Masters Degree and is heading to space. MTV is shooting for the stars with Eddie Ndopu, who wants to become ...
Sexual assault again rocks the Catholic Church as police raid Houston headquarters for documents related to sexual abuse committed by a local priest. The police in Texas stormed the Catholic headquarters in Houston, seizing sensitive ...
The changing of the guard in Mexico brings increased scrutiny as thousands of immigrants sit in shelters on the border between the US and Mexico awaiting their fate. Nearly 100 more of the Central American ...
In a series of stunning allegations, three women have accused scientist and celebrity Neil deGrasse Tyson of sexual assault. Freelance journalist David G. McAfee spoke to the women who made the accusations. Dr. Katelyn N. ...
The reaction from the professional community of scientists and ethicists was swift and essentially universal in its condemnation, including by over 100 of He’s colleagues in China. (The Conversation, by G. Owen Schaefer, National University ...
The More Doctors program serves more than 3,600 cities all over Brazil, especially in remote and poor areas. (Peoples Dispatch) “There’s something about the Brazilian people that they open the doors to all foreigners and ...
“Dozens of migrants attacked U.S. border enforcement by throwing rocks and bottles. Ultimately, American authorities had to use tear gas to stop the attacks,” Boris Epshteyn for the Sinclair Group. On Monday the Sinclair Group handed ...
“There have been various engagements, some involving exchange of fire, some not.” The U.S. special representative for Syria engagement, Ambassador James Jeffrey, confirmed that American troops have engaged in several clashes with Russian fighters in ...
“This is what you’re killing,” James Cromwell said of the dead piglets. “Do you want to do this? As a country, as a people, … as Christians, do you want to do this?” Animal rights ...
We’ve had enough. We have low salaries and pay too much tax and the combination is creating more and more poverty,” said French protestor Idhir Ghanes. A series of demonstrations against fuel price increases in ...
Wilder Hilario Maldonado Cabrera was the youngest defendant on the juvenile docket that day, and he was one of the last children left in government custody who had been affected by the zero-tolerance policy. (ProPublica) ...
“She won with character and dignity – something her opponents know little of,” Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant. The 2018 election is finally over now that Mississippi has decided on its next Senator: Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith. ...
“This result is a bitter blow and a step backwards for human rights in Taiwan,” Annie Huang, Amnesty International Taiwan. Voters in Taiwan rejected the same-sex marriage referendum that drew support from six LGBTQ organizations ...
Will Mississippi elect its first black Senator since Reconstruction in what would be the second shocking southern election after Doug Jones’ win in Alabama? Mississippi is holding a special runoff election today to determine their ...
Special Counsel Robert Mueller accused Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman to President Trump of lying after agreeing to a plea deal. Manafort agreed to cooperate with the investigation into Vladimir Putin led election interference in ...
(Maplight) More than four months after Scott Pruitt resigned from the Environmental Protection Agency in disgrace, the public is finally receiving details about the special interest money spent to confirm him as the agency’s administrator. ...
The workers in Amazon warehouses in Europe sought to highlight atrocious working conditions, including Injuries from accidents, overworked employees collapsing unconscious on the floor, constant robotic surveillance and workers having to skip toilet breaks to ...
“Asking to be considered a refugee & applying for status isn’t a crime,” says Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez after U.S. Border agents fire tear gas into Mexico. (Common Dreams) As legal experts and human rights advocates ...
“We’ve always worried about a fire at SSFL. SSFL could have and should have been cleaned up a long time ago.” Just over two weeks ago, one of California’s two major fires at the time ...
As Taiwan voters head to the polls to vote on LGBTQ issues, major corporations have come out in favor of LGBTQ rights. Stephen Peters of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC), Jennifer Lu of the Taiwan ...
“What we can conclude with a great deal of confidence now is that climate change is making these events more extreme.” “You look at other countries where they do it differently and it’s a whole ...
While in the past fluctuations in Monarch populations could be explained by factors such as a cold winter, the evidence is now clear that there are human factors putting downward pressure on monarch populations. (Beyond ...
Cops sold seized marijuana on the black market and veiled the money laundered with real estate deals, a lawsuit alleges. A Texas man has filed a federal lawsuit against police officers alleging they are part ...
In the spirit of Thanksgiving, animals rights activists and one of the biggest turkey farms in the U.S. found reason to celebrate together. Turkey farming giant Norbest has released 100 turkeys in the spirit of ...
As tensions increase between the U.S. and China, the U.S. is looking to counter China’s growing influence in the South Pacific by building a new military base in the region. The U.S. will cooperate with ...
Every field of interest comes with its own terminology. In the world of CBD, it can seem like there are many terms that are being thrown out there, such as CBD oil, hemp oil, THC ...
When your loved one deploys for service, it can be hard to cope by yourself, especially for those of you that have a family. It’s important that you can take care of yourself during these ...
A coalition of Democrats is building who are pushing for change in leadership, banking on recent election success as a sign of the demand for change. Sixteen House Democrats have sworn to oppose Rep. Nancy ...
The UK is considering using taxpayer money to fund a new Aramco project in Malaysia bringing a conflict of ethics into question. Should human rights violations, murdering journalists and bombing Yemen disqualify you from taxpayer ...
A handcuffed man who was severely beaten in court in 2012 by a police officer is appealing a lawsuit against the city of Denver. Last week a man, Anthony Waller, who had his head smashed ...
It happened, again. This time, in the grocery line. I’d grabbed a couple early evening, post Sunday matinee snacks and taken my place behind those who appeared to have the least number of items. Two ...
The elite doesn’t want healthy, functioning communities. It doesn’t want strong, independently minded, self-sufficient citizens. It wants worker-consumers, bowed, scared, dependent and obedient. Divide and conquer. As a technique of control, it’s as old as the ...
Monica Lewinsky speaks out about her infamous affair with Bill Clinton on her own terms in the new docuseries “The Clinton Affair.” In the era of #metoo and Trump, former President Bill Clinton’s affair with ...
Politicians are merely the wealthy elite’s fall guys – convenient targets thrust out front as cannon fodder for any revolutions while our governments’ manipulators lurk in the shadows hoping for the best. The fact that ...
The Trump administration said it would again revoke the reporter’s press pass after a two-week restraining order expires. (Common Dreams) CNN requested an emergency hearing Monday after the White House warned reporter Jim Acosta that it ...
Aung San Suu Kyi refuses to address the genocide of Rohingya Muslims, bringing international condemnation for her complicity. The former esteemed champion of human rights and current Myanmar leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, was severely ...
A documentary looking back at Jim Jones and the massacre in Jonestown, Guyana warns of cult-like devotion to demagogues. Forty years ago, a self-styled holy man named Jim Jones oversaw the mass slaughter of nearly ...
Per Dictionary.com, shell game is defined as “a sleight-of-hand swindling game resembling thimblerig but employing walnut shells or the like instead of thimblelike cups.” If you’re familiar with the setup of three-card Monte, the logistics ...
Election Fallout is a series which will look at what’s next for the Progressive wing of the Democratic Party, the Democratic Party, and Republicans following the 2018 general elections. Received so many Congratulations from so ...
Trump just gave an Ambassadorship to a luxury handbag maker who also happens to be a member of his Mar-a-Lago resort – fueling accusations of nepotism. President Donald Trump nominated Lana Marks to serve as the ...
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