Far Away From Gaza, a Showdown in NYC’s Times Square
Hundreds protest in New York City in solidarity with Palestinians after another week of bloodshed in the Gaza Strip. Source: Far Away...
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No, Mr. President, I Am Not Obstructing Justice
“As mayor, it’s my duty to protect my residents—especially when our most vulnerable are unjustly attacked.” Source:...
read moreEU Unveils Plans To Block Donald Trump’s Sanctions Against Iran
The European Commission is proposing that EU governments make direct money transfers to Iran’s central bank to avoid U.S. penalties,...
read moreMerkley plans to introduce proposal to restore the constitutional war-making authority of Congress
Merkley is one of several critics on the left and the libertarian right who object to how the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations...
read more‘We Die Anyway, So Let It Be in Front of the Cameras’: Conversations With Palestinians in Gaza
‘Our ability, the Palestinians, to be killed is greater than your ability, the Israelis, to kill,’ a resident of the...
read moreAvenatti Reveals Collusion Between Michael Cohen, Daniels Previous Atty Maybe Obstruction Of Justice
Source: Avenatti Reveals Collusion Between Michael Cohen, Daniels Previous Atty Maybe Obstruction Of...
read moreThe Leak To End All Leaks: Trump Ordered Military Families To Be Evacuated From South Korea.
Trump issued the directive earlier this year to H.R. McMaster… McMaster directed his staff at the National Security Council to...
read moreDonald Trump, Jr. Held Trump Tower Meeting With Gulf States Emissary Seeking to Swing 2016 Election
Donald Trump Jr. held a meeting at Trump Tower in August 2016 with an emissary for two wealthy Arab princes, who offered to help his...
read moreThree Ways to Design a Democratic Job Guarantee
Projected 2020 presidential candidates are getting behind a job guarantee (JG). Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) and Sen. Kirsten...
read moreNew Data Offers Insights Into The Dynamics Of Nonviolent Resistance
To contribute to greater scholarly and practical understandings of the ways in which the timing and sequencing of different tactics...
read moreIsrael Won’t Cooperate With UN Probe On Gaza Killings
Israeli officials announced Friday that they will completely refuse all cooperation with the new UN probe into the Nakba Day killings...
read moreBernie Sanders’ Workplace Democracy Act Promises a Fundamental Shift of Power Toward Working People
Sanders has drawn a line in the sand, and millions of people who are freshly aware of the power and necessity of unions are watching...
read moreIDF Snipers Ordered To Shoot Palestinian Children, Israeli General Confirms
When they ” shoot at children, they are doing so deliberately, under clear and specific orders.” We are dealing with crimes against...
read moreHow the NRA Sabotaged the BackGround Checks System — and 3 Fresh Ideas That Actually Could Reduce Gun Violence
Gun control advocates hope to expand the background-check system. But it’s a fake solution crafted by the NRA. Source: How the NRA...
read moreRex Tillerson calls Trump an unethical liar, to an audience of VMI grads
Speaking to soon-to-be graduates of the Virginia Military Institute on Wednesday, Tillerson dropped this truth bomb:”If our...
read moreFrom Pittsburgh to Flint, the Dire Consequences of Giving Private Companies Responsibility for Ailing Public Water Systems
The private water company Veolia had contracts with both Flint and Pittsburgh around the time that lead levels rose in their drinking...
read moreBaltimore to Pay Largest Settlement in City History – $9 Million – to Man Wrongfully Convicted of Murder
Rose writes: Baltimore officials today approved a $9 million settlement – the largest in city history – to James...
read moreDems, Trump Admin Find Common Ground: Helping Victims Of Myanmar’s Genocide
President Donald Trump has been largely silent on the Rohingya so far. But the unlikely collaboration on one of the world’s largest...
read moreVenezuela: The United States vs Democracy
It used to be generally frowned upon to openly call for military coups and US intervention in Latin America. Not anymore. At least...
read moreA CIA Coup Set the Stage for the Conflict With Iran
Here’s how the US helped destroy democracy in Iran. Source: A CIA Coup Set the Stage for the Conflict With...
read moreDo we really need $716 billion for the Pentagon?
But just because they signed a deal that allows them to authorize and appropriate $716 billion for defense doesn’t mean Congress has...
read moreThe Education End-Game; Transformative Changes Are Needed
The endgame appears to be an end to teachers, classrooms and schools as we know them. Students will do their “learning” on computers,...
read moreNet Neutrality Is Coming Back, No Matter What Happens Next With The Senate Resolution
The resolution the Senate passed Wednesday that would reinstate the Federal Communications Commission’s net-neutrality rules...
read moreNew analysis shows that 85% of gun-owning parents do NOT practice safe gun storage
If that number was 25 percent it would be far too high. Eighty-five percent means that most parents who own firearms should be...
read morePro-Trump media are already accusing Santa Fe shooting survivors of being crisis actors
Pro-Trump media are already accusing Santa Fe shooting survivors of being crisis actors Source: Pro-Trump media are already accusing...
read moreSen. Gillibrand introduces new bill to hold out-of-control immigration agents accountable
New legislation introduced by New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand and co-sponsored by Sens. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Tom Udall...
read more‘Roll up your sleeves’: at a dark time for US unions, this woman sees hope
s many in the US labor movement wait nervously for the supreme court to deliver a judgment in a vital union case that some fear could...
read moreUtah voters will get a chance to curtail partisan gerrymandering at the ballot box in November
Utah voters are one step closer to passing redistricting reform after election officials verified that organizers submitted enough...
read moreThe Economy Is Too Important to Leave to the Economists
In a new book addressed to his daughter, former Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis explains capitalism well but fails to...
read moreWhy “Blue State” Teachers Need Their Own Revolt
As UTLA President Alex Caputo-Pearl told the Nation magazine: “This isn’t a red-state issue, it’s a blue-state...
read moreStatement In Support Of Nicaragua
The script of the soft coup applied in Honduras against Zelaya, in Paraguay against Lugo, in Brazil against Dilma Rousseff, is the...
read moreUniversity of Michigan Lecturers Fight For Higher, Equal Pay
Dearborn — Lecturers at the University of Michigan are calling on school officials to raise their wages, saying they have been...
read moreArgentina: Citizens Protest IMF Endorsement of Macri’s Economic Programme
Macri’s reforms have only benefited the wealthy and produced a widespread uproar. After decreeing a tax cut for agri-businesses and...
read moreTruth to Power in Black and Blue
An Interview with Black Women Police Whistleblowers Yulanda Williams and Cheryl Dorsey The department is meant to tear a police...
read moreRevealed: Fortune 500 CEOs Are Paid Up to 5,000 Times More Than Their Employees
Transparency on executive pay shows how the other half lives. Chief executive pay in the U.S. is among the highest in the world,...
read moreHere’s the #1 Factor Experts Say Accounts for High Number of Mass Shootings in the US
There is a subfield within criminological theory called “environmental criminology.” The ideas kicked around in this field are that...
read moreStunning NASA study shows humans are responsible for major changes to Earth’s water availability
A stunning new study from NASA highlights the impact humans are having on fresh water availability across the globe, mentioning...
read moreHospice Exec Admits Overdosing Patients ‘to Hasten Their Deaths’ and Make More Money
Emily writes: The former executive of a Frisco hospice admitted Thursday to overdosing patients to ‘hasten their deaths’...
read moreEurope reassures Iran of commitment to nuclear deal without U.S
The European Union’s energy chief sought to reassure Iran on Saturday that the bloc remained committed to salvaging a nuclear deal...
read moreThe Moral Revolution America Needs
Poor people of all races are shifting the national conversation on poverty and race from “right vs. left” to “right...
read moreI Live in Gaza. I Want You to Know Why We’re Protesting.
The international media keeps warping our demands for their own purposes. Source: I Live in Gaza. I Want You to Know Why We’re...
read moreWhen Will U.S. Torturers Be Held Accountable as War Criminals?
Gina Haspel’s confirmation as CIA director sends a message to future administrations that those who authorize and facilitate...
read moreThe Onion’s Brutal Israel Commentary Goes Beyond Satire
The country’s leading humor publication has taken a stance on the Israel-Palestine conflict in a way that most...
read moreThere’s No Political Machine That Can’t Be Beat
Summer Lee, Sara Innamorato and Liz Fiedler faced enormous odds against well-funded opponents. These progressive women took the odds...
read moreParkland survivors respond to Santa Fe school shooting: ‘This is not the price of our freedom’
“We are deeply saddened by the tragedy at Santa Fe High School and send our love and support to the families affected as well as the...
read moreSaturday: March Against Monsanto
Saturday, May 19, at 6:00 PM in Foley Square, New York City, the global grassroots organization March Against Monsanto will hold...
read more‘Royal Parasites’: Activists, Citizens Protest the Elites’ $42M Royal Wedding As Population Faces Austerity
The Alliance of European Republican Movements used the ocassion to launch a convention to rid Europe of monarchies. Source:...
read moreMass shootings since Sandy Hook, in one map
The counts come from the Gun Violence Archive, a database that tracks events since 2013 in which four or more people (not counting...
read moreConspiracy Emerges To Push Julian Assange Into British And US Hands
Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder who provided the world’s people with the truth about US war crimes in the Middle East and many...
read moreIf US Foreign Policy Were Consistent, America Would Be Bombing Israel Right Now
If we were to apply the Israeli model to Assad, there would be no basis to even begin criticizing Assad for something American...
read moreThe Surprising Popularity of ‘Far Left’ Policies
“The Far Left Is Winning the Democratic Civil War” was the headline over a Washington Post report (5/16/18) on the results of recent...
read moreFrom The Women’s March to The Poor People’s Campaign, A Call for Economic Human Rights
Teachers in Kentucky marching for health care and students organizing against the school to prison pipeline have a core value in...
read moreCan the Republic Recover From Donald Trump?
I am not as optimistic as I once was. First, a lot of the damage has been done through the enactment of policies that conservative...
read moreVenezuelan Election Showdown: Competing Ideology Behind Competing Currencies
Anti-US feelings may prove stronger than economic fears. Source: Venezuelan Election Showdown: Competing Ideology Behind Competing...
read moreTexas ‘thoughts and prayers’ Republicans cash more NRA checks than anyone else
With the tragic mass shooting at Sante Fe High School in Texas unfolding over the past few hours, it’s a good time to remember what...
read moreInternational Swamp Alert: Chinese bank offered $150,000 tickets to dine with Trump in Dallas
Let’s imagine a moment where Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton accepted a $500 million loan from the Chinese government and then within...
read moreTucson Draws the Line on Prison Privatization
On Tuesday, May 8, Tucson, Arizona, passed a long-overdue resolution banning the privatization of its jails and detention centers.One...
read moreTrump promises to sign prison reform bill that could free thousands
The bill would expand compassionate release, giving elderly and terminally ill inmates a path home, and invest tens of millions in...
read moreCall Congress’s “Blue Lives Matter” Bills What They Are: Another Attack on Black Lives
ON WEDNESDAY, THE House of Representatives passed the Protect and Serve Act of 2018 by a vote of 382 to 35. The act — a...
read moreAll 34 Bishops In Chile Suddenly Resign Over “Absolutely Deplorable” Pedophile Priest Scandal
All 34 bishops in Chile have tendered their resignations in the wake of yet another pedophile priest scandal in which high level...
read moreNew NASA Chief Says He Will Protect Climate Research
NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine told agency employees that he will not restrict climate science at the agency and will make...
read more‘End times fatigue’: evangelicals find biblical case for Israel less compelling
For many on the Christian right, Israel has been seen as a key to fulfilling prophesy. A new generation has other ideas Source:...
read moreTech firms can’t keep our data forever: we need a Digital Expiry Date
Requiring companies to erase our information quarterly would offer us greater freedom online — without destroying profit...
read moreHow Climate Change Impacts Poor People
The more global temperatures rise, and the ice caps melt, the stranger and less predictable the weather will get for all of us.It is...
read moreThink prison abolition in America is impossible? It once felt inevitable
In the 1960s and 1970s, attorneys general and Republican congressmen were among the many arguing that prison was immoral. Can those...
read more50 Years Later, The Spirit Of The Catonsville Nine Lives On
It was a big moment. More than a hundred people watched as a college professor held one end of a heavy vinyl cover, helping an...
read moreRevealed: Florida Election Official Illegally Destroyed Ballots in Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Heated 2016 Primary Race
Judge sides with progressive challenger Tim Canova and activists. Source: Florida Election Official Illegally Destroyed Ballots in...
read moreHow Cuba’s Women Farmers Kept Everyone Fed
“I wake up early, I spend all day on the farm, working hard, managing the workers, planting, harvesting, selling, teaching—I do...
read moreHere Are the 5 Most Outrageous Right-Wing Moments This Week: Trump Supporter Brings Gun to Santa Fe Shooting Scene
While a heavy police presence was investigating the scene at Santa Fe High School and children were still present, a MAGA-hat wearing...
read moreSt. Louis police lt in deep doo-doo after posting about white people working on Mexican restaurant
News 4 found previous controversial posts tied to Lt. Foster’s account, including a 2016 comment where he allegedly called...
read moreEthiopian Unions Pitch For Minimum Wage In Garment Sector
Unions in Ethiopia are attempting to mobilize textile and garment workers, who are facing a massive wage crisis – most of the workers...
read moreBye, Spotify: Musicians Take Back Ownership With This Cooperative
There is a streaming service that can benefit both artists and listeners. Source: Bye, Spotify: Musicians Take Back Ownership With...
read moreIndigenous Women Built These Tiny Houses to Block a Pipeline—and Reclaim Nomadic Traditions
The houses are affordable and energy-efficient, and are bringing back elements of the Secwepemc’s hunter-gatherer culture. Source:...
read moreBlack Entrepreneurs Lead the Charge in Baltimore’s Economic Renewal
Rehabilitating derelict properties into sites for workforce training, manufacturing, and sustainable employment aligns with the...
read moreGeorgia Republican’s ‘deportation bus’ breaks down, campaign gets banned from restaurants
Williams, a Georgia Republican state senator and gubernatorial candidate, has been taking a “deportation bus” to campaign rallies...
read moreKids Say #MeToo After Each Performance of This Play
As sex education steadily loses federal funding, this program teaches kids about personal body safety—and that abuse is never...
read moreEU Moves to Block US Sanctions on Iran
he European Commission will launch the process of activating a law that bans European companies and courts from complying with US...
read moreIt Sure Looks Like John Bolton Is Trying To Sabotage The North Korea Talks
The buildup to the planned June 12 summit between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un has been thrown into uncertainty, with the North...
read moreAs UN Approves War Crimes Probe, Human Rights Chief Rips Israel’s “Horrifying” Massacre of Palestinians
In a scathing speech on Friday just before the United Nations Human Rights Council voted overwhelmingly to dispatch war crimes...
read moreSanders Slams US Inequality as Report Finds Nearly Half of Americans Can’t Afford Basic Necessities
“The three wealthiest people in America own more wealth than the bottom 50 percent — over 160 million people,” says Sen....
read more‘Call It Like It Is’: After Texas School Shooting, Progressives Say Refusal to Take on NRA Leading to ‘Slaughter After Slaughter’
“We should all be outraged by the lack of action from too many lawmakers who do nothing to stop this school shootings...
read moreThe Birth of the New American Aristocracy
Every piece of the pie picked up by the 0.1 percent, in relative terms, had to come from the people below. But not everyone in the...
read morePope Francis Takes on Wall Street
In a new essay, the pope calls for intensified regulation of the “sophisticated technologies” of financial markets....
read moreIn Jerusalem, Christian Zionists Seal the Deal With Netanyahu
In a pre-embassy-dedication interview, Hagee told The Times of Israel that he believed “this is a fulfillment of the biblical...
read moreCongress Rejects Anti-Environmental Farm Bill
This afternoon, a Farm Bill (H.R. 2) loaded with anti-environmental provisions was rejected by the U.S. House of Representatives by a...
read moreTrump’s America Needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Why America needs truth and reconciliation after Trump Source: Trump’s America Needs a Truth and Reconciliation Commission | The New...
read moreReport: The United States has spent at least $2.8 trillion on counterterrorism since 9/11
A bipartisan group of national security and budget experts convened by the Stimson Center estimated in a new report on May 16 that...
read moreDebunking 18 ‘team Israel/Trump’ claims justifying this week’s Gaza massacre
It’s mind-blowing how people have the energy to keep repeating the same claims over and over again for days and weeks, ignoring...
read moreStudy: US Coalition Killed Nearly 12 Times More Civilians In Mosul Than Did ISIS
A NEW STUDY PUBLISHED IN THE JOURNAL PLOS MEDICINE FOUND THAT 373 OF 505 REPORTED CIVILIAN DEATHS RESULTING FROM INTENTIONAL VIOLENCE...
read moreWhy Primary Fights Are Good for the Democratic Party
Over the past decade, Democrats lost control of both houses of Congress, 1,000 seats in statehouses across the nation, and the...
read moreNet Neutrality Just Became a Major Campaign Issue for 2018 and Beyond
A bipartisan vote in favor of digital democracy in the Senate signals that the fight for a free and open Internet is far from...
read moreRacist NY lawyer is kicked out of his office space after video rant
Despicable Manhattan lawyer tries to go incognito by changing outfits after he’s evicted from his office and congressman files...
read moreCongress Wants More Protections for Cops While Ignoring Police Reform
Giving hate crimes protections to police is “profoundly inappropriate” as “hate crimes laws are intended to extend protection to...
read moreA New California Law Makes It Harder for ICE to Arrest Immigrants From Courthouses
Judges and attorneys will be barred from disclosing the immigration status of most alleged crime victims and witnesses. Source: A New...
read moreConsumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Payday Loan Rule Survives GOP Repeal — for Now
There was rare good news for regulatory safeguards this week: The window closed for Congress to pass legislation repealing the...
read moreRep. Barbara Lee Denounces “Most Extreme Effort to Roll Back Women’s Healthcare in Decades”
Lee joins pro-choice lawmakers in rejecting administration’s new proposal to strip federal funds from facilities that provide...
read moreThe numbers behind Trump’s speech on law enforcement fatalities
A smaller proportion of police officers die in the line of duty than roofers or loggers. Source: The numbers behind Trump’s speech on...
read moreCiting ‘Common Good,’ Nearly 1,500 Scientists Demand Congress Shield Endangered Species Act From GOP Attacks
Their call comes on Endangered Species Day and as the Trump administration and Republican lawmakers continuously work to roll back...
read moreWant to See How Biased Broken Windows Policing Is? Spend a Day in Court
In New York City, the overwhelming majority of misdemeanor arraignments are of people of color. Source: Want to See How Biased Broken...
read moreAn Agricultural Movement for People-to-People Reparations Puts Itself on the Map
Institutional reparations — such as the 1999 Pigford v. Glickman class action discrimination suit that won $1.25 billion for...
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