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“On 15 March, our history changed forever. Now, our laws will, too,” said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern...
read moreDon’t forget what Bush, the Republicans, and some Democrats did to America. (and Iraq)16 years ago, a few days before the invasion (I...
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Russia’s top diplomat urges West to resume joint arms control efforts Source: TASS: Russian Politics & Diplomacy –...
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Amnesty International is accusing the U.S. of covering up civilian casualties in its secretive air war in Somalia. Source: Amnesty...
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For the second time in days, a new Kentucky law imposing more restrictions on abortion has been temporarily halted by a federal judge...
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This is what college looks like for entitled parents who don’t care about education, and whose children don’t care either. Source:...
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Police misconduct in California is about to come under a powerful spotlight. Not just one news organization but 33 of them have...
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Internet activists plan to make livestream of committee markup go viral to stop telecom lobbyists from gutting the Save the Internet...
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Bills securing native voting rights are destined to fail in the Republican-controlled Senate, but might find success at the state...
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Yesterday, reports emerged that 2020 presidential contenders Kamala Harris and Bernie Sanders joined Elizabeth Warren in backing the...
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The petition calls on the government to revoke article 50 and keep Britain in the EU. It states: “The government repeatedly claims...
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O’Rourke is hardly eager for those upcoming voters to realize that the growth of his political career is rooted in an alliance with...
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The Trump administration is asking for a $750 billion defense budget for next year. You might be shocked by the Democrats’...
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None of the current Medicare for All proposals under discussion explicitly addresses or eliminates the inmate exclusion policy. This...
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One had sex in the front seat of his squad car, another stole thousands of bullets. Others used force illegally, cavorted with sex...
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Joe Biden is trying to appeal to younger voters as he is expected to launch his bid for the presidency. However, for years, Biden...
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Discussion about the issue among 2020 presidential candidates marks a significant contrast to previous campaign cycles Source:...
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The scariest thing is that Trump has been more successful than any other president in stacking our federal courts with extreme,...
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Rep. Elijah Cummings, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, is expressing concerns over senior White House aide Jared Kushner’s...
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We need to push this one to the finish line. And we can. We just need to keep it simple. The “Founding Fathers” (there apparently...
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Not surprising, the $2.7 trillion in social program spending cuts will finance spending for the military and defense related programs...
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Patrick Shanahan, the Pentagon’s acting chief, allegedly touted his former employer while disparaging competitors. Source: Trump’s...
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You may not know it, but bloated military budgets are actually “progressive.” Or so says a recent opinion piece in Bloomberg News....
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The U.S. Peace Council delegates, Comité de Solidaridad Internacional Venezuela (COSI) and President Maduro met to discuss...
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Mayor of Stockton, California, is leading the way with a program involving 130 residents who will receive $500 a month over 18...
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The CGT, Force Ouvrière, Solidaires and student unions Unef and UNL hope their demonstration will put further pressure on President...
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The company announced Tuesday that it would stop allowing advertisers of housing, jobs, and credit to target people based on...
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In reports on police killings, district attorneys dredge up negative details about victims and promote racist tropes, adding to...
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Note how outrageous this attempt at voter suppression is. They are asking for court costs, even when the judge didn’t. Even if this...
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Chicago taxpayers paid more than $85 million last year to settle police misconduct lawsuits, $28 million more for lawyers, records...
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About $14 billion is spent every year to jail Americans before their cases are tried. Billionaire John Arnold and his wife Laura...
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Supreme Court ruled Trump administration has broad executive power to detain immigrants with prior convictions and deny bail hearings...
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Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., pledged on Thursday that his 2020 presidential campaign will be carbon neutral, a promise similar to the...
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UN war crimes investigators yesterday called on Israel to stop its snipers using lethal force against protesters in the Gaza Strip,...
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So Venezuela is very important because it is the battle of this century. If the empire succeeds in overthrowing Venezuela, that means...
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“There are many innocent people at Angola—guys who have served over 50 years. I’m happy to be cleared finally, but I’m...
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Strawberries, spinach and kale among most pesticide-heavyConventionally farmed kale could contain up to 18 pesticides Source:...
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We are calling a national day of multi-ethnic unity with youth, labor, peace and justice communities in solidarity with immigrant...
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The main questions is not how much universal health care will cost but how we provide for basic human rights. Source: The...
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Out-sized corporate power and wealth inequality were named as reasons for Americans’ chronic unhappiness in the UN’s...
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If the Green New Deal came up for a vote in the Democrat-controlled House, it would have trouble passing. Because of the Democrats....
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And no, ‘he’s just not worth it’ is not an acceptable excuse. Source: The Time Has Come for Democrats to Impeach Brett Kavanaugh |...
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“This is a huge step in the right direction. AIPAC upholds the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, and second class...
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In an interview with the BBC, Ardern said that while the attacker was Australian, “that is not to say that we do not have an...
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In a move policy analysts and progressives warned could drastically increase the risk of another financial collapse, two Democratic...
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Workers and young people across the world continue to speak out against the jailing of whistleblower Chelsea Manning, who...
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In a landmark victory for climate, health, and public lands, a federal judge late yesterday rejected the sale of public lands for...
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The federal government is relying on secret shelters to hold unaccompanied minors, in possible violation of the long-standing rules...
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History shows that fearmongering has long been a standard tactic used to rally public support and acquiescence for military...
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The White House has missed a string of deadlines to produce records for House Democrats’ investigations into the president and his...
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Pro-Iran factions are pushing for the move just as the Islamic State is starting to hit back. Source: Iraq Prepares to Evict U.S....
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“The attacks appear to have violated international humanitarian law.” Source: US Killing Civilians With...
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The senator is targeting Recession-era private-equity practices. Source: Elizabeth Warren Wants to Break Wall Street’s...
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Veterans For Peace President, Gerry Condon states, “While President Trump speaks of supporting democracy in Venezuela and Latin...
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No, it wasn’t because of WMDs, democracy or Iraqi oil. Source: Why Did Bush Go to War in Iraq? The Answer Is More Sinister Than...
read moreWithout free lawyers to represent them, many more criminal defendants would be unjustly convicted in U.S. courts. Source: A 1963...
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Public banks, including a central bank operated as a public utility, could generate billions without raising taxes or driving up the...
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The 5-4 majority ruled that the government can detain non-citizens indefinitely, even years after they went to jail. Source: FOCUS:...
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Findings reveal U.S. banks dominated fossil fuel funding, with JPMorgan Chase the worst on climate change by an astonishingly wide...
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Both leaders criticized what they called the “fake news” and discussed increasing efforts to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás...
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Tusk’s position — at least right now — effectively forces the U.K. to choose between May’s deal and no deal...
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The Connecticut court’s 4-3 decision in favor of the plaintiffs offers a blueprint for overcoming a federal law that offers sweeping...
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Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in Rome tomorrow ready to plant a flag in the heart of Europe. Italy is expected to break...
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Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has been vocal about her distaste of the social media platform allowing the live stream and subsequent...
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The next step that biotech companies are racing to bring to the not-so-proverbial table is gene-edited farm animals. Unlike GE foods,...
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The Boston City Council’s move follows similar food purchasing policies taken by Los Angeles, San Francisco, the Oakland...
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New Zealanders have begun handing in their firearms to police in the wake of Friday’s mass shooting in Christchurch which resulted in...
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But while test scores are completed by the student alone—barring bribed proctors, that is—any number of people can alter...
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Children were killed more than once a week last year under similarly tragic circumstances — a loaded gun and an adult’s...
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“Today’s verdict reinforces what another jury found last year, and what scientists with the state of California and the World Health...
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.Officers claiming they have a victim’s right to privacy after shooting someone is another unintended consequence of...
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Customs and Border Protection announced the death Tuesday, saying agents arrested the 40-year-old man early Sunday for re-entering...
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Vaccines are necessarily risky, as recognized by the U.S. Supreme Court and by Congress. The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program has...
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They can call it whatever they wish—“think tank,” “nonprofit,” “Center”—but by any...
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Under the “expert guidance” of the National Christian Foundation, wealthy right-wingers get anonymity and immediate tax breaks....
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But in filing the lawsuit, Nunes ultimately fell victim to the Streisand effect: when an attempt to censor something ends up bringing...
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The Dirty Dozen list for 2019 contains many of the same items as in 2018, with one notable exception: kale. The dark, leafy superfood...
read moreThe New Zealand prime minister has reacted to the Christchurch shootings with steel, compassion and absolute clarity. And she has...
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America’s senior generals find no exits from endless war Source: The Death of Peace: How the US Empire Starts Wars, But Refuses...
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Here’s the standard Republican Economic Playbook ever since Reagan took office in 1981 Source: How, Since Reagan, Republican...
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From Argentina to South Africa, Malaysia to Peru, New Zealand to Canada and the U.S., supporters of the Bolivarian revolution marched...
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As the attack in New Zealand has shown, we are now faced, around the world, with the rise of a hateful ideology that targets...
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Progressive critics accused Washington Post fact-checker Glenn Kessler of cherry-picking evidence, playing semantic games, and...
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Defense officials have asked for $304 million to fund research into space-based lasers, particle beams, and other new forms of...
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Tedros, who’s Ethiopian, is the first African head of WHO; and in a series of reforms laid out in the same speech, he is trying to...
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The Christchurch shooting continues a global pattern: Around the world, the majority of victims of terrorist attacks are Muslim....
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Behind the urgency of climate action is the understanding that everything is connected; behind white supremacy is an ideology of...
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Judges are beginning to limit the sentences of cancer sufferers and other badly ailing prisoners after a law passed last year by...
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Four months ago, Florida voters passed Amendment 4 in a state referendum to allow many of the state’s former felons to vote....
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“We should be spending more, not less,” argued one critic Source: ‘Why Educate the Public When You Can Give...
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If you ask the Koch brothers and their buddies—who slap those words on pretty much everything they do—you’d get a...
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A rally of thousands of Okinawa residents on Saturday urged the Japanese and U.S. governments to scrap a plan to relocate a...
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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo held a secret conference call on Monday and invited only “faith-based” media outlets. All mainstream...
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During the past two decades, the bank has channeled more than $2 billion to Trump. Just why the German bank was willing to loan Trump...
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As part of the nearly $5 million settlement, Facebook has agreed to make major changes to its ad platform. Source: ACLU reaches...
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Several dozen civil liberties groups are pressing the House Judiciary Committee to hold hearings about a domestic surveillance power...
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Immigrant rights advocates were horrified Tuesday by a new report which confirmed that the Trump administration is sending some...
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On Thursday, March 21, the EU Parliament will hold the first-ever hearings by a major body of lawmakers focused on ExxonMobil’s...
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The attorneys general for Maryland and the District of Columbia contend that the president is illegally profiting from the Trump...
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As a presidential contender, the New York senator can and should highlight her vital struggles for Pentagon accountability. Source:...
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