Venezuela Ditches Dollar After US Sanctions Hit Private Sector
Venezuela is replacing the dollar with the euro or yuan in its international business endeavors, Bolivarian Minister of Industries...
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New Emails and Photo Show President Intervened Directly in Decision Not to Sell FBI HQ Property to Potential Trump Hotel Competitors
New documents obtained by the Ranking Members show that a more expensive plan to keep the existing property on Pennsylvania Avenue,...
read moreICC prosecutor warns: Demolishing Khan al-Ahmar a ‘war crime’
Fatou Bensouda says she won’t ‘hesitate to take appropriate action,’ should the West Bank village be demolished. British Prime...
read moreNetanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights Group for Criticizing Occupation at UN
Hagai El-Ad, executive director of the human rights group B’Tselem, discusses more. Source: Netanyahu Attacks Israeli Human Rights...
read moreAppeals Court orders Texas to reform foster care system
A federal appeals court on Thursday ordered Texas to improve investigations of child abuse in its foster care system and address...
read moreIn the Face of Threats and Insults, Black Georgians Are Voting
It will be choices by voters like these — remaining steadfast in the face of intimidation — that will likely decide what...
read moreActivists Target Peter Thiel And Other Powerful Americans Still Connected To Saudi Conference
Among the major companies and commercial figures still connected to the Future Investment Initiative conference are Peter Thiel, a...
read moreSaudi Arabia Transfers $100,000,000 To The US As Khashoggi Crisis Deepens
When US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo flew into Riyadh to discuss the disappearance and likely death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi,...
read moreThe Most Strategic Midterm Race: A Progressive Challenges Steny Hoyer
Pat Elder’s challenge to Hoyer not only pushes back against corporate domination, but also tangibly for peace and against...
read moreIndian Minister Resigns as #MeToo Movement Reveals Sexual Assault Allegations
The #MeToo movement continues to leap forward in India.Mubashar Jawed Akbar, India’s minister of state for external affairs, resigned...
read moreThe bad behavior of the richest: what I learned from wealth managers
The habits of the wealthiest mirror the supposed ‘pathologies’ of the poor. But while those in poverty are called lazy, the rich are...
read moreRepublicans have proved that we need the VRA now more than ever
The Supreme Court’s 2013 decision killing the Voting Rights Act’s pre-clearance requirements may go down as its most destructive...
read moreWhat the Mainstream Media Aren’t Telling You About Jamal Khashoggi
The reason why they wanted to go after him, it had nothing do with his courage or anything like that. It’s because he was so central...
read moreHow to “Follow the Money” When It Comes to Political Campaigns
Fun with FEC filings, campaign expenditures and super PACs. Source: How to “Follow the Money” When It Comes to Political… —...
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