'Same Story Every Time': Baltimore Solidarity Actions Sweep U.S.
By Widespread protests over police brutality, systemic racism, and the recent death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray took place across the U.S. on Wednesday night, with demonstrators demanding justice, accountability, and reform. In Baltimore, the epicenter of the most recent uprising, around 2,000 people rallied near City Hall on Wednesday night, before marching to Penn Station […]
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In Victory for Growing Workers Movement, LA Passes $15 Minimum Wage
The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to approve a $15 an hour minimum wage, becoming the largest U.S. city to adopt a living wage. The ordinance would boost the $9 an hour base wage to $15 by 2020 for as many as 800,000 workers. Los Angeles now joins Chicago, San Francisco, and […]
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As Patriot Act Expiration Looms, Critics Hope for Sunset on Mass Surveillance
Click:City Tour Shanghai With the fate of the USA Patriot Act still hanging in the balance late afternoon Friday—and lawmakers eager to leave Washington, D.C., for Memorial Day barbecues and campaign stops in their home states—the chance to see the sun go down on the controversial spying bill is still on the table. The debate […]
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The American People Have Spoken: Get Money Out of Politics
At the outset of an election cycle expected to attract unprecedented levels of outside spending from ultra-rich donors like the Koch brothers, a new poll finds that the American people, in fact, oppose the unlimited flow of dollars into politics, do not think money equals speech, and want to restrict the power of the one […]
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Israel’s Clandestine Alliance with Gulf Arab States is Going Public
In 2009, a U.S. State Department diplomatic cable gave one of the first glimpses of what is becoming a burgeoning alliance between Israel and the Arab states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC). The cable quoted Israeli Foreign Ministry official Yacov Hadas saying, “the Gulf Arabs believe in Israel’s role because of their perception of Israel’s […]
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China Blasts US for 'Brazen' Human Rights Abuses at Home and Abroad
In a report that covers everything from police violence to income inequality to government surveillance, China has blasted the United States for its “grim problems of racial discrimination,” use of “cruel tortures indiscriminately,” and “terrible human rights record.” The lengthy report, carried by the official Xinhua news agency and issued on Friday in response to […]
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Marking 'New Chapter,' Embassies to Reopen in US and Cuba
President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that the United States and Cuba would restore full diplomatic relations and reopen their respective embassies in Washington, D.C. and Havana on July 20—a move he said would begin “a new chapter with our neighbors in the Americas.” “We don’t have to be imprisoned by the past,” Obama said in […]
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North and South, Israel’s Deadly Game of Divide and Conquer Backfiring
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israel’s deadly game of divide and conquer against its enemies could be coming home to roost with a vengeance, especially as the Islamic State (ISIS) grows in strength in neighboring countries and moves closer to Israel’s borders. “Despite ISIS ultimately being a threat to Israel, it currently fits in with Israel’s […]
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And the Winner of the Fox News GOP Presidential Debate?… Bernie Sanders
As Fox News hosted the first full debate between the “top-tier” candidates of the Republican presidential candidates on Thursday night, Sen. Bernie Sanders took in the show with an active social media hashtag to offer his reflections on the GOP discussion—remarking on their responses, making note of what issues they avoided or refused to discuss, […]
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Trump records robocall for Kansas special election
President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE recorded an automated call Monday supporting GOP candidate Ron Estes, who is running in a Tuesday special election […]
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