Germany Showing 'Lack of Solidarity' Over Greece: Stiglitz
By Prominent economist and Nobel laureate Joseph Stiglitz accused Germany on Sunday of displaying a “lack of solidarity” with debt-laden Greece that has badly undermined the vision of Europe. “What has been demonstrated is a lack of solidarity by Germany. You cannot run a eurozone without a basic modicum of solidarity. It is really undermining the […]
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Large Pipeline Spill in Alberta 'Stark Reminder' of Dangers of Tar Sands
A pipeline rupture in the Canadian province of Alberta is “a stark reminder” of the dangers of tar sands, say environmental campaigners. The spill has been described as one of the largest in the province’s history. Alberta Energy Regulator (AER) manager Peter Murchland said, “It’s one of the bigger ones certainly in the last couple […]
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Vowing to #SayHerName and More, Hundreds Gather to Honor Life and Death of Sandra Bland
Hundreds of people attended the funeral of Sandra Bland on Saturday at the DuPage African Methodist Episcopal Church in Lisle, Illinois outside of Chicago to commemorate the woman whose untimely death in Texas jail cell on July 13 has further galvanized a national call demanding something be done about the extreme levels of police violence […]
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Outrage Spreads After Palestinian Infant Killed in Arson Attack in Occupied West Bank
Outrage is rippling across the occupied West Bank, Gaza Strip, and beyond on Friday as news spreads that an 18-month-old infant was killed and his family members severely injured after Israeli settlers allegedly firebombed their home overnight. The infant, identified in various media outlets as Ali Saad Dawabsha, reportedly died at the scene of the […]
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Teen Shot in Ferguson on Anniversary of Brown Death in Critical Condition
A young black man was shot by police on Sunday after violence broke out during a weekend of action commemorating the one-year anniversary of the death of Michael Brown, a black teen killed by a police officer on August 9, 2014. The victim, identified as 18-year-old Tyrone Harris Jr. by his father, remains in critical […]
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Rights Campaigners and Doctors Face Off With Israel Over Force-Feeding
Just weeks after the Israeli government passed a widely-opposed law allowing the force-feeding of prisoners, administrative detainee Mohammad Allan, who has been on hunger strike for 60 days, slipped into a coma on Friday morning while shackled to his hospital bed. Now, the unconscious 30-year-old Palestinian attorney from the village of Einabus, who has been […]
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Stability, Diplomacy, Peace: Scholars Say Benefits of Iran Deal Go Beyond Nonproliferation
Just one day after people across the United States took to the streets to demonstrate their support for the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran, over 70 prominent international relations scholars took to their pens on Thursday, signing an open statement declaring the pact to be a “strong and positive step towards stabilizing the […]
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Kentucky County Clerk Jailed for Refusing to Issue Same Sex Marriage Licenses
A federal judge on Thursday found Kim Davis, a Kentucky county clerk who has refused to issue same-sex marriage licenses, in contempt of court and ordered her to jail. Reuters reports that As Common Dreams reported earlier this week: U.S. District Judge David Bunning said Thursday, “Her good-faith belief is simply not a viable defense,” […]
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As Refugee Aid Falters, European Leaders Pursue Military Action at Sea
As their humanitarian response to the ongoing refugee crisis falters, European leaders are pressing the United Nations Security Council to authorized an escalated military force to pursue so-called “human smugglers” in the Mediterranean Sea’s international waters. The effort to advance the draft resolution is, according to Foreign Policy, being led by Britain, whose government has […]
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Environmental Activists Continue to Face Interrogations at US-Canada Border
Three members of the radical environmental organization Deep Green Resistance and two other individuals were detained for more than seven hours at the Peace Arch border crossing between Washington State and British Columbia on their way to Vancouver to attend a talk by author and activist Chris Hedges last Friday, September 25. They were questioned […]
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