Sanders: I don’t know if Ossoff is a progressive
By Sen. Bernie SandersBernie SandersThe Hill’s 12:30 Report: Milley apologizes for church photo-op Harris grapples with defund the police movement amid veep talk Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness MORE (I-Vt.) says he doesn’t know whether Democratic congressional candidate Jon Ossoff, who came in first Tuesday in a closely watched Georgia special […]
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Irish Anti-Austerity Groups Form New Party for 'Genuinely Left Government'
Two Irish anti-austerity groups are joining forces to galvanize a new left political party in Ireland ahead of the country’s upcoming general elections, which are set to take place before next April. The Anti-Austerity Alliance (AAA) and People Before Profit (PBP) announced Wednesday that the groups were establishing a new parliamentary group for Ireland’s chamber, […]
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A US Drone Killed This Man's Family. He Asked For Simple Apology. US Said 'No'
The administration of President Barack Obama is refusing to formally apologize for the drone strike that killed the family members of Yemeni man Faisal bin Ali Jaber—who has spent months battling in the courts for justice or, short of that, mere acknowledgement of his loss. Click Here: COLLINGWOOD MAGPIES 2019 The 2012 bombing killed Faisal’s […]
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Alaska Governor's Puzzling Math: To Cope with Climate, We Must Drill More Oil
Displaying a rather circular logic that defies common scientific understanding, Alaskan Gov. Bill Walker has said that the state must expand fossil fuel drilling in order to pay for the damage caused by climate change. Walker, an independent, told BBC News that Alaska is facing “a significant fiscal challenge,” due to falling oil prices and […]
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Drug Price Gouging Enters Spotlight as Candidates Take on Big Pharma
Amid a growing scandal over two pharmaceutical companies’ price hikes on two vital medications, voices from the political sphere are promising renewed action to tackle price gouging in the medical marketplace. On Sunday, Turing Pharmaceuticals increased overnight the price of Daraprim, a malaria medication, from $12.50 to $750 a pill. Around the same time, a […]
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In Win for KXL Opponents, 'Desperate' TransCanada Shifts Strategy
In a move that environmental activists and local landowners hope puts another nail in the Keystone XL coffin, pipeline giant TransCanada announced Tuesday it will withdraw lawsuits seeking to gain access to the property of landowners who oppose the project. Jane Kleeb, director of the advocacy group Bold Nebraska, called the decision “a major victory […]
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Bye-Bye, Big Oil: Obama Administration Scraps Arctic Drilling Plans
The Obama administration announced late Friday that it was pulling the plug on new lease sales for drilling in the Arctic’s Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, in a move environmentalists are hailing as a decided step to keep unburnable oil “in the ground.” Citing “current market conditions” and “low industry interest,” as well as Shell’s recent […]
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Crazy Hot Future Could Make Persian Gulf Unfit for Human Habitation
Should carbon emissions and global warming continue to rise unabated, parts of the Persian Gulf region could be hit with “unprecedented events of deadly heat” within this century, according to new research published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change. “Our results expose a specific regional hotspot where climate change, in the absence of significant […]
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'No Survivors' After Russian Airliner with 224 Aboard Goes Down Over Egypt
A Russian passenger airliner with 224 hundred on board has crashed in Egypt on Saturday with early reports indicating no survivors. Tweets about russian plane Adel Mahgoub, chairman of the state company that runs Egypt’s civilian airports, has said that all 217 passengers and the seven crew members were all Russian citizens. Later reports indicate […]
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With 'Off-Planet' Mining Bill, US Congress Seeks to Privatize Outer Space
In a bipartisan bid to encourage commercial exploitation of outer space, the U.S. Senate this week unanimously passed the Space Act of 2015, which grants U.S. citizens or corporations the right to legally claim non-living natural resources—including water and minerals—mined in the final frontier. The legislation—described by IGN‘s Jenna Pitcher as “a celestial ‘Finders Keepers’ […]
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