4 Billion People at Risk as 'Water Table Dropping All Over the World'
By A new analysis reveals that global water scarcity is a far greater problem than previously thought, affecting 4 billion people—two-thirds of the world’s population—and will be “one of the most difficult and important challenges of this century.” Previous analyses looked at water scarcity at an annual scale, and had found that water scarcity affected between […]
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Weekend of Bernie's: Huge Maine Victory Caps Resurgency for Sanders
Record-breaking turnout fueled a dramatic day of voting and an emphatic victory for Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton in the Maine caucus on Sunday, topping a weekend where the senator bested the former secretary of state in three out of four contests nationwide. With more than 90 percent of precincts reporting, the Maine Democratic Party […]
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This Legal Fight Could Lift Up Generations of Low-Wage Workers—And McDonald's Is Not Happy
On the same day as Miami fast-food workers went on strike demanding higher wages and union rights, a trial began in New York that could have broad implications for the industry, pitting low-wage workers against burger giant McDonald’s. The hearing before an administrative National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) judge may last for weeks, according to […]
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US Marshals Spent Millions on Warrantless Cell Phone Spying: ACLU
The U.S. Marshals Service spent more than $10 million on secret spying equipment known as Stingrays to conduct mass surveillance operations—possibly from the air—on Americans’ cell phones, according to documents published Thursday by the ACLU. The heavily redacted documents reveal that the Marshals purchased more than $10 million in software and hardware between 2009 and […]
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#DoYourJob: Most Americans Want Senate to Hold Supreme Court Hearing
A majority of Americans say they want the U.S. Senate to vote on President Barack Obama’s nominee for the Supreme Court, and see the Republican interference in the process as politically motivated, according to a new poll. The latest CBS News/New York Times survey, released Tuesday, found that 53 percent of Americans believe the Senate […]
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Canada's Progressive Party to Consider Radical 'Leap' to Green Economy
Canada’s leftist New Democratic Party on Sunday passed a resolution to “recognize and support” the Leap Manifesto, a campaign launched in 2015 by Naomi Klein and over 200 interested parties, included Indigenous rights, labor, and social justice groups, calling on Canada’s leaders to transition the country to 100% renewable energy. “The manifesto calls for dramatic […]
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Microsoft Sues for Right to Tell You When Feds Access Your Email
Microsoft is suing the U.S. Department of Justice over the government’s “unconstitutional” gag orders that prevent the corporation from informing customers when federal agents access user data. “Microsoft brings this case because its customers have a right to know when the government obtains a warrant to read their emails, and because Microsoft has a right […]
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Why is Congress Trying to Give Military Half a Wildlife Refuge it Doesn't Want?
The U.S. House Armed Services Committee (HASC) added a rider late Wednesday evening to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that transfers control of more than half of Nevada’s sprawling Desert National Wildlife Refuge to the U.S. Air Force. “Here we go again on Desert National Wildlife Refuge,” said Defenders of Wildlife president and CEO […]
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Ossoff concedes Georgia race: 'This is the beginning of something much bigger'
Democrat Jon Ossoff conceded the Georgia special election runoff to Republican Karen Handel Tuesday night, even as he argued that the “fight goes on” for Democrats looking for a path forward. “This small community in Georgia, which has become the epicenter of politics, sometimes to my chagrin, for months now, it’s had nothing to do […]
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GOP touts FBI probe into Sanders’s wife
An FBI investigation into bank fraud allegations against 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’s (I-Vt.) wife could offer Republicans early ammunition for 2020. Sanders is one of the […]
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