'Agent Orange' Herbicide Threatens Irreparable Harm to Endangered Species, Suit Charges
By The Environmental Protection Agency violated the law in approving a new herbicide for genetically modified crops, threatening “irreparable harm” to endangered species, a coalition farmers and environmental groups has charged. The herbicide is Dow AgroSciences’ Enlist Duo, which the EPA approved in October 2014 despite condemnation by environmental groups, scientists and citizens. Enlist Duo is […]
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Kerry Makes It Clear: Obama Wants Authority to Deploy Ground Troops in Iraq and Syria
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry confirmed on Tuesday that the Obama administration is, in fact, seeking approval for the deployment of ground troops to participate in combat operations against Islamic State forces. At a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing on Tuesday, Kerry clarified the administration’s position for boots-on-the-ground soldiers outlined in President Obama’s proposed authorization […]
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John Kerry Arrives in Saudi Arabia Amidst Unprecedented Rise in State Executions
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry’s visit to Saudi Arabia coincides with a recent surge of executions in that country. So far this year, at least 39 people have reportedly been put to death by authorities. Amnesty International’s researcher on Saudi Arabia, Sevag Kechichian, told The Independent, “Since the beginning of the year we’ve seen […]
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Victory Scored in Nebraska Landowners' Fight Against Keystone XL
Foes of the Keystone XL claimed a temporary victory on Thursday when a Nebraska judge put a hold on TransCanada’s use of eminent domain to seize land for its pipeline. The temporary injunction issued by Holt County District Judge Mark Kozisek halts the energy company’s eminent domain claims until the legal challenge is heard by […]
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In Gesture of Solidarity, Norwegian Muslims Form 'Ring of Peace' Around Oslo Synagogue
More than 1,000 Muslims in Norway joined together in sub-zero temperatures on Saturday to form a protective circle around Oslo’s sole functioning synagogue as a gesture of solidarity with the city’s Jewish community following last week’s attacks on a synagogue in neighboring Denmark. Chanting “No to anti-Semitism, no to Islamophobia,” the group, made up of […]
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In Challenge to the System, 10,000 Graduate Teachers Strike Against Toronto Schools
Taking a stand against a higher education labor system that perpetuates unfair and unstable work conditions, 10,000 teaching assistants and contract faculty at Canada’s two largest universities are entering their second week of strike. At issue is what the union says is the “normalization of precarious contract teaching,” where little value is given to workers […]
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Nearly 50 Aid Agencies Charge International Community Failing People of Gaza
Just six months after donors from around the world pledged $3.5 billion towards the rebuilding of Gaza, following Israel’s 51-day military assault last summer, only 26.8 percent of these funds have been disbursed, reconstruction has “barely begun,” and the civilian population remains strangled by an economic and military siege. The Association of International Development Agencies […]
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Former Pinochet Officer, Investigated for Torture and Murder, Taught at Pentagon
A former member of Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s brutal regime taught at the Pentagon’s top university for 13 years, despite repeated complaints from his colleagues about his past as a torturer and murderer of political dissidents in the South American nation. Jaime Garcia Covarrubias is charged in Santiago with leading the executions of seven people […]
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House Dems Filibuster Trafficking Bill Over 'Despicable' Anti-Abortion Subterfuge
Blocking an attempt by GOP lawmakers to scuttle through a provision that would deny survivors of human trafficking access to safe and legal abortions, Senate Democrats on Tuesday staged a filibuster against the measure. The Justice for Victims of Trafficking Act (S 178), introduced by Senator John Cornyn (R-Texas), would have established a fund to […]
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Naomi Klein: Shock of Oil Price Plunge Is Opportunity World Must Seize
As part of the Guardian newspaper’s recently launched “keep it in the ground” campaign, Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein appears in a new video on Wednesday in which she argues the current moment is ripe for the world to take advantage of the dramatic drop in global oil prices by kicking the fossil fuel […]
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