Apr 11, 2018 | Civil / Criminal Justice Reform, Human Rights / Diversity, United States |
This is the third lawsuit and the fourth plaintiff in Lackawanna County’s prison sexual-assault scandal, involving at least 16 female victims and 10 alleged perpetrators. OLIVIA MESSER 04.03.18 10:17 AM ET A former inmate has...
Read MoreApr 10, 2018 | Drug War |
ANN ARBOR, MI – Although hundreds of students and pot supporters were smoking marijuana Saturday in Ann Arbor, there were no arrests at the 47th annual Hash Bash, police say. Two people were arrested during the pro...
Read MoreApr 6, 2018 | Drug War |
Binge drinking across the United States is at an all time high. Yet, a new report from the Wall Street investment firm Cowen & Company shows that this dangerous alcoholic behavior is on the decline in states that have...
Read MoreMar 30, 2018 | Human Rights / Diversity, International Solidarity, Middle East |
Thousands of Palestinians are protesting in Gaza near the border fence with Israel on Friday. The protest marks the beginning of the “Great Return March,” a 45-day series of events planned to culminate on May 15, Nakba Day....
Read MoreMar 27, 2018 | Climate Change |
Protesters calling for massive economic and political changes to curb the effects of global warming hold a sit in around the Wall Street Bull statue on Broadway on September 22, 2014 in New York City. Andrew Burton/Getty A judge...
Read MoreMar 27, 2018 | Climate Change, FossilFuels, Sustainability |
Shell — yes, that Shell — just outlined a not so radical scenario for what it would take for transportation to stop contributing to climate change. This has been exaggerated to a “sole solution to climate change”...
Read MoreMar 27, 2018 | Reform |
Fifteen years after the invasion of Iraq, a Republican president who called the war a “big, fat mistake” has named one of its leading proponents as his national security adviser. If one wanted to make the case that...
Read MoreMar 27, 2018 | FossilFuels |
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia and Russia are working on a historic long-term pact that could extend controls over world crude supplies by major exporters for many years to come. Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince...
Read MoreMar 27, 2018 | Economy, International Politics |
The United States sparred with China at the World Trade Organization (WTO) on Tuesday over the legality of U.S. tariffs in response to alleged theft of U.S. intellectual property. U.S. President Donald Trump signed a...
Read MoreMar 27, 2018 | Uncategorized |
Saudi Arabia’s powerful crown prince is widely expected to drum up investment capital during the New York City leg of his U.S. visit, and he appears to be starting with an old investment partner. The Saudi press agency on...
Read MoreMar 27, 2018 | War, War Report |
Syria and its ally Russia have threatened to resume bombing the final opposition holdout of Douma in Eastern Ghouta unless rebels there agree to evacuate, sources told AFP on Tuesday. Jaish al-Islam, the powerful Islamist...
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