Bernie Sanders: I Want To Know If Ordinary People Are Ready to Stand and Fight
The Independent U.S. Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders has a hunch about the American electorate, but he says the only way to be sure is to go out and meet them. It’s called the ‘Fight For Economic Justice Tour,’ but…
A Dozen Wisconsin Communities Challenge Corporate Personhood With Vote to Overturn Citizens United
Wisconsin residents in 12 communities will vote next week on whether to amend the U.S. Constitution to overturn Citizens United, end corporate personhood, and get big money out of politics. In Citizens United v. the Federal Election Commission, the U.S.…
Bottas: Eifel GP win possible despite Turn 1 lock-up
Valtteri Bottas reckons a race win in the Eifel GP was still on the cards despite a Turn 1 lock-up that handed the lead to Lewis Hamilton. From pole position, Bottas fought wheel-to-wheel at the start to maintain his edge…
'Trojan Horse' Warns of Corporate-Friendly Trade Deal's Impending Dangers
There’s a giant, Trojan horse threatening people in Europe, a grassroots environmental network has warned. That “horse” is the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), an EU-U.S. trade deal currently being negotiated. While the European Commission has touted the economic…
Study: Natural Gas Expansion Will Raise Emissions, Worsen Climate
A national shift to natural gas for power generation is no panacea for the climate crisis, new research finds. In fact the study, published on Wednesday in the journal Environmental Research Letters, finds that treating natural gas as a so-called…
Climate Change to Bring Dramatic Surge in East Coast Floods, Scientists Warn
Dozens of cities and towns on the U.S. Atlantic coast will face a dramatic increase in tidal flooding within just 15 years as a direct result of climate change-driven sea level rise, with some communities projected to face such frequent…
Progressive Caucus to Obama: End Veil of Secrecy over Guantanamo Abuses
The heads of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) have told President Obama that the continued secrecy over videotapes showing force-feedings of Guantánamo inmates is “untenable” and that he should allow members of Congress to see them. Click Here: Golf special…
'White on Pumpkin Crime': Mainstream Riot Coverage from Ferguson, Missouri to Keene, New Hampshire
“These are no angels,” Twitter user Isaiah A. Taylor said of the photograph that showed six young white men on top of an overturned car, beer cans aloft, as the crowd on the ground seemed to cheer them on. Over…
With Call to 'End the Drone Wars,' Activists Cut Their Way into UK Air Force Base
Four demonstrators opposed to Britain’s prolonged participation in foreign wars and use of armed drones were arrested on Monday after cutting through a fence at the Waddington Royal Air Force base near Lincolnshire, UK. Click Here: camiseta river plate According…
Air Canada Will Acquire Transat For Much Cheaper Under Updated Deal
MONTREAL — Air Canada is still looking to take Transat AT under its wing despite the COVID-19 pandemic that has rocked the airline industry, but it will pay far less than originally expected. The two companies announced Saturday they’d agreed…