Despite President Barack Obama’s recent admission that drones had inadvertently killed two innocent hostages during strikes on suspected militants in Pakistan, a new poll released Friday reveals that nearly 75 percent of Americans say it’s acceptable to use such drones to kill an American citizen abroad if that person is said to have “joined a […]
Though all the awards had been announced and a week of celebrity sightings and red carpet fanfare was nearly complete, the final word at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday night was not from a famous actor, producer or director but from an octogenerian French glaciologist who in a documentary film about his life exploring […]
Click:cnc routing machines BP and the Justice Department announced Thursday the agreement of an $18.7 billion settlement over federal, state, and local claims stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Environmental groups responded to the settlement by stressing that the damage from the 2010 oil disaster is ongoing; that […]
A widely-anticipated United Nations inquiry into the 2014 attack on Gaza released Monday suggests that the Israeli government may have deliberately targeted Palestinian civilians during the assault, while the report concludes that both Israel and Hamas may be guilty of war crimes against humanity. “The extent of the devastation and human suffering in Gaza was […]
Faced with the disastrous impacts of the growing climate crisis, the Marshall Islands, a remote Pacific island nation, has taken a decisive step towards the preservation of the planet, as well as its own land and people. On Sunday, Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) President Christopher Loeak announced his country would be the first […]
A six-month investigation into alleged civilian and ‘friendly fire’ deaths from Coalition airstrikes in Iraq and Syria has identified more than 120 incidents of concern to June 30th according to an Airwars report published today – three times more problem events than the Coalition itself was aware of. Airwars believes that for 57 of these incidents, there […]
Newly disclosed National Security Agency documents show that the U.S. government’s relationship with telecom giant AT&T has been considered “unique and especially productive,” according to a joint investigation by the New York Times and ProPublica published Saturday. The news organizations, whose team of journalists included Laura Poitras and James Risen, report that AT&T’s cooperation has […]
As U.S. Federal Reserve officials gather this week in Jackson Hole, Wyoming to discuss “Inflation Dynamics and Monetary Policy” at their annual policy symposium, they will be met by members of the progressive Fed Up Coalition, who say the central bank “privileges the voices and needs of corporate elites rather than those of America’s working […]
Documentary filmmaker Michael Moore, known for his provocative critiques of American politics, institutions, and culture, this week premiered his newest project—Where to Invade Next, an exploration of European countries that value progressive policies and quality of life. Opening at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Thursday, the satirical documentary received “eager laughter and frequent […]
Amid a last minute scramble, leaders from the United States and 11 other Pacific Rim countries announced Monday that they had reached agreement on a sweeping trade deal, one that critics, including US presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, say will slash standards and protections for both consumers and workers—with impacts to be felt across the globe. […]