8th New Jersey police officer arrested in FBI corruption probe
“We have zero tolerance for crooked cops in the Paterson Police Department. This should serve as a cautionary tale that crime doesn’t pay, especially in law enforcement.”
Palestinian families sue US over arms transfers to Israel amid alleged rights abuses
Lawsuit claims U.S. violates domestic and international law by funding Israeli military accused of gross human rights violations.
Violence against Indigenous women grows in Vancouver amid ‘apathy and injustice’
Indigenous women and girls in Canada continue to face disproportionate levels of violence and insecurity rooted in colonialism.
25 organizations call on Trump administration to loosen crippling sanctions regime on Iran
"With hospitals overrun and Iranian doctors struggling to procure necessary equipment, the U.S. must be part of the solution rather than part of the problem."
Egypt and Jordan reject Trump’s plan to ‘clean out’ Gaza
President Trump told reporters that he wants to “clean out” Gaza, suggesting that Palestinian Arabs should be ethnically cleansed into Egypt and Jordan.
Politicians and sexual aggression
With the sort of voting power women have, it seems strange that they haven’t forced both major political parties to deal with the problem.
Three months after Missouri voted to make abortion legal, access is still being blocked
Are anti-abortion lawmakers strategizing to prevent a return of abortion services?
New study reveals billions of dollars in political spending by US trade associations, most...
Out of $3.4 billion spent by trade associations over 10 years, nearly $2.2 billion went towards advertising and promotion, with the oil and gas industry the biggest spender.
Houston police launch investigation into mounted officer trampling protester on video
“We are aware of a video circulating showing one of our mounted patrol horses and a citizen. We are currently reviewing the circumstances behind the incident.”
Trump, Clinton, Obama and the TPP
The strong American popular opposition to the TPP, the Brexit vote and other recent developments in the West suggest growing rejection of the myth that national public and corporate elite interests are identical.