Thursday, October 8, 2026

Tag: Argentina

Argentina’s illegal oil and gas waste dumps show ‘dark side’ of...

“The companies will leave our country without cleaning up or repairing the profound damage caused to the lands much less compensating the neighborhoods and communities affected.”

Progressive Briefing for Friday, August 10, 2018

Trump rule would give $2.5 billion tax cut to big bank fat cats, Judge blocks Trump administration from deporting asylum seekers, Argentina Senate votes against legalizing abortion, and more.

Argentina Senate votes against legalizing abortion

The support for pro-abortion rights legislation won't fade away and activists will continue to push for the passing of such a bill to happen one day soon.

Punishment for human rights abusers is irrevocable achievement for Argentine society

“Those who signed that decision did not realize that the trial and punishment of those responsible for human rights abuses during the last dictatorship now form part of the heritage of the Argentine people”

An End To Impunity For Dictators – And Their Backers –...

The U.S. should definitely reflect on, and learn from, these guilty verdicts.

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Early voters wait inside a polling place in Florida. Photo: Alex Johnson / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Lawsuits ask courts to bar armed federal agents from polling places before the midterms

New Mexico has already barred them by state law, and the Department of Homeland Security says it has no plans for operations at polls.
A solar farm near Golmud, China, seen from orbit. Photo: Planet Labs, Inc. / CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

China? A Rising Imperial Power?

Well, Yes... and Strangely, No
Nursing home workers on strike against HealthBridge in Connecticut, in an earlier dispute. Photo: Dannel Malloy / CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Workers at six Chicago-area nursing homes set an October 16 strike date

The union says Landmark pays below the industry standard, and the parent company had not responded when the notice was reported.
The U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C. Photo: Kjetil Ree / CC BY-SA 3.0

Supreme Court justices send mixed signals as Boulder climate case reaches argument

A ruling for the oil companies could reach more than two dozen similar climate suits, none of which has gone to trial.
A view of Old Sana'a, Yemen. Photo: Ferdinand Reus / CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Corporate Media don’t understand the Houthis, and Don’t Want to, Either

A media critique of how Western outlets cover Yemen's Houthi movement, which has governed the capital Sanaa since 2014.