Tag: United States
While democrats chase Russians, republicans keep rigging elections
We can’t resolve the Russian question without more answers, but we can fix what we already know is broken.
Sorry, Donald. Taxes in the United States are actually very low.
Only Korea, Chile, and Mexico pay less.
From Norway to Peru, U.S. to Philippines, a Tsunami of Activists...
The cases currently in court will only see breakthroughs if supplemented with the strength of the global climate movement at large.
The U.S. Is Downright Weird When It Comes to Firearms
Do hunters really need semi-automatic AR-15 assault weapons? Is that how they roll in deer season? The US public doesn’t think so.
The Mexicanization of the United States
The destruction caused by neoliberalism is global. The patterns of economic, social, cultural and political assault that Mexico has suffered are afflicting countries from Greece to the United States. Only a worldwide anti-capitalist resistance movement will save us.
3 Reasons the Historic U.S.-Canada Commitment to Curbing Methane Emissions Is...
There is a reason we held a Climate Reality Leadership Corps training in Toronto last year: Canada is a crucial player in the climate fight.
Cuba Refuses to Return Missing U.S. Hellfire Missile
Federal investigators still do not know whether the missile was purposely stolen or accidentally shipped to Cuba.
Rackets Science: The Influence Peddlers Protection Act of 2015 (H.R. 2029)
Voters should ask, is the United States more corrupt now than it was eight years ago? Than 16 years ago? 24 years ago?
LOOK: Canada Welcomes the First of Thousands of Syrian Refugees
In stark contrast to the United States, Canada welcomed the first of what is to be thousands of Syrian refugees. Canada's plan is to welcome 25,000 refugees by March 2016.
TransCanada’s Next Move After Keystone XL: Flood Mexico with Fracked Gas...
Though the Mexican government publicly denied the U.S. had any involvement in helping to usher in privatization of Mexico's energy sector, it appears the State Department has tracked gas pipeline developments in Mexico closely.
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NYC releases 170,000 pages of 9/11 air quality records held back for 25 years
The documents settle two lawsuits from survivors and responders who spent decades seeking them.
Houthi seizure of Yemeni port pushes US diesel past $6 a gallon for first...
Saudi oil output has fallen to its lowest level since 1990 as the Iran war disrupts shipping.
Casino workers strike at Encore Boston Harbor after contract talks stall
More than 1,300 Teamsters and UNITE HERE members walked out after voting 97 percent to authorize the strike
Forever War: How 9/11 Unleashed U.S. Violence on Civilians Abroad & Attacks on Rights...
We look at how post-9/11 policies and the so-called war on terror reshaped the country and the world with two Columbia faculty members who convened a two-day symposium on “The Forever War and the First Amendment.” The symposium brought together journalists, scholars, lawyers and activists to explore the legacy of the “war on terror,” specifically focused on the impact on democratic rights, including the freedoms of speech and the press.
25 Years of War Was the Wrong Response to 9/11
Medea Benjamin and Nicolas J. S. Davies tally the trillions spent and the millions killed in the quarter century of war that followed September 11.