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December 31, 2016

Buoyed by DAPL Fight, Canadian Chiefs Launch Legal Battle Against Enbridge Pipeline

December 30, 2016

3 Miami cops fired after ‘joking’ about using black neighborhood for target practice

December 29, 2016

DAPL war rages on: 'Water protectors' arrested as protests continue

December 29, 2016

CIA Interrogator Reveals Saddam Hussein Predicted Rise of ISIS & U.S. Failure in Iraq

December 29, 2016

Facing Possible Threats Under Trump, Internet Archive to Build Server in Canada

December 28, 2016

Christy Turlington Burns Remembers 'Shy' George Michael

December 28, 2016

It's Official: Solar Energy Cheaper Than Fossil Fuels

December 28, 2016

Duterte threatens to throw corrupt officials out of a helicopter — and says he’s done it before

December 28, 2016

Kerry to Israel: We support you but can't defend ‘right-wing’ agenda

December 28, 2016

Secretary of State Kerry says 2-state solution 'only way' for lasting peace between Israelis, Palestinians

December 28, 2016

After Legislative Coup, North Carolina Can No Longer Be Considered a Democracy

December 28, 2016

At Time of U.S. Invasion, Saddam Hussein Was Focused on Writing Novel, Not WMDs

December 27, 2016

European Councils Build Solidarity Cities at the Local Level

December 27, 2016

Former Rockette SaysTroupe Should Not Perform at Inauguration After Trump Has Degraded Women

December 27, 2016

The Great Unwinding of Public Education

December 27, 2016

More Doctors Demand Payment Upfront

December 27, 2016

Bloodiest Christmas weekend: 11 dead, more than 60 shot in Chicago

December 27, 2016

U.N. Declares Israeli Settlements Illegal

December 27, 2016

"US not serious about fighting ISIS, it raised terrorists & wants them to stay" says Iran's Defense Minister

December 27, 2016

US Arms Sales Boomed in 2015

December 27, 2016

Fights Reported at Malls Nationwide the Day After Christmas

December 27, 2016

Progressive causes see 'unprecedented' upswing in donations after US election

December 27, 2016

Star Wars Legend Carrie Fisher Dies at 60

December 27, 2016

George Michael was a defiant gay icon. His life must not be sanitised

December 27, 2016

The philanthropic acts of George Michael: from £5k tips to nurses' gigs

December 25, 2016

Singer-Songwriter George Michael Dies at 53

December 24, 2016

Italy Needs New Monetary Policies to Reverse Six-Year Recession

December 24, 2016

Actress Carrie Fisher in intensive care after a cardiac episode on flight from London to L.A.

December 24, 2016

Carrie Fisher suffered a massive heart attack

December 24, 2016

13 Stars Definitely Not Performing at Trump Inauguration

December 24, 2016

Pope says Christmas 'hostage' to materialism, God in shadows

December 24, 2016

Despite Pressure From Trump, UN Votes to Demand End to Israeli Settlements

December 24, 2016

The Rockettes Have a Choice—Perform for Trump or Lose Their Jobs

December 24, 2016

Trump NY Campaign Chair Carl Paladino Wishes Death on Obama, Calls First Lady a Male

December 24, 2016

Maine Governor Tells Employers to Ignore Higher Minimum Wage

December 24, 2016

As Trump Saber-Rattles, Most of World Vows to Push Total Nuke Ban in New Year

December 24, 2016

Largest US police union demands Amazon remove ‘offensive’ Black Lives Matter shirt

December 23, 2016

DOJ Bestows 'Early Christmas Present' to Financial Giant Deutsche Bank

December 23, 2016

California Agency Accused of Targeting Homeless People

December 23, 2016

Obama Administration Dismantles Muslim Registry Ahead of Trump Inauguration

December 23, 2016

Black Woman Reports White Man Choked Her 7 Year Old Son; Police Assault and Arrest Her Instead

December 23, 2016

Marcus Garvey Inspired Millions, from MLK to Mandela

December 22, 2016

Google's tax evasion scheme using "Dutch Sandwich"

December 22, 2016

Majority of jobs added under Obama administration are temp, part time

December 22, 2016

Seattle Takes Steps to Divest $3 Billion From Wells Fargo Over Standing Rock

December 22, 2016

Obama's Permanent Atlantic Drilling Ban Excludes Most of the Southeast Coast

December 21, 2016

100,000+ People Demand Obama Free Chelsea Manning

December 21, 2016

Bill Ayers on Being a White Ally and the Future of Progressives

December 21, 2016

Thousands of Snow Geese Perish After Landing in Acidic Superfund Lake

December 21, 2016

Aleppo evacuation: Families wait in freezing cold as Obama denounces Syria 'horror'

December 21, 2016

By Making Palestinian Villages Invisible, Google and Apple Maps Facilitate Their Demolition

December 21, 2016

Aleppo evacuation: Families wait in freezing cold as Obama denounces Syria 'horror'

December 21, 2016

Jails in LA County Knowingly Expose Prisoners to Deadly Fungal Infection

December 21, 2016

DR Congo forces kill 26 protesters against leader Joseph Kabila

December 21, 2016

UN Security Council Seats Taken by Arms Exporters

December 21, 2016

Older Americans Hurting as Feds Garnish Social Security for Student Debt

December 20, 2016

California sues feds over claims offshore fracking had no environmental impact

December 20, 2016

Robert Reich: Like a Tyrant, Trump Is Deploying Seven Techniques to Control the Media

December 20, 2016

The United States has a hidden lead poisoning epidemic

December 20, 2016

A Deadly Day: Russian Ambassador Assassinated; 12 Dead in Berlin Truck Crash; Zürich Mosque Attacked

December 20, 2016

4 more face criminal charges in Flint water poisoning scandal

December 20, 2016

Electoral College 'Uprising' Marks New Phase for Anti-Trump Resistance

December 19, 2016

Happy 29th Birthday, Chelsea Manning

December 19, 2016

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99

December 19, 2016

There Shall Just Be People

December 19, 2016

Actress Zsa Zsa Gabor dies at age 99

December 19, 2016

There Shall Just Be People

December 19, 2016

Russian Ambassador Shot Dead in Turkey as Syria Roils Region

December 19, 2016

Elector: Our Duty in Electoral College is to Prevent Unqualified Demagogues from Presidency

December 19, 2016

Saddam Hussein Was Not 'Worth Removing From Power': Ex-CIA Agent

December 18, 2016

In Texas, Corpus Christi lifts citywide water system ban

December 17, 2016

The Tent Cities of San Francisco

December 17, 2016

Drug overdoses jump 33% across the nation over the past five years

December 17, 2016

Corpus Christi had 3 reports of dirty water before ban

December 16, 2016

It's 2016. Do You Know Where Your Bombs Are Falling?

December 16, 2016

Beijing seizes US underwater drone in South China Sea

December 16, 2016

Corpus Christi, Texas water deemed unsafe due to chemical leak

December 16, 2016

North Carolinians Revolt Over Republicans' Brazen Post-Election Coup

December 16, 2016

Rev. Barber: We Have Convicted White Supremacist Dylann Roof But America is Still Guilty

December 16, 2016

Trump Has Appointed More Generals in His Cabinet Than Any President Since World War II

December 15, 2016

Federal court jurors find Dylann Roof guilty of all 33 counts in hate crime shootings at South Carolina church

December 15, 2016

How America Disgraces Itself

December 15, 2016

20 state attorneys general suing drug companies alleging conspiracy to raise prices

December 15, 2016

Philippines President Admits to Hunting and Killing People

December 15, 2016

The U.S. Could Stop Refueling Saudis & End Devastating War in Yemen Tomorrow

December 15, 2016

Hamilton Electors Have a Message for Donald Trump: "You’re Fired"

December 15, 2016

Trump's Cabinet Wealthier Than One-Third of US Households Combined

December 14, 2016

Rick Perry to head Energy, department he once sought to abolish

December 14, 2016

Sweden tells municipalities to prepare for war

December 14, 2016

'Growing Pains' actor Alan Thicke dies at 69

December 14, 2016

Ohio Gov. Kasich Vetoes Heartbeat Bill, Signs 'Horrific' 20-Week Abortion Ban

December 13, 2016

Defying Political Pushback, Private Colleges Quietly Enroll Undocumented Students

December 13, 2016

By Rejecting Recount, Is Michigan Covering Up 75,000 Ballots Never Counted?

December 13, 2016

"Water Protectors" say a major oil spill in North Dakota "validates" their concerns

December 13, 2016

Hypocrisy Behind the Russian-Election Frenzy

December 12, 2016

Condolences pour in after deadly attacks in Istanbul

December 12, 2016

ISIS recaptures Palmyra

December 12, 2016

Federal judge blocks Pennsylvania recount request

December 12, 2016

Inside Exxon's Great Climate Cover-Up

December 12, 2016

Cops Aren’t Under Siege. Civilians and Liberties Are.

December 12, 2016

Meet the Guy Corralling Billionaires to Fight Inequality

December 11, 2016

Sears Transformed America. It Deserves to Die With Dignity.

December 10, 2016

FBI sent planeload of agents to frame Assange in Iceland, got snubbed by minister

December 10, 2016

CIA "Concludes" Russia Meddled in US Election, Provides No Evidence

December 10, 2016

Green Party's Jill Stein on Obstacles to Vote Recount: "This is Not What Democracy Looks Like"

December 10, 2016

Washington State Lauches Suit Against Monsanto for Toxic PCB Pollution

December 09, 2016

Capita to replace staff with robots to save money

December 09, 2016

Trump launches war on unions

December 09, 2016

US Military: We Deliberately Bombed a Hospital

December 09, 2016

Create Affordable, Safe Living Spaces & Stop Treating Artists Like Criminals

December 09, 2016

Austrian Presidential Election Shows How United Front Politics Can Defeat the Far Right

December 09, 2016

John Glenn, First American To Orbit The Earth, Dies At 95

December 08, 2016

Trump Is President Because White People’s Votes Count More in America

December 08, 2016

UC Berkeley to hold memorial vigil for Oakland fire victims

December 08, 2016

Major retailers being sued by Los Angeles for pricing scheme

December 08, 2016

No mistrial for Dylann Roof after church shooting survivor calls him 'evil'

December 08, 2016

Pakistan mourns 47 killed in air crash, as investigators seek answers

December 08, 2016

U.S. Planned to Go to War with Japan and Germany Before Pearl Harbor Attack

December 08, 2016

Meet the Republican Elector Who Is Refusing to Vote for Trump

December 08, 2016

Washington Post Appends Editor’s Note to Russian Propaganda Story

December 08, 2016

Michigan Recount Halted as Judge 'Gives In' to Trump and State GOP

December 07, 2016

Who Voted for Wall Street?

December 07, 2016

Sanders, Ellison, Glover lead 'Good Jobs Nation' rally in DC

December 07, 2016

Noam Chomsky & Harry Belafonte in Conversation on Trump, Sanders, the KKK and Rebellious Hearts

December 07, 2016

Don’t be fooled into thinking Trump is being guided by anything other than his own random, autocratic whims

December 07, 2016

Carrier Union Leader on Trump's Jobs Claim: "I Almost Threw Up in My Mouth"

December 06, 2016

Oakland mayor announces grant to help artists

December 06, 2016

The Smear Campaign Against Keith Ellison Is Repugnant but Reveals Much About Washington

December 06, 2016

Native Leaders Formally Forgive Veterans in Emotional Ceremony

December 06, 2016

Republican Elector Joins Anti-Trump Revolt

December 06, 2016

Judge Doubles Down on Order Requiring Michigan Officials to Deliver Clean Water in Flint

December 06, 2016

From Climate Change to Nuclear War, Noam Chomsky Warns of Literal Threats to Our Survival

December 06, 2016

James Mattis Is a War Criminal

December 06, 2016

The Real Voting Scandal of 2016

December 06, 2016

"Welcome to the Fourth Reich": Legendary Actor Harry Belafonte on the Election of Donald Trump

December 06, 2016

Navajo Nation sues US govt for $160mn over Colorado mine spill

December 06, 2016

Weapons business made $370.7 billion in 2015

December 06, 2016

First Republican Elector Joins Anti-Trump Revolt

December 06, 2016

Site Smeared as 'Russian Propaganda' Demands Washington Post Retraction

December 05, 2016

Michigan Recount Commences as Stein Files Federal Pennsylvania Suit

December 05, 2016

Al Gore Says the Time Has Come to Kill the Electoral College

December 05, 2016

One white male juror stands in the way of justice in the police killing of Walter Scott

December 05, 2016

As Thousands of Vets Descend on Standing Rock, U.S. Army Backs Down and Halts Pipeline Construction

December 05, 2016

Standing Rock Sioux Chair Hails Army Corps of Engineers Decision to Reroute Dakota Access Pipeline

December 05, 2016

33 Die in Massive Fire at Artist Collective in Oakland

December 05, 2016

What was Oakland's Ghost Ship?

December 03, 2016

Cornel West on Keith Lamont Scott Case: Yet Again An Officer Gets Away With Killing a Black Man

December 03, 2016

Naomi Klein, Tulsi Gabbard Travel to Standing Rock Alongside Thousands of Veterans

December 03, 2016

North Dakota fracking co slapped with $2.1mn fine over pollution of Native American reservation

December 03, 2016

Fire at California loft party kills nine, higher death toll feared

December 03, 2016

Authorities prepared for up to 40 deaths in Oakland warehouse fire

December 02, 2016

With the exception of Twitter, major tech companies seem uncommitted on civil liberties for Muslims

December 02, 2016

6 years later the United Nations on finally apologized for creating the deadly cholera outbreak in Haiti.

December 02, 2016

Gatlinburg, Pigeon Forge Fire Kills 12 as Authorities Begin to Identify Victims

December 02, 2016

Switzerland's age of banking secrecy coming to an end

December 02, 2016

4.6mn sign petition calling for Electoral College to put Clinton in White House

December 02, 2016

"This is the most dangerous time for our planet" says Stephen Hawking

December 02, 2016

White 'Trump supporter' goes on epic racist rant

December 01, 2016

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.: "I'll See You at Standing Rock"

December 01, 2016

Cornel West Will Join Standing Rock to Show Solidarity With Historic Indigenous Uprising

December 01, 2016

Fossil Fuel Industry Has Known Since 1967 That Fracking Cause Earthquakes

December 01, 2016

Lawrence Lessig: The Electoral College Is Constitutionally Allowed to Choose Clinton over Trump

December 01, 2016

How Fidel Castro Showed Latin America There was a Way to Resist U.S. Imperialism

December 01, 2016

Betsy DeVos' Plan to Destroy Public Education

December 01, 2016

The System IS Rigged!—The Electoral College and the 2016 Election

November 29, 2016

After Surviving 600 Assassination Attempts & Outlasting 11 U.S. Presidents, Fidel Castro Dies at 90

November 29, 2016

The Untold Story of Cuba's Support for African Independence Movements Under Fidel Castro

November 29, 2016

At Standing Rock Water Protectors Sue Over 'Deliberate and Punitive' Police Brutality

November 29, 2016

North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple cuts off emergency services at Standing Rock

November 29, 2016

Moral Monday Movement Vows to Defend Victory Over Right-Wing Governor

November 29, 2016

Fight for $15 Plans National Strikes as Uber Drivers Join Protest for First Time

November 27, 2016

UK Government Uses Aid Money to Back Oil Drilling in UNESCO World Heritage Site

November 27, 2016

Repression and Nonviolent Resistance in Africa’s Last Colony

November 26, 2016

Russian ruble resumes recovery as exporters seen selling dollars

November 26, 2016

France votes for center-right candidate - and perhaps next president

November 26, 2016

César Chelala on Fidel Castrol

November 26, 2016

Clinton Campaign to Join in Recount Effort, as Stein Officially Files in Wisconsin

November 26, 2016

Fidel Castro, Cuba’s revolutionary leader, dies aged 90

November 26, 2016

Stardardized Testing Has Created Administrator Cheating In Public Schools

November 26, 2016

The Power of the Movements Facing Trump

November 26, 2016

Veterans Plan "Deployment" to Join Water Protectors' Battle Against DAPL

November 26, 2016

Cuban Revolutionary Leader Fidel Castro Dead at 90

November 25, 2016

Noam Chomsky on the new Trump era

November 25, 2016

Noam Chomsky calls the Republican Party "the most dangerous organization in world history"

November 25, 2016

Pennsylvania prisons stop using food loaves to punish inmates

November 25, 2016

‘Journalistic garbage’: Greenwald & others slam WaPo for ‘insane’ Russian propaganda story

November 25, 2016

'Fear of Trump' Is Making Some Children Physically Sick, Say Health Experts

November 25, 2016

Army Corps will close anti-DAPL protest camp at Standing Rock by Dec. 5

November 25, 2016

Wisconsin receives Stein and Del La Fuente recount petitions

November 25, 2016

"No, Trump, We Can’t Just Get Along" says Charles Blow

November 25, 2016

Florence Henderson, Upbeat Mom of ‘The Brady Bunch,’ Dies at 82

November 24, 2016

Armed White Supremacists Clash With Counter-Protesters at Texas Capitol During Unveiling of Black History Monument

November 24, 2016