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Comedian Michelle Wolf Delivers 'Scathing' Roast of Trump and His Cronies at Correspondents' Dinner

Settler rail line to Israel latest land grab

U.S. appeals court allows Texas to implement voter ID law

Will the International Criminal Court Prosecute Israel for War Crimes?

Human Rights Advocates Demand Worldwide Arms Embargo as Gaza Protests Continue

Israel's Massacres of Gaza Protesters Force Liberal Zionists to Face Oppressive Reality

Knife attacker kills seven children, wounds 12 in China

Over 100 Mayors Sign Pledge to Protect the Open Internet

UN Peacekeepers Uncover Suspected Mass Graves in DRC

Korean Leaders Vow to Officially End War (VIDEO)

Nurses Demand Johns Hopkins Halt 'Anti-Union Campaign'

Charlie Rose, #MeToo and the Eternal Possibility of White, Male Redemption

Seeing Red: Teacher Walkouts Shut Arizona, Colorado Schools

Macy Debuts Modest Clothing Line by Muslim Designer

How the alt-right’s sexism lures men into white supremacy

Arizona Educators Stage First Statewide Walkout as Teacher Revolt Grows

Who gets to picture and narrate Africa?

"A Complete Disaster": Noam Chomsky on Trump and the Future of US Politics

US Senate confirms Mike Pompeo as secretary of state

Stephen Colbert savages Kanye West-Trump Twitter 'bro fest'

John Legend, Janelle Monáe, and Others Excuse Themselves From Kanye West’s Twitter Narrative

Lynching Memorial In Alabama Remembers The Victims Of Unacknowledged Terror

America's first memorial to victims of lynching opens in Alabama (Photo Essay)

Multiple explosions at Wisconsin oil refinery, 10 confirmed injured

Bill Cosby found guilty in sexual assault trial in milestone for #MeToo era

Russia and China slam Trump-Macron Push to Renegotiate Iran Deal

Senior Democrat Caught on Tape Pressuring Progressive Congressional Candidate to Drop Out of Race (VIDEO)

Eight Years After BP Oil Spill, Sick Cleanup Workers Still Waiting for Day in Court

Burying Fetal Remains: Court Strikes Down Indiana Law Signed by Mike Pence (VIDEO)

Golfing While Black: Club apologizes for calling cops on black members

Iran's Rouhani Says Trump Has 'No Clue' About International Treaties or Law

New York Governor Restores Voting Rights to Parolees

Amazon's European workers denounce Jeff Bezo's Axel Springer award

New Aristocrats Divided Over Trump

No End in Sight for US-Backed Yemen Massacre (VIDEO)

Africa loses billions due to high cost of money transfer fees

Texas Charter School Asked Students to List "Positive Aspects" of Slavery

Kanye West "Keep America Great" Posters Appearing All Over NYC, Chicago & LA

Black woman left topless as Alabama police throw her to floor in Waffle House arrest

Infamous Mercenary Erik Prince Being Considered to Build Trump's Foreign Army for Syria

US-Backed Coalition Bombs Wedding Party in Yemen, Killing Dozens

Starbucks' epic fail after an epic fail

US-Backed Coalition Bombs Wedding Party in Yemen, Killing Dozens

How Mossad carries out assassinations

Zimbabwe: 15,000 nurses return to work after strike

Earth Day: Time for a plastic-free planet

Students as Debt Slaves

Leaders of China and Japan to Meet -- Could Be a Game Changer

7-Year-Old Havana Edwards on Why She Joined the National School Walkout

EPA Recommends Transitioning Away From Animal Testing

World's oldest person, Nabi Tajima, dies in Japan aged 117

At least 10 killed as unrest intensifies in Nicaragua

High-level Hamas member gunned down in Malaysia

MOSSAD BLAMED FOR DEATH OF HAMAS-AFFILIATED ENGINEER IN MALAYSIA

Colin Kaepernick wins Amnesty International top award

Natalie Portman Backs Out of Israeli Award Ceremony

Genesis Prize cancels ceremony after 2018 winner Natalie Portman said she won’t visit Israel

Natalie Portman Says, Enough!

Durham first US city to ban police training with Israeli military

House Raid Illustrates How Baltimore Police Refuse to Take Black Residents Rights Seriously

Native Language Schools Are Taking Back Education

Democrats sue Russia, Trump campaign for alleged 2016 election conspiracy

Lawmakers propose giving top NY prosecutor power to bypass Trump pardons

National Teachers Union Cuts Ties With Wells Fargo Over Bank's Ties To NRA

Court Rules California Can List Glyphosate as Probable Carcinogen

The Palestinian women at the forefront of Gaza's protests

Iran's Rouhani: We will not wait for approval to produce weapons

Global Warming's Impact on Ocean Currents to Amplify Sea Level Rise (VIDEO)

Iran to replace US dollar with euro in financial reports

There Was Nothing Humanitarian About Our Strikes on Syria

Alabama to execute Walter Moody, 83, oldest in modern US history

The Israeli Security Establishment is Terrified of a Nonviolent Palestinian Movement (VIDEO)

House Republicans call for prosecutions of Clinton, Comey, Lynch, and others

Saudi Dictator Dines with French President as Yemenis Starve

Miguel Diaz-Canel set to become Cuba's next president

Wall Street Banks Have Already Pocketed $2.5 Billion From Trump Tax Scam

Suspiciously Black in Starbucks

Trump’s Impotent Rage

Greenpeace Greets Trudeau in London With 'Crudeau Oil' Protest

Starbucks and the Criminalization of Blackness

Deadliest U.S. Prison Riot in 25 Years Shines Light on Inhumane Conditions in Prisons (VIDEO)

Barbara Bush dies at 92; popular first lady was also the mother of a president

Connecting Public Transit to Great Manufacturing Jobs

Palestinians Continue “Great March of Return” Protests for Third Straight Week

Martin Luther King Jr.: The Prophet as Healer

The right's insane sliming of David Hogg

PRO-TRUMP TROLL SHOOTS UP DAVID HOGG EFFIGY WITH ASSAULT RIFLE

Children File Climate Change Suit Against Florida Government

Robert F. Kennedy: Teachings for Today

Laura Flanders Show: After Hurricane Maria

Saheed Vassell’s Parents Call for Police to Release Every Video Leading Up to Their Son’s Death (VIDEO)

Trump Moves to Gut the Post Office

Seven Brilliant Insights From Noam Chomsky on the American Empire

Former FBI director says Trump not fit to be president

Arab leaders mute on Syria strikes at Saudi summit

Anger Over Low Pay and Lack of Funding Spreads to Colorado

Israel's mass murder of Unarmed Gaza Protesters enters 3rd Week

Petition by Former DOJ Officials Denounce Trump

David Buckel: US lawyer sets himself on fire in climate protest

When They Couldn't Afford Internet Service, They Built Their Own

Fake news, WikiTribune and the future of journalism

Trump's Attack on Syria Violates International Law

Syria's war: France rules out 'confrontation' with Russia

US Bombs Syria to Western Media Applause, While Syria and Allies Condemn

Palestinians gather for mass protests along Gaza-Israel border

Karl Marx statue erected in Trier for 200th birthday celebrations

TV host's show canceled for tweeting murderous sexual threat at teen David Hogg

Education Advisory Board Member Compares Anti-Violence Teen Activist David Hogg to Nazis

"Cofin" and "cage" homes in Hong Kong (photo-essay)

Duterte to ICC prosecutor: I will arrest you if you come here

Will Senate Dems Block Confirmation of Climate-Denying, Torture-Backing State Dept Pick Mike Pompeo? (VIDEO)

Trump "is unethical" and behaves like a "mob boss" says former FBI director in new book

Miscarriage of Justice: Ex-President Lula's Imprisonment in Brazil

A president in prison won't solve the crisis in Brazil

US Attack on Syria Would Be Illegal Under International Law

Russia steps up rhetoric over Douma 'chemical attack'

Teacher Strikes Are About a Lot More Than Paychecks

Insect farms gear up to feed soaring global protein demand

As Fascists Infiltrate Colleges, Students Want Cops and Racists Out

Trump Pardons Cheney Sidekick Scooter Libby

5 common issues facing Africans abroad

#ShellKnew: Green Group Sues Oil Giant Over Climate Impact

Kentucky Teachers to Hold Sick-Out Friday Despite Threats from Governor

Paris’s new digital art venue opens with immersive Klimt show

“Facebook Doesn’t Sell Your Data. It Sells You” (VIDEO)

Striking Teachers Are “Real Resistance” to “Incoherent” Republicans and “Gutted” Dems

Jerusalem Conference guests denied entry by Israel

Wind Power Output in Scotland Enough for 5 Million Homes

Israel Massacres Unarmed Gaza Protesters Again as International Community Shrugs

When Your Lawyer Needs a Lawyer: Trump, Cohen and the FBI Raid

Video shows fatal police shooting of black woman

Denver Post Employees Revolt Against Its “Vulture” Hedge-Fund Owner (VIDEO)

Major Banks Ramp Up Fossil Fuel Financing Despite Climate Crisis

Poor People's Campaign Unveils Agenda to Combat Poverty, Racism, and Militarism

From Stephon Clark to Voter Suppression, the Attack on Black America Intensifies

Trump lawyer Michael Cohen: The loyal ‘fixer’ now under federal scrutiny

Trump Slams FBI & AG Jeff Sessions After Agents Raid Home & Office of His Attorney, Michael Cohen (VIDEO)

MLK Documentary: 'When Silence Becomes Betrayal' (VIDEO)

Israel's State-Sponsored Mass Shooting

Russia congratulates Yulia Skripal on recovery after attack

The Media Never, Ever Gives Peace a Chance

Under Threat of Military Coup, Brazil's Supreme Court Sends Lula to Prison

Brazil’s Right Wing Jailed Ex-President Lula Because They Couldn’t Win at the Polls (VIDEO)

Opposition Halts Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline

Winnie and MLK: Their Fight was Right — and It’s Not Over

“Apartheid, Rogue, Terrorist State”: Glenn Greenwald on Israel’s Murder of Gaza Protesters (VIDEO)

Richest 1% Will Soon Own Two-Thirds Of World's Wealth

US Occupying Oil-Rich Areas in North Syria to Choke Damascus

Judge Suspends Release of Herman Bell, Elderly Black Panther Jailed 45 Years (VIDEO)

Israeli forces kill Palestinian journalist covering Gaza rally

Man drives van into restaurant in Germany with fatal results

Three Countries Nearing a 100% Green Grid

Fourteen killed in Canadian youth hockey team bus crash

The NFL’s plan to protect America from witches

US Schools Disproportionately Punish Black Students, GAO Report Confirms

Controversy over sending National Guard troops to Mexican border

Israeli army kills seven Palestinians, wounds 1,000 at Gaza rally

Brazil: Deadline for Lula to turn himself into police expires

Puerto Rico to close nearly one-third of its public schools as it pushes charters and vouchers

In Wake of Gaza Massacre, Israeli Leaders Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes

Gaza's Passover massacre

If You Want to Kill Drug Dealers, Start with Big Pharma

Facebook Admits Data From 'Most' of Its 2 Billion Users Compromised

Martin Luther King Jr was a radical. We must not sterilize his legacy

US, Saudi CEOs Sign $20B Deals in NYC as Protesters Condemn Catastrophic War on Yemen

We Have Bill Clinton to Thank in Part for Trump's Propaganda Machine

Facebook: Up to 87m affected in Cambridge Analytica scandal

MLK’s Final Days: The Rev. James Lawson Remembers King’s Assassination & Support for Memphis Strike (VIDEO)

TV Producer Resigns Over Forced Scripts

3,000+ Google Employees Demand Company End Work on Pentagon Drone Project

50 Years After Assassination, Nation Urged to Acknowledge and Embrace MLK's Radical Vision

Wildcat Teacher Strikes Spread to Kentucky and Oklahoma

The Pentagon's Scary Plan to Militarize Ocean Life

Starvation Wages Are a “Crime” (VIDEO)

The American pursuit of domination: From Barbary wars to Iraq

New CFPB Director Makes Changes to Help Companies, Not Consumers

The Murder of Marielle Franco and the Birth of a Movement

Who was South Africa's Winnie Mandela?

US Blocks UN Investigation into Israeli Military Killings in Gaza

Roger Lowenstein, F**k Your Stock Portfolio

Massacre in Gaza: Israeli Forces Open Fire on Palestinians, Killing 18, Wounding 1500+ (VIDEO)

‘Testilying’ by Police: Lying Is a Fundamental Part of American Police Culture

Watching Black Panther in Harlem

Anti-apartheid icon Nelson Mandela's ex-wife Winnie Mandela dies

Tens of Thousands Rally for Education in Oklahoma

EPA Rolls Back Fuel Efficiency Standards at the Request of Automakers

Israel Massacres Unarmed Gaza Protesters, Shooting 773 with Live Ammunition

Erdogan calls Netanyahu 'terrorist', Israel 'terrorist state'

Pope, after Gaza violence, says 'defenseless' being killed in Holy Land

Sacramento sheriff’s cruiser hits woman during Stephon Clark protest and speeds away