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Racism with Roseanne, in real time

Deutsche Bank is Failing, Bail Out Inevitable

Denmark passes law banning face veil in public spaces

EU to impose measures against 'unacceptable' US metal tariffs

Federal Workers Union Sues Donald Trump

Eleven Turbines Successfully Installed at Wind Farm Trump Tried to Block

Israeli Military Prevents Palestinian Attempt to Break Gaza’s Naval Blockade

Opioids Found in Seattle Mussels Could Put Salmon, Other Fish at Risk

Speech Is Never Free in a World of Racist Surveillance and Repression

Roseanne Barr: Jewish, offensive and confused

ABC Cancels Roseanne Barr’s Show After Star’s Racist Comments

Why Did ABC Ignore Roseanne Barr’s Hateful Tweets Against Arabs & Palestinians?

Deadlier than Katrina & 9/11: Hurricane Maria Killed 4,645 in Puerto Rico, 70 Times Official Toll (VIDEO)

Arkady Babchenko reported killed in Ukraine appears alive

Brazil’s Trucker Strike Paralyzes Country, Could Lead to Dangerous Outcome

Hundreds of people rescued from the Mediterranean sea

Italian Women March Across Country. Demand: 'My Body, My Choice'

Russian troops killed during rebel raid in Syria's Deir Az Zor

Israel begins building marine barrier along Gaza border

Google and Facebook Hit With $8.8 Billion in Lawsuits

DNC Chief Tom Perez Endorses Cuomo Ahead of NY Primary

Big Pay Gaps Are Bad for Business

Scenes of joy as Ireland votes to repeal abortion law

Economic Update: An Unsustainable System (Audio Segment)

The Unbearable Whiteness of NFL Ownership

Ireland abortion referendum: 'Monumental day for women'

US Lets Public Housing Developments Crumble as a Prelude to Privatization

Goons in Gucci: The Corporate Royalists of the 21st Century

Stacey Abrams Is the Future for a Democratic Party in Crisis

Weapons Manufacturers Use Israel's Massacres of Palestinians as Testing Grounds

Supreme Court Votes Against Workers’ Rights in 5-4 Decision (VIDEO)

NFL Owners Rebuked for Announcing Fines for Teams If Players #TakeAKnee

Trump to Rescue Chinese Telecom as Beijing Funds Major Trump Project

Comedian blasted for comparing straight white men to the ‘N-word’

Kansas Governor Signs Anti-LGBT Adoption Bill Into Law

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas admitted to hospital

Texas high school shooting suspect yelled 'surprise' and started firing, witness said

Russian ex-spy Sergei Skripal discharged from UK hospital

In Jerusalem, Christian Zionists Seal the Deal With Netanyahu

Putin, Merkel discuss defense against Trump’s sanctions drive

10 Dead as Texas Students Become Latest Casualties in String of School Shootings

As UN Approves War Crimes Probe, Human Rights Chief Rips Israel's "Horrifying" Massacre of Palestinians

The Post Office as an Alternative to Shady Private Banks

‘There Is No Opposition in Israel’ as Netanyahu Massacres Gazans

Against Amazon's Wishes, Seattle Passes 'Head Tax' on Big Businesses

Google Employees Resign Over Artificial Intelligence Contract With Department of Defense

‘Any of Us are Open to Police Terror’

Outrage over Israeli Massacre Shows Power of Nonviolent Palestinian Resistance

EU moves to block US sanctions on Iran

Towns across northwest Indiana are finding alarming amounts of lead in their soil

Palestinians Have the Right to Break Free of the “Unlivable” Cage That Is Gaza (VIDEO)

Trump Calls Some Unauthorized Immigrants ‘Animals’ in Rant

WHITE HOUSE DOUBLES DOWN AFTER TRUMP SAYS ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS “AREN’T PEOPLE”

Defenders of Open Internet Deliver 'Historic Win' as Senate Votes to Restore Net Neutrality

How the Gaza massacre exposed international cowardice

"All Those Babies Are Dead. All Those People Are Dead': Eddie Glaude Jr. on Gaza Massacre

Four White Louisiana Officers Choked Keevan Robinson Black Man to Death

Tom Wolfe, Pyrotechnic ‘New Journalist’ and Novelist, Dies at 88

Death of black Louisiana man during arrest ruled homicide by ‘asphyxia,’ coroner says

'Jerusalem is not Trump's city to give'

58 Peaceful Protesters Murdered, 2,700 Injured in Gaza as US Embassy Opens in Jerusalem

Growing Underground: The World's First Subterranean Farm

BP's Toxic Gulf Coast Legacy

New Campaign Seeks Ban on Factory Farms

Israel Massacres Palestinians in Gaza

New York Taxi Drivers Launch Campaign to Save Their Industry Following Suicides

Rev. Barber Slams Anti-Muslim, Anti-Semitic Pastors Trump Chose to Open U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem (VIDEO)

Pastor who prayed at embassy opening is 'a religious bigot', says Mitt Romney

Israeli forces kill at least 52 Palestinians protesting in Gaza as US moves embassy to Jerusalem

Israeli Soldiers Kill 50+ Palestinians Protesting Nonviolently as U.S. Opens Jerusalem Embassy (VIDEO)

North Korea's nuclear test site to be dismantled within weeks

Staunch net neutrality advocate Mignon Clyburn steps down from FCC

Palestinian “Gandhis” Are Marching Every Day for Freedom from Israeli Apartheid (VIDEO)

How Costa Rica Gets It Right

Major blaze engulfs Zen Tower in Dubai Marina

Death Toll for Gaza’s March of Return Keeps Rising

Iran protesters chant anti-US slogans after nuclear deal pull out

Ralph Nader to 'Decrepit' Democrats: Stop Scapegoating and Embrace a Bold Agenda

World leaders call for restraint after Israeli raids in Syria

Pakistan passes landmark transgender rights law

Nikol Pashinyan elected as new prime minister of Armenia

Israel Threatens Lebanon After Hezbollah Makes Gains in Election

California heads toward requiring solar panels on all new houses

The 3 Biggest Consequences of Trump Pulling Out of the Iran Deal

Trump's Iran decision wins plaudits from Israel and Saudi Arabia, blistering criticism from Europe

Switching Sides: Whitewashing History in the Age of Trump

Hezbollah Coalition Declares ‘Victory’ in Lebanon’s First Parliamentary Election in 9 Years

India teen fights for life after being raped, set on fire

The Monopolization of America

Iran's Rouhani condemns court order to block Telegram app

Paul Ryan Fires House Chaplain for Fair Tax Prayer

Kent State Dedicating Historic Landmark on May 4 Anniversary

South Africa miners reach $400m settlement for lung disease

Amazon Stops Huge Development Plans in Seattle Over Taxes

Palestinian-Mexican-American politician running for US Congress

Domestic battery surges in Russia after decriminalisation

US and Canadian Regulators Colluded with Manufacturers of Highly Toxic Substances

Germany moving to limit arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE, Turkey

Brazil's Unions and Left Unite, Demanding Lula's Freedom

Iran says will not renegotiate nuclear deal, warns against changes

Koch Brothers' Money went to George Mason University to Influence US Government

There's a Gaping Hole in Giuliani and Trump's Legal Argument

Police Unleash 'Brutal Attacks' on Austerity Protesters in Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico

Palestinians face explosive bullets, dangerous gas bombs

Protests Force Starbucks to Ditch ADL From Leading Anti-Racism Training

US, China and Saudi Arabia top list of military spending

Demonstrators Disrupt Wells Fargo Shareholder Meeting

Cambridge Analytica shuts down amid scandal over use of Facebook data

Two black men arrested at Starbucks settle with Philadelphia for $1 each

"I Was Afraid US-Saudi Coalition Would Bomb My Wedding"