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Hilton Hotel fires two employees who called police on black guest

Greece child protection services 'disjointed and inadequate'

Thailand to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Unions

Wells Fargo to pay $575 million in settlement with U.S. states

Germany Closes Its Last Black Coal Mine

Germany’s Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time

Stax Records President Al Bell Honors Aretha Franklin, a Lost Icon in 2018

Sex Ed Programs Face Anti-LGBTQ BacklashE

School Employee Sues District for Israel Loyalty Oath in Contract

Egyptian forces 'kill 40' in response to tourist bus attack

Remember: Christ was a Palestinian refugee

Richard Wolff: We Need a More Humane Economic System (VIDEO)

Cold War Radar System a Trillion Dollar Fraud – Lester Earnest on RAI

$800M in Taxpayer Money Went to Funding For-Profit Immigrant Prisons in 2018

France World Cup winner donates winnings to charity

Japan to Resume Killing Whales, Ignoring International Ban

Angela Davis on Running from the FBI, Lessons from Prison and How Aretha Franklin Got Her Free (VIDEO)

Doctors' strike continues in Sudan as protests enter eighth day

Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat vows to donate his entire fortune

Jemele Hill has no regrets about calling Trump a white supremacist

The Real Problem Is the US-Saudi Relationship, Not Just Crown Prince MBS

We're Learning the Truth About Voter Fraud

Italy's Mount Etna erupts, authorities close airport

Protesters in France call for closure of Generation Identity bar

Noam Chomsky: Social media outlets have 'become major forces for undermining democracy'

Appalachian Whiteness: A History that Never Existed

‘It’s worse than murder’: how rural America became a hospital desert

'Then the sea came': Indonesian tsunami survivors recall ordeal

New Jersey referee suspended after forcing black wrestler to have haircut

SpaceX launches first US national security space mission

Iran says US presence in Syria 'wrong' from the start

Indigenous Nation Blocks TransCanada Pipeline with New Checkpoint

Fighting Rent-to-Own Racism This Christmas

Baghdad's Green Zone opens its gates to public after 15 years

Audrey Geisel, 97, Dies; Dr. Seuss’s Widow and Keeper of His Flame

Time to Get Out of Syria

Murder of Honduran teens highlight dangers for refugees at border

Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Furlough of Congressional Pay Next Shutdown

Trump Can and Should Be Indicted

Hungarians Rise up Against Anti-Worker ‘Slave Law’ and Growing Authoritarianism

This isn’t a bear market, we’re in a house of cards that the Fed built, says Peter Schiff

U.N. tells UK: Allow Assange to leave Ecuador embassy freely

Trump is doing ‘the bidding of Russia’ and Putin is openly thanking him

Pentagon chief Mattis quits, cites policy differences with Trump

Former Blackwater Security Guard Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder

Deadly pesticide found in temple food that killed 15 in India

Senate Passes Historic Criminal Justice Reform Legislation

Tense calm prevails in Yemen's Hodeidah as ceasefire holds

Marc Lamont Hill Speaks Out After CNN Fires Him for Pro-Palestine Speech at U.N. (VIDEO)

Why Trump’s Private Transactions Are Terrifying

The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration

James Comey slams Fox News reporter to her face for spreading Trump’s ‘nonsense’

William Blum, US Policy Critic Derided by NYT, Dies at 85

Ralph Nader on Single Payer, Climate Devastation, Impeachment & Why Mulvaney Is a “Massive Outlaw” (VIDEO)

New York Governor Cuomo aims to legalize recreational marijuana use

Ex-FBI chief Comey says Trump undermines rule of law with 'lies'

Ex-CIA officer warns Russians aren’t just electing politicians but want to change America itself

Trump, the Quintessential American

Senate report on Russian meddling in 2016 election shows just how extensive the attack was

SNL roasts Trump with parody of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ where he was never president — and everyone is better off

George H. W. Bush’s War Crimes, from Iraq’s ‘Highway of Death’ to Panama

50,000 LA Teachers, Union Leaders and Students Join Protest, Accusing District of Hoarding Funds

Oliver Stone Remembers Anti-Imperialist Journalist William Blum, Chronicler of CIA Crimes

Donald Trump Is Under the Bus

Somali-American Amazon workers demand better conditions

A 'Vertical Forest' in Toronto

Texas Judge Strikes Down Obama’s Affordable Care Act as Unconstitutional

North Carolina Governor Vetoes Photo ID Bill

Why shaming your children on social media may make things worse

Oceans of garbage prompt war on plastics

Court Throws Out Pipeline Permit and Implores Forest Service to 'Speak for the Trees' Instead of Corporate Polluters

Senate Votes to End U.S. Involvement in 'Unauthorized War' in Yemen

7-Year-Old Child's 'Horrific' Death in DHS Custody Prompts Outrage

North and South Korea to hold rail reconnection ceremony

The GOP Tax Bill Is Creating Jobs—Just Not in the U.S.

Young Climate Activists Storm Capitol Hill Demanding A Green New Deal

Somali Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels (VIDEO)

Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah

Maria Butina pleads guilty to US charge of conspiring to act as foreign agent

Wisconsin GOP’s power grab is a danger to democracy

Spain announces huge minimum wage rise amid Catalonia tensions

Fossil-Free Costa Rica: How One Country Is Pursuing Decarbonization Despite Global Inaction (VIDEO)

Time Magazine honors Khashoggi and other journalists as Person of the Year

Canada’s genocide: The case of the Ahiarmiut

Sustainable Tree Farming Helps Heal Kenya

Strasbourg shooting: At least three dead, gunman at large

Faith Leaders Arrested Demanding Demilitarization of US Border

France’s Macron Makes Concessions while ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Continue

Stopping Corporate Exploitation in Prisons

Yellow Vests Protests Over Economic Frustration Rage on Across France

Cuba defends controversial arts decree but seeks consensus on norms

Neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. Convicted of Murder

India's polluted air killed 1.24 million in 2017

Canada arrests CFO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei

Virginia Tech Students Unveil the House of the Future (VIDEO)

6 US senators introduce resolution blaming Saudi Crown Prince for Khashoggi murder

Australian scientists develop '10-minute' cancer test

Modi’s India is a living nightmare for Muslims

How Would Mother Jones Eulogize George H.W. Bush?

Republicans were upset about election fraud — before it threatened their candidate

Amazon Robot Sets Off Bear Spray, Sending 24 Workers to Hospital

How a North Carolina election fraud investigation is holding up a congressional seat

NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Defends Amazon Deal at Sanders Event

Sean Penn producing 'Khashoggi murder film' in Istanbul

Jay-Z’s $200-million clothing battle could be game changer for black lawyers the world over

Waymo unveils self-driving taxi service in Arizona for paying customers

Museum of Black Civilisations aims to 'decolonise knowledge'

The GOP Is Scared of Democracy. Just Look at Wisconsin.

France's Yellow Vest movement strikes a victory for working people across the EU

Philippines' Duterte: 'Kill those useless bishops'

Mexico's Lopez Obrador throws down gauntlet to oil majors

Wisconsin GOP Rams Through 'Lame Duck Legislative Coup'

Amid Middle East Realignment & Saudi Blockade, Qatar Withdraws from OPEC

The Film the Israel Lobby Does Not Want You to See

George H.W. Bush Empowered Atrocity Abroad and Fascists at Home

'This Is a Coup': Protests Engulf Wisconsin Capitol

Senate Advances Bill to End U.S. Support for Illegal War in Yemen (VIDEO)

Another 'Violent, Destructive' Assault on Marine Life With Seismic Testing Approval

China and Argentina sign currency swap deal after G20 summit

New leftist Mexico president slams ‘pillaging’ elites in fiery first speech

Stunned Parisians clean up posh central district after worst riots since 1968

The US Criminal “Injustice” System

Iran says it will continue missile tests after U.S. allegation

George H.W. Bush: The Last WASP President

Thomas Farr Goes Down After Grassroots Uproar Forces Tim Scott to Reject "Dangerous" Nominee

French President Emmanuel Macron leads crisis meeting in Paris

NAFTA 2.0 Signed: A Deal for 'The Corporate One Percent'

CNN fires contributor Marc Lamont Hill for criticising Israel

US Bombing Kills 30 Civilians in Afghanistan as US-Led War Enters its 18th Year

Cornel West Responds to CNN Firing Marc Lamont Hill