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December 30, 2019
Tesla’s Chinese factory just delivered its first cars
December 30, 2019
Hanukkah stabbing suspect has ‘history of mental illness’ and no ties to hate groups, family says
December 30, 2019
Citizens United Broke Our Democracy One Decade Ago. It Never Recovered.
December 30, 2019
Bolivar in Haiti
December 25, 2019
Pope Francis defends migrants, calls for peace in ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Christmas address
December 25, 2019
Remembering the Message of Christmas
December 25, 2019
Brazilian comedy group hit by Molotov cocktails after film on 'gay Jesus'
December 25, 2019
Paris Opera ballerinas perform in protest of Macron's pension reform plan
December 25, 2019
Children among eight killed in Syria as missile hits school
December 24, 2019
Neo-Confederate Group Is Funding Candidates in North Carolina
December 24, 2019
How Hanukkah Became “Jewish Christmas”
December 24, 2019
Firefighters in Australia Say Situation 'Out of Control' as Prime Minister Denies Request for Emergency Aid
December 22, 2019
Australian Inferno Continues, Choking Off Access to Cities Across Country
December 22, 2019
Top Trump adviser: Republicans have 'always' relied on voter suppression
December 21, 2019
The Sackler Family is Angry About Their Name Being Removed from the Walls of Tufts
December 21, 2019
Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Focus on Collecting African-American Art
December 21, 2019
How 19th Century Scientists Predicted Global Warming
December 21, 2019
The Met Hires Denise Murrell, Curator of Acclaimed ‘Posing Modernity’ Exhibition
December 21, 2019
Protests Erupt in All 50 States to Demand Impeachment of Trump
December 21, 2019
Moscow wonders where winter has gone
December 18, 2019
'Macron knows how to deal with the unions, not the Yellow Vests'
December 18, 2019
Activists Cheer Approval of Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants in New York, New Jersey (VIDEO)
December 18, 2019
Ex-Trump aide Manafort wins dismissal of New York fraud charges
December 18, 2019
Transportation Secretary Chao Delivers Major Federal Contract to Husband Mitch McConnell's Kentucky
December 18, 2019
Oakland homeless camp resembles a developing country's slum
December 18, 2019
Aung San Suu Kyi Denies Burmese Genocide of Rohingya at The Hague (VIDEO)
December 17, 2019
Senate passes massive defence bill that creates US Space Force
December 17, 2019
How the Superrich Took Over the Museum World
December 17, 2019
The Lies We're Told About Appalachia
December 17, 2019
Pope abolishes 'pontifical secrecy' in clergy sexual abuse investigations
December 17, 2019
Turning waste to fuel in Gaza
December 17, 2019
Outrage as Georgia GOP Removes More Than 300,000 Voters From Rolls
December 17, 2019
They Lied to Us All Along, We Knew It, and the Afghanistan Papers Prove It
December 17, 2019
Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a 'public health emergency'
December 17, 2019
New Zealand to observe silence as more dead named from volcano
December 15, 2019
Afghanistan Papers Confirm That the Longest War Is a Lie
December 12, 2019
French government unveils new pension plan but crippling strikes set to continue
December 11, 2019
Barack Obama and the Politics of Not Yet
December 08, 2019
France’s Pension Reform Met with Massive Protests and Strikes
December 08, 2019
New Delhi factory fire: Dozens of workers sleeping inside killed
December 07, 2019
United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation
December 07, 2019
Kansas City, Missouri Approves Free Public Transit for All
December 07, 2019
Amazon Expands in New York Without Taking Billions in Public Cash
December 06, 2019
Germany's Merkel visits Auschwitz for first time as chancellor
December 06, 2019
The Julian Assange Case
December 06, 2019
The dark side of the Nordic model
December 06, 2019
Uber says it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault in US last year
December 06, 2019
US sailor at Pearl Harbor base kills two before shooting himself
December 06, 2019
House Passes 'Historic' Bill to Restore and Expand Voting Rights
December 05, 2019
Mexican Immigration Officials Destroy Asylum Seekers’ Tents
December 05, 2019
The Life and Times of Franz Boas
December 03, 2019
U.S. Senator Kamala Harris ends 2020 presidential bid
December 03, 2019
The Spirit of the Indigenous Occupation of Alcatraz Lives On, 50 Years Later
December 02, 2019
Google Fires Four Employees Who Blew Whistle and Led Organizing
December 02, 2019
Iraq's striking students defiant amid unrelenting protests
December 02, 2019
Anthropologists Hid African Same-Sex Relationships
December 02, 2019
Putin, Xi oversee launch of massive Russian gas pipeline to China
December 02, 2019
The New 'Black Codes'
December 02, 2019
Top Maltese politicians step down as journalist murder probe deepens
December 02, 2019
Sanders, Khanna, and Schumer Demand Passage of Measure to End US Complicity in Yemen Slaughter
November 29, 2019
French couple shot dead in Haiti while seeking to adopt a child
November 29, 2019
Eating Well Without Destroying the Climate
November 28, 2019
Top Maltese politicians step down as journalist murder probe deepens
November 26, 2019
Melania Trump first lady booed at Baltimore youth event
November 23, 2019
Housing Discrimination: The Racism Right Before Our Eyes
November 22, 2019
Benjamin Netanyhu Indicted on Corruption Charges
November 22, 2019
Families of African Americans killed by police talk of trauma
November 22, 2019
Justice Department backs Trump in Supreme Court fight over his tax returns
November 22, 2019
The 12 coolest features of Tesla's new $39,900 Cybertruck pickup
November 22, 2019
Medea Benjamin: A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help
November 19, 2019
Amid Blackout, a California Tribal Village Kept Lights On With Solar Energy
November 19, 2019
Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released from prison
November 19, 2019
House Democrats Include Patriot Act Reauthorization in Funding Bill
November 14, 2019
Bolivia’s Evo Morales Forced to Resign in Coup d’État
November 14, 2019
Pelosi says Trump has admitted to bribery as impeachment probe intensifies
November 14, 2019
Gaza: Eight family members killed, 12 critical in Israeli raids
November 14, 2019
Russia has joined the 'scramble' for Africa
November 13, 2019
Facebook’s Right-Wing Hate Speech Problem Isn’t Going Away
November 13, 2019
The Real Reason U.S. Media Won’t Call Evo Morales’ Ouster in Bolivia a “Coup”
November 13, 2019
Mexico grants asylum to Evo Morales, Bolivia's outgoing president
November 13, 2019
Bolivian Coup Comes Days After Morales Stopped Multinational Firm's Lithium Deal
November 13, 2019
Three performers stabbed on stage in Saudi capital
November 08, 2019
How can Mexico break the cycle of violence?
November 08, 2019
The 1925 Dinosaur Movie That Paved the Way for King Kong
November 08, 2019
EU creates permanent force to help manage borders
November 08, 2019
Facebook Sues Israeli Cyber Security Co. NSO Over WhatsApp Surveillance
November 08, 2019
'So many dead': Survivors describe terrifying Burkina Faso ambush
November 08, 2019
Anger in Hong Kong over student's death as thousands hold vigils
November 08, 2019
Dissidents of the East: Stephan Krawczyk, a musician sent into exile
November 08, 2019
There Are 2,000 Untested Chemicals in Packaged Foods — and It’s Legal
November 08, 2019
CEOs Stepping Down at Levels Not Seen Since 2008
November 08, 2019
California Is Living in the US’s Dystopian Future
November 08, 2019
30 Years After Berlin Wall Fell, Germany’s Divide Persists
November 08, 2019
Why Black Lawmakers Organized an Environmental Justice Forum (VIDEO)
November 08, 2019
Robert Reich: Why Corporations Like Facebook Must Be Broken Up
November 04, 2019
The Bizarre Social History of Beds
November 04, 2019
Remembering the Greensboro Massacre of 1979, When KKK & Nazis Killed 5 People in Broad Daylight (VIDEO)
November 04, 2019
Iran marks 40 years since 1979 seizure of US embassy
November 04, 2019
Saudi Aramco kick-starts what could be world's biggest IPO
November 04, 2019
San Francisco’s Unhoused People Speak Out Amid Housing Crisis (VIDEO)
November 04, 2019
Dear Fossil Fuels: It’s Over
November 04, 2019
Brazil Amazon forest defender shot dead by illegal loggers
November 03, 2019
Mobile-savvy youth in Kenya are flocking to sports gambling
November 03, 2019
Grayzone Editor Arrested on Trumped Up Venezuela Embassy Charges
November 03, 2019
Keystone Pipeline Leaks at Least 383,000 Gallons of Crude Oil in North Dakota
November 03, 2019
The 2024 Olympics, a Godsend for the Paris Banlieues?
November 02, 2019
Farewell to John Conyers Jr. – and to His Era
November 02, 2019
Viral Video Shows North Carolina GOP Sabotaging Democracy in Effort to Secure Corporate Tax Cuts
November 01, 2019
Seine-Saint-Denis: France launches plan to rescue its poorest suburb
November 01, 2019
Mississippi governor’s race taking place under Jim Crow-era rules after judge refuses to block them
November 01, 2019
South Carolina Prisoners Appeal to the UN for Relief From Torturous Conditions
November 01, 2019
Top US chef slams 'stupid' NYC foie gras ban
November 01, 2019
Five Indigenous Leaders Massacred in Colombia (VIDEO)
November 01, 2019
Quebec Government Apologizes to Indigenous Peoples for ‘Systemic Discrimination’
October 31, 2019
Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school
October 31, 2019
Rep. Katie Hill Decries 'Double Standard' and 'Misogynistic Culture' That Compelled Her Resignation
October 31, 2019
NCAA board votes to let student athletes endorse brands, accept sponsors
October 29, 2019
US federal judge blocks Alabama's near-total abortion ban
October 29, 2019
As wildfire rages in Los Angeles, city tells wealthy to warn staff of dangers
October 29, 2019
Tribute To A Persistent Progressive – Rep. John Conyers
October 29, 2019
As Death Toll Tops 220, Iraqi Protesters Stay in Streets Calling For End to Corrupt Government (VIDEO)
October 29, 2019
Sanders says Annual US Military Aid to Israel Should Be Leveraged to End Horrific Treatment of Palestinians
October 29, 2019
US federal judge blocks Alabama's near-total abortion ban
October 29, 2019
Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns after mass protests
October 27, 2019
Iraqi PM says US troops do not have permission to stay in country
October 25, 2019
2017 Video Shows California Police Officer Shooting Unarmed 16-Year-Old in Back of Head
October 25, 2019
Lebanese Join Growing Protest Wave Against Austerity and Corruption
October 25, 2019
Black women need to be leaders, not martyrs
October 23, 2019
Drug companies reach $260 million opioid settlement with Ohio counties
October 23, 2019
Four Democrats in Zuckerberg Hearing Own Facebook Stock
October 23, 2019
The invisible violence of Europe's refugee camps
October 23, 2019
Kais Saied: Who is Tunisia's new president?
October 23, 2019
Protests in Haiti: An Overlooked Crisis the World Should Not Ignore
October 22, 2019
U.S. envoy: Trump tied Ukraine aid to Biden, DNC investigations
October 22, 2019
Outrage Erupts After Racist Trump Calls Impeachment Inquiry 'A Lynching'
October 21, 2019
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange denied US extradition delay
October 21, 2019
UK's only Chick-fil-A outlet to shut in LGBT rights row
October 21, 2019
Colorado drops out of states' fight to stop Sprint, T-Mobile merger in exchange for economic payoff
October 21, 2019
Rich Chinese outnumber wealthy Americans for first time
October 21, 2019
Amazonian statues stolen from Rome church, dumped in river
October 21, 2019
Beware, Pete Buttigieg Is a Sharp Corporate Tool
October 21, 2019
Outraged Syrian Kurds Throw Dirt and Rotten Food at Fleeing US Troops
October 21, 2019
The Federal Reserve Was Set Up to Provide Capital to Largest Wall Street Banks
October 21, 2019
Donald Trump found a different way to build his wall
October 21, 2019
NYC’s Biggest Shelter Contractor Makes Millions, Offers Shoddy Facilities
October 19, 2019
The Real News’ Marc Steiner Remembers Rep. Elijah Cummings
October 19, 2019
The Crisis of the Republican Party
October 19, 2019
Ministers resign after third day of protests in Lebanon
October 19, 2019
Chicago Teachers Demand Affordable Housing as Strike Begins
October 18, 2019
Elijah E. Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68
October 18, 2019
NYC Council Votes to Build More Jails, Continue Mass Incarceration
October 17, 2019
How to Fund ‘Medicare for All’: Slash the Military
October 17, 2019
Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68
October 16, 2019
The Murder of Joshua Brown: Tragic Coincidence, or Something Bigger?
October 16, 2019
Elizabeth Warren's growing popularity threatens the status quo
October 16, 2019
Parents of slain gay man chide Trump's attorney general over LGBT rights
October 16, 2019
How the US legalised corruption long before Trump
October 16, 2019
Should the Supreme Court Be Reformed?
October 16, 2019
Lebanon wildfires: Hellish scenes in mountains south of Beirut
October 16, 2019
Is There Really A Link Between Mental Illness and Homelessness?
October 15, 2019
London climate protesters defy police ban
October 15, 2019
Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization (VIDEO)
October 15, 2019
French police teargas firefighters in Paris protesting working conditions
October 15, 2019
As the UN leaves Haiti, its victims still wait for justice
October 15, 2019
Jefferson: Outrage in Texas as Police Kill Another Black Resident at Home (VIDEO)
October 15, 2019
Here’s What the Framers of the Constitution Had to Say About Impeachment
October 13, 2019
French tuition fees ruling a victory for foreign students?
October 13, 2019
Amazonian women denounce 'state violence'
October 11, 2019
Iranian Oil Tanker Reportedly Struck by Two Missiles Off Saudi Coast
October 11, 2019
GOP “Never Trumpers” Just Think He’s Bad for the Brand
October 11, 2019
Prosecutors Allege Vast Criminal Conspiracy by Giuliani Associates to Funnel Foreign Cash to Trump and GOP
October 11, 2019
Canada: 'An election about nothing' leaves many uninspired
October 11, 2019
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded 2019 Nobel Peace Prize
October 10, 2019
Uber and Lyft Drivers Talk About Getting Ripped Off
October 10, 2019
Who Forgives Black People?
October 10, 2019
Protest Wave Engulfs Iraq, Over 100 Dead, Government Helpless?
October 10, 2019
Dear Ellen: The Problem With George W. Bush Is Not His Beliefs—It’s His War Crimes
October 10, 2019
French whiteness is in crisis
October 10, 2019
500,000 in California Are Without Electricity in Planned Shutdown
October 10, 2019
AOC Is Talking About Prison Abolition. Will She Take Action?
October 10, 2019
Iranian women attend first football match in 40 years
October 10, 2019
Two Giuliani associates involved in Trump-Ukraine controversy arrested on campaign finance charges
October 10, 2019
Christopher Hickman’s controversial plea deal and what it means for restorative justice
October 10, 2019
Welcome to California’s new dark age. Get used to it, it is the new ‘new normal.’
October 09, 2019
California set to end private prisons and immigrant detention camps
October 09, 2019
Poland’s LGBT community targeted in run-up to elections
October 09, 2019
18 Years Ago the Endless War in Afghanistan Began
October 09, 2019
Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party Ennahda leads parliamentary elections with 52 seats
October 09, 2019
Charges in Mongolia LGBT attack hint at changing attitudes
October 09, 2019
Palestinians have a right to demand freedom from torture
October 09, 2019
Moulin Rouge cancan dancers celebrate French cabaret's 130th birthday
October 08, 2019
On the Bootlicking Cowardice of Republicans
October 07, 2019
Sanders Unveils Plan to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics
October 07, 2019
Southeast Asia takes on haze problem as long-term danger looms
October 07, 2019
NBA puts money over humanity in China
October 07, 2019
Portugal election: Socialist Party wins most seats in parliament
October 07, 2019
GE Freezes Pensions for 20,000 Employees
October 05, 2019
Pope Francis Rebukes American Christian Hypocricy
October 05, 2019
4 Homeless Men Bludgeoned to Death in Manhattan’s Chinatown
October 05, 2019
Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, campaign says as senator leaves hospital
October 05, 2019
Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward His Brother's Killer Sparks A Debate Over Forgiving
October 05, 2019
The Phony Liberalism of Bill Maher
October 05, 2019
Diahann Carroll, Pioneering Actress on 'Julia' and 'Dynasty,' Dies at 84
October 04, 2019
Police Chased Cyclist for Not Having A Reflector. He Ended up Dead
October 04, 2019
Why Do Black People Always Have to Forgive?
October 04, 2019
Voting Machines Pose A Greater Threat to Our Elections Than Foreign Agents
October 04, 2019
Big Meat Files Suit to Stop California Measure Improving Animal Welfare
October 04, 2019
Whistleblower Edward Snowden on Trump, Obama & How He Ended Up in Russia (VIDEO)
October 01, 2019
China's military on parade to mark 70 years of Communist rule
October 01, 2019
Jessye Norman, Grammy-winning opera star, dies at age 74
October 01, 2019
Hong Kong police shoot protester as violent clashes escalate
October 01, 2019
Will This Be the Scandal That Finally Prompts Republicans to Defect From Trump?
September 30, 2019
Jessye Norman, Regal American Soprano, Is Dead at 74
September 30, 2019
France bids emotional 'Adieu' to Chirac on national day of mourning
September 30, 2019
MoveOn's Phony New Campaign for 'Protecting Whistleblowers'
September 30, 2019
What is really behind the crisis in Haiti?
September 30, 2019
Trump Tweets Impeachment Could Lead to 'Civil War'
September 30, 2019
Saudi Arabia's MBS: War with Iran would collapse global economy
September 28, 2019
Joe Wilson, US diplomat who blew the whistle on Iraq War evidence, dies at 69
September 28, 2019
David Cay Johnston: The future of Trump’s presidency is up to Fox News
September 28, 2019
400 years later, America still has so much to learn about its racial history
September 28, 2019
Jacques Chirac, flamboyant French president who opposed U.S. invasion of Iraq, dies at 86
September 28, 2019
Jacques Chirac: A look back at the life of the former French president
September 28, 2019
Former FBI Agent’s Trial Exposes Racist Ideology Infiltrating Law Enforcement
September 28, 2019
The Modern Day Scramble for Africa
September 28, 2019
Carrie Lam launches listening tour with Hong Kong protesters
September 25, 2019
Indonesians shrouded in toxic haze
September 25, 2019
Brazilians Blast Bolsonaro's UN Speech Denying Amazon Devastation as a Total 'Scam'
September 25, 2019
Pelosi's impeachment speech leave too many questions unanswered
September 24, 2019
Why is Nancy Pelosi protecting Donald Trump?
September 23, 2019
Mediator: The French diet drug blamed for 2,000 deaths
September 23, 2019
Iranian President Demands US Get Out of Persian Gulf
September 23, 2019
Justin Trudeau’s blackface scandal is far from the worst of his offences
September 23, 2019
Google Becomes Evil
September 23, 2019
The US Just Killed 30 Innocent People in Afghanistan
September 21, 2019
Elizabeth Warren Accuses Congress of Complicity in Trump's Continued Abuses
September 20, 2019
Our Invisible Government
September 20, 2019
Millions join global climate strike
September 19, 2019
10,000 Farmers and Ranchers Call on Congress to Pass Green New Deal
September 19, 2019
Tunisian autocrat Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile
September 19, 2019
More People Are Voting — But 1,688 Polling Places Have Closed in 6 Years
September 17, 2019
Saudi Aramco, the world's most profitable company
September 17, 2019
Reasons for Optimism
September 16, 2019
Israel: Two Elections, One Apartheid State
September 16, 2019
Magician or con artist: Why does Netanyahu keep winning?
September 15, 2019
Hydro-Quebec Ends Cyber-Security Agreement With Israel Electric Corporation
September 15, 2019
The South Could Flip the Senate
September 15, 2019
Kabul collective ArtLords paints provocative murals across the capital
September 15, 2019
Zimbabweans, foreign leaders bid farewell to Robert Mugabe
September 10, 2019
South Africa is becoming a pariah in Africa
September 10, 2019
In the Bahamas Thousands Remain Missing After Hurricane Dorian (VIDEO)
September 10, 2019
100+ Education Leaders Voice Support for Sanders K-12 Plan
September 10, 2019
Greta Thunberg Says: 'If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World'
September 09, 2019
Robert Mugabe leaves a bitter legacy
September 09, 2019
NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela
September 08, 2019
Alaska’s Sea Ice Completely Melted for First Time in Recorded History
September 08, 2019
Over 1,100 Congregations Have Agreed to Provide Sanctuary to Migrants
September 08, 2019
US Kids Shouldn't Go to School Hungry
September 06, 2019
NRA Attacks Walmart After It Cracks Down on Ammo Sales and Open-Carry
September 05, 2019
Sudan's youth showed us how to counter sexual violence
September 05, 2019
Why Does Teen Vogue Need a Labor Column?
September 04, 2019
A day at the racist museum
September 04, 2019
Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate
September 04, 2019
New Film Blows the Whistle on War
September 02, 2019
How Elites Crush Black Dissent
September 02, 2019
Who is afraid of Greta Thunberg?
September 02, 2019
Hurricane Dorian kills five in Bahamas, US evacuates coast
September 02, 2019
Remembering Frances Crowe (1919-2019)
September 02, 2019
North Carolina Supreme Court Begins Case on Racial Bias in Jury Selection
September 01, 2019
Several dead in Mali building collapse
September 01, 2019
Venezuela's Press Is More Free Than You'd Think
September 01, 2019
America's Grand Buildings Built by Africans
September 01, 2019
Probe of Missing Georgia Votes Finds Extreme Irregularities in Black Districts
August 31, 2019
Why Are Hong Kong Protesters Asking Trump for Help?
August 31, 2019
35 Years in Prison for $50 Robbery
August 31, 2019
India: The disappearing children of Assam
August 29, 2019
Schumer Accused of Effort to Hamstring Progressives Trying to Unseat GOP Senators
August 29, 2019
Newark’s Water Crisis is One of Thousands That Are Worse Than Flint’s
August 29, 2019
John Hickenlooper Is the New Joe Lieberman
August 27, 2019
David Koch’s Monstrous Legacy
August 27, 2019
Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science
August 26, 2019
Newark’s Water Crisis is One of Thousands That Are Worse Than Flint’s
August 26, 2019
Iran sends 2 warships to Gulf of Aden to escort commercial vessels
August 26, 2019
African footballers stranded around the world with crushed dreams
August 24, 2019
Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan to Protect Black Farmers
August 24, 2019
Gatehouse Swallows Gannet: Latest big media merger is bad news for news
August 24, 2019
The Trump Administration’s Assault on Fair Housing
August 24, 2019
The French colonial designs in Mali
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