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December 31, 2018
Hilton Hotel fires two employees who called police on black guest
December 31, 2018
Greece child protection services 'disjointed and inadequate'
December 30, 2018
Thailand to Legalize Same-Sex Civil Unions
December 30, 2018
Wells Fargo to pay $575 million in settlement with U.S. states
December 30, 2018
Germany Closes Its Last Black Coal Mine
December 30, 2018
Germany’s Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time
December 29, 2018
Stax Records President Al Bell Honors Aretha Franklin, a Lost Icon in 2018
December 29, 2018
Sex Ed Programs Face Anti-LGBTQ BacklashE
December 29, 2018
School Employee Sues District for Israel Loyalty Oath in Contract
December 29, 2018
Egyptian forces 'kill 40' in response to tourist bus attack
December 28, 2018
Remember: Christ was a Palestinian refugee
December 28, 2018
Richard Wolff: We Need a More Humane Economic System (VIDEO)
December 27, 2018
Cold War Radar System a Trillion Dollar Fraud – Lester Earnest on RAI
December 27, 2018
$800M in Taxpayer Money Went to Funding For-Profit Immigrant Prisons in 2018
December 26, 2018
France World Cup winner donates winnings to charity
December 26, 2018
Japan to Resume Killing Whales, Ignoring International Ban
December 26, 2018
Angela Davis on Running from the FBI, Lessons from Prison and How Aretha Franklin Got Her Free (VIDEO)
December 26, 2018
Doctors' strike continues in Sudan as protests enter eighth day
December 26, 2018
Hong Kong actor Chow Yun-fat vows to donate his entire fortune
December 26, 2018
Jemele Hill has no regrets about calling Trump a white supremacist
December 26, 2018
The Real Problem Is the US-Saudi Relationship, Not Just Crown Prince MBS
December 25, 2018
We're Learning the Truth About Voter Fraud
December 25, 2018
Italy's Mount Etna erupts, authorities close airport
December 25, 2018
Protesters in France call for closure of Generation Identity bar
December 24, 2018
Noam Chomsky: Social media outlets have 'become major forces for undermining democracy'
December 24, 2018
Appalachian Whiteness: A History that Never Existed
December 24, 2018
‘It’s worse than murder’: how rural America became a hospital desert
December 24, 2018
'Then the sea came': Indonesian tsunami survivors recall ordeal
December 24, 2018
New Jersey referee suspended after forcing black wrestler to have haircut
December 24, 2018
SpaceX launches first US national security space mission
December 24, 2018
Iran says US presence in Syria 'wrong' from the start
December 24, 2018
Indigenous Nation Blocks TransCanada Pipeline with New Checkpoint
December 23, 2018
Fighting Rent-to-Own Racism This Christmas
December 23, 2018
Baghdad's Green Zone opens its gates to public after 15 years
December 22, 2018
Audrey Geisel, 97, Dies; Dr. Seuss’s Widow and Keeper of His Flame
December 22, 2018
Time to Get Out of Syria
December 22, 2018
Murder of Honduran teens highlight dangers for refugees at border
December 22, 2018
Ocasio-Cortez Calls for Furlough of Congressional Pay Next Shutdown
December 22, 2018
Trump Can and Should Be Indicted
December 21, 2018
Hungarians Rise up Against Anti-Worker ‘Slave Law’ and Growing Authoritarianism
December 21, 2018
This isn’t a bear market, we’re in a house of cards that the Fed built, says Peter Schiff
December 21, 2018
U.N. tells UK: Allow Assange to leave Ecuador embassy freely
December 21, 2018
Trump is doing ‘the bidding of Russia’ and Putin is openly thanking him
December 21, 2018
Pentagon chief Mattis quits, cites policy differences with Trump
December 21, 2018
Former Blackwater Security Guard Found Guilty of First-Degree Murder
December 21, 2018
Deadly pesticide found in temple food that killed 15 in India
December 19, 2018
Senate Passes Historic Criminal Justice Reform Legislation
December 18, 2018
Tense calm prevails in Yemen's Hodeidah as ceasefire holds
December 18, 2018
Marc Lamont Hill Speaks Out After CNN Fires Him for Pro-Palestine Speech at U.N. (VIDEO)
December 18, 2018
Why Trump’s Private Transactions Are Terrifying
December 18, 2018
The First Step Act Opens the Door to Digital Incarceration
December 18, 2018
James Comey slams Fox News reporter to her face for spreading Trump’s ‘nonsense’
December 18, 2018
William Blum, US Policy Critic Derided by NYT, Dies at 85
December 18, 2018
Ralph Nader on Single Payer, Climate Devastation, Impeachment & Why Mulvaney Is a “Massive Outlaw” (VIDEO)
December 17, 2018
New York Governor Cuomo aims to legalize recreational marijuana use
December 17, 2018
Ex-FBI chief Comey says Trump undermines rule of law with 'lies'
December 17, 2018
Ex-CIA officer warns Russians aren’t just electing politicians but want to change America itself
December 17, 2018
Trump, the Quintessential American
December 16, 2018
Senate report on Russian meddling in 2016 election shows just how extensive the attack was
December 16, 2018
SNL roasts Trump with parody of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ where he was never president — and everyone is better off
December 16, 2018
George H. W. Bush’s War Crimes, from Iraq’s ‘Highway of Death’ to Panama
December 16, 2018
50,000 LA Teachers, Union Leaders and Students Join Protest, Accusing District of Hoarding Funds
December 16, 2018
Oliver Stone Remembers Anti-Imperialist Journalist William Blum, Chronicler of CIA Crimes
December 16, 2018
Donald Trump Is Under the Bus
December 15, 2018
Somali-American Amazon workers demand better conditions
December 15, 2018
A 'Vertical Forest' in Toronto
December 15, 2018
Texas Judge Strikes Down Obama’s Affordable Care Act as Unconstitutional
December 15, 2018
North Carolina Governor Vetoes Photo ID Bill
December 15, 2018
Why shaming your children on social media may make things worse
December 15, 2018
Oceans of garbage prompt war on plastics
December 15, 2018
Court Throws Out Pipeline Permit and Implores Forest Service to 'Speak for the Trees' Instead of Corporate Polluters
December 14, 2018
Senate Votes to End U.S. Involvement in 'Unauthorized War' in Yemen
December 14, 2018
7-Year-Old Child's 'Horrific' Death in DHS Custody Prompts Outrage
December 13, 2018
North and South Korea to hold rail reconnection ceremony
December 13, 2018
The GOP Tax Bill Is Creating Jobs—Just Not in the U.S.
December 13, 2018
Young Climate Activists Storm Capitol Hill Demanding A Green New Deal
December 13, 2018
Somali Fishermen Struggle to Compete with Foreign Vessels (VIDEO)
December 13, 2018
Yemen's warring parties agree to ceasefire in Hodeidah
December 13, 2018
Maria Butina pleads guilty to US charge of conspiring to act as foreign agent
December 13, 2018
Wisconsin GOP’s power grab is a danger to democracy
December 13, 2018
Spain announces huge minimum wage rise amid Catalonia tensions
December 13, 2018
Fossil-Free Costa Rica: How One Country Is Pursuing Decarbonization Despite Global Inaction (VIDEO)
December 12, 2018
Time Magazine honors Khashoggi and other journalists as Person of the Year
December 12, 2018
Canada’s genocide: The case of the Ahiarmiut
December 12, 2018
Sustainable Tree Farming Helps Heal Kenya
December 12, 2018
Strasbourg shooting: At least three dead, gunman at large
December 12, 2018
Faith Leaders Arrested Demanding Demilitarization of US Border
December 11, 2018
France’s Macron Makes Concessions while ‘Yellow Vest’ Protests Continue
December 10, 2018
Stopping Corporate Exploitation in Prisons
December 10, 2018
Yellow Vests Protests Over Economic Frustration Rage on Across France
December 10, 2018
Cuba defends controversial arts decree but seeks consensus on norms
December 09, 2018
Neo-Nazi James Alex Fields Jr. Convicted of Murder
December 09, 2018
India's polluted air killed 1.24 million in 2017
December 06, 2018
Canada arrests CFO of Chinese telecoms giant Huawei
December 06, 2018
Virginia Tech Students Unveil the House of the Future (VIDEO)
December 06, 2018
6 US senators introduce resolution blaming Saudi Crown Prince for Khashoggi murder
December 06, 2018
Australian scientists develop '10-minute' cancer test
December 06, 2018
Modi’s India is a living nightmare for Muslims
December 06, 2018
How Would Mother Jones Eulogize George H.W. Bush?
December 06, 2018
Republicans were upset about election fraud — before it threatened their candidate
December 06, 2018
Amazon Robot Sets Off Bear Spray, Sending 24 Workers to Hospital
December 06, 2018
How a North Carolina election fraud investigation is holding up a congressional seat
December 06, 2018
NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Defends Amazon Deal at Sanders Event
December 06, 2018
Sean Penn producing 'Khashoggi murder film' in Istanbul
December 06, 2018
Jay-Z’s $200-million clothing battle could be game changer for black lawyers the world over
December 05, 2018
Waymo unveils self-driving taxi service in Arizona for paying customers
December 05, 2018
Museum of Black Civilisations aims to 'decolonise knowledge'
December 05, 2018
The GOP Is Scared of Democracy. Just Look at Wisconsin.
December 05, 2018
France's Yellow Vest movement strikes a victory for working people across the EU
December 05, 2018
Philippines' Duterte: 'Kill those useless bishops'
December 05, 2018
Mexico's Lopez Obrador throws down gauntlet to oil majors
December 05, 2018
Wisconsin GOP Rams Through 'Lame Duck Legislative Coup'
December 05, 2018
Amid Middle East Realignment & Saudi Blockade, Qatar Withdraws from OPEC
December 04, 2018
The Film the Israel Lobby Does Not Want You to See
December 04, 2018
George H.W. Bush Empowered Atrocity Abroad and Fascists at Home
December 04, 2018
'This Is a Coup': Protests Engulf Wisconsin Capitol
December 02, 2018
Senate Advances Bill to End U.S. Support for Illegal War in Yemen (VIDEO)
December 02, 2018
Another 'Violent, Destructive' Assault on Marine Life With Seismic Testing Approval
December 02, 2018
China and Argentina sign currency swap deal after G20 summit
December 02, 2018
New leftist Mexico president slams ‘pillaging’ elites in fiery first speech
December 02, 2018
Stunned Parisians clean up posh central district after worst riots since 1968
December 02, 2018
The US Criminal “Injustice” System
December 02, 2018
Iran says it will continue missile tests after U.S. allegation
December 02, 2018
George H.W. Bush: The Last WASP President
December 02, 2018
Thomas Farr Goes Down After Grassroots Uproar Forces Tim Scott to Reject "Dangerous" Nominee
December 02, 2018
French President Emmanuel Macron leads crisis meeting in Paris
December 02, 2018
NAFTA 2.0 Signed: A Deal for 'The Corporate One Percent'
December 02, 2018
CNN fires contributor Marc Lamont Hill for criticising Israel
December 02, 2018
US Bombing Kills 30 Civilians in Afghanistan as US-Led War Enters its 18th Year
December 02, 2018
Cornel West Responds to CNN Firing Marc Lamont Hill
November 28, 2018
Democrats Elect 'Big Money' Centrist Hakeem Jeffries Over Barbara Lee for Caucus Chair
November 28, 2018
How Salvation Army’s red kettles became a Christmas tradition
November 28, 2018
Senate Advances War Powers Resolution to End US Complicity in Saudi Assault on Yemen
November 28, 2018
Moscow & NATO Playing a ‘Dangerous Tit-For-Tat Game’ in the Ukraine
November 27, 2018
Divest to Decolonize
November 27, 2018
Julian Assange sends his cat away to safety with family members
November 27, 2018
Black Pete is 'Dutch racism in full display'
November 27, 2018
When you’re grateful, your brain becomes more charitabl
November 27, 2018
The rise of hipster colonialism
November 27, 2018
U.S. Prisons Have a Mental Health Crisis (VIDEO)
November 27, 2018
'No to the murderer': More protests in Tunisia against MBS visit
November 26, 2018
Soros foundation to close in Turkey after attack by Erdogan
November 26, 2018
Neoliberalism's Dark Path to Fascism
November 26, 2018
Noam Chomsky: Members of Migrant Caravan Are Fleeing from Misery & Horrors Created by the U.S.
November 26, 2018
What Comes After the Tear Gas?
November 26, 2018
Italian film director Bernardo Bertolucci dies aged 77
