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Tesla’s Chinese factory just delivered its first cars

Hanukkah stabbing suspect has ‘history of mental illness’ and no ties to hate groups, family says

Citizens United Broke Our Democracy One Decade Ago. It Never Recovered.

Bolivar in Haiti

Pope Francis defends migrants, calls for peace in ‘Urbi et Orbi’ Christmas address

Remembering the Message of Christmas

Brazilian comedy group hit by Molotov cocktails after film on 'gay Jesus'

Paris Opera ballerinas perform in protest of Macron's pension reform plan

Children among eight killed in Syria as missile hits school

Neo-Confederate Group Is Funding Candidates in North Carolina

How Hanukkah Became “Jewish Christmas”

Firefighters in Australia Say Situation 'Out of Control' as Prime Minister Denies Request for Emergency Aid

Australian Inferno Continues, Choking Off Access to Cities Across Country

Top Trump adviser: Republicans have 'always' relied on voter suppression

The Sackler Family is Angry About Their Name Being Removed from the Walls of Tufts

Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys Focus on Collecting African-American Art

How 19th Century Scientists Predicted Global Warming

The Met Hires Denise Murrell, Curator of Acclaimed ‘Posing Modernity’ Exhibition

Protests Erupt in All 50 States to Demand Impeachment of Trump

Moscow wonders where winter has gone

'Macron knows how to deal with the unions, not the Yellow Vests'

Activists Cheer Approval of Driver’s Licenses for Undocumented Immigrants in New York, New Jersey (VIDEO)

Ex-Trump aide Manafort wins dismissal of New York fraud charges

Transportation Secretary Chao Delivers Major Federal Contract to Husband Mitch McConnell's Kentucky

Oakland homeless camp resembles a developing country's slum

Aung San Suu Kyi Denies Burmese Genocide of Rohingya at The Hague (VIDEO)

Senate passes massive defence bill that creates US Space Force

How the Superrich Took Over the Museum World

The Lies We're Told About Appalachia

Pope abolishes 'pontifical secrecy' in clergy sexual abuse investigations

Turning waste to fuel in Gaza

Outrage as Georgia GOP Removes More Than 300,000 Voters From Rolls

They Lied to Us All Along, We Knew It, and the Afghanistan Papers Prove It

Toxic Sydney bushfire haze a 'public health emergency'

New Zealand to observe silence as more dead named from volcano

Afghanistan Papers Confirm That the Longest War Is a Lie

French government unveils new pension plan but crippling strikes set to continue

Barack Obama and the Politics of Not Yet

France’s Pension Reform Met with Massive Protests and Strikes

New Delhi factory fire: Dozens of workers sleeping inside killed

United States and Iran swap prisoners in rare act of cooperation

Kansas City, Missouri Approves Free Public Transit for All

Amazon Expands in New York Without Taking Billions in Public Cash

Germany's Merkel visits Auschwitz for first time as chancellor

The Julian Assange Case

The dark side of the Nordic model

Uber says it received over 3,000 reports of sexual assault in US last year

US sailor at Pearl Harbor base kills two before shooting himself

House Passes 'Historic' Bill to Restore and Expand Voting Rights

Mexican Immigration Officials Destroy Asylum Seekers’ Tents

The Life and Times of Franz Boas

U.S. Senator Kamala Harris ends 2020 presidential bid

The Spirit of the Indigenous Occupation of Alcatraz Lives On, 50 Years Later

Google Fires Four Employees Who Blew Whistle and Led Organizing

Iraq's striking students defiant amid unrelenting protests

Anthropologists Hid African Same-Sex Relationships

Putin, Xi oversee launch of massive Russian gas pipeline to China

The New 'Black Codes'

Top Maltese politicians step down as journalist murder probe deepens

Sanders, Khanna, and Schumer Demand Passage of Measure to End US Complicity in Yemen Slaughter

French couple shot dead in Haiti while seeking to adopt a child

Eating Well Without Destroying the Climate

Top Maltese politicians step down as journalist murder probe deepens

Melania Trump first lady booed at Baltimore youth event

Housing Discrimination: The Racism Right Before Our Eyes

Benjamin Netanyhu Indicted on Corruption Charges

Families of African Americans killed by police talk of trauma

Justice Department backs Trump in Supreme Court fight over his tax returns

The 12 coolest features of Tesla's new $39,900 Cybertruck pickup

Medea Benjamin: A Massacre in Bolivia and a Plea for Help

Amid Blackout, a California Tribal Village Kept Lights On With Solar Energy

Former Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva released from prison

House Democrats Include Patriot Act Reauthorization in Funding Bill

Bolivia’s Evo Morales Forced to Resign in Coup d’État

Pelosi says Trump has admitted to bribery as impeachment probe intensifies

Gaza: Eight family members killed, 12 critical in Israeli raids

Russia has joined the 'scramble' for Africa

Facebook’s Right-Wing Hate Speech Problem Isn’t Going Away

The Real Reason U.S. Media Won’t Call Evo Morales’ Ouster in Bolivia a “Coup”

Mexico grants asylum to Evo Morales, Bolivia's outgoing president

Bolivian Coup Comes Days After Morales Stopped Multinational Firm's Lithium Deal

Three performers stabbed on stage in Saudi capital

How can Mexico break the cycle of violence?

The 1925 Dinosaur Movie That Paved the Way for King Kong

EU creates permanent force to help manage borders

Facebook Sues Israeli Cyber Security Co. NSO Over WhatsApp Surveillance

'So many dead': Survivors describe terrifying Burkina Faso ambush

Anger in Hong Kong over student's death as thousands hold vigils

Dissidents of the East: Stephan Krawczyk, a musician sent into exile

There Are 2,000 Untested Chemicals in Packaged Foods — and It’s Legal

CEOs Stepping Down at Levels Not Seen Since 2008

California Is Living in the US’s Dystopian Future

30 Years After Berlin Wall Fell, Germany’s Divide Persists

Why Black Lawmakers Organized an Environmental Justice Forum (VIDEO)

Robert Reich: Why Corporations Like Facebook Must Be Broken Up

The Bizarre Social History of Beds

Remembering the Greensboro Massacre of 1979, When KKK & Nazis Killed 5 People in Broad Daylight (VIDEO)

Iran marks 40 years since 1979 seizure of US embassy

Saudi Aramco kick-starts what could be world's biggest IPO

San Francisco’s Unhoused People Speak Out Amid Housing Crisis (VIDEO)

Dear Fossil Fuels: It’s Over

Brazil Amazon forest defender shot dead by illegal loggers

Mobile-savvy youth in Kenya are flocking to sports gambling

Grayzone Editor Arrested on Trumped Up Venezuela Embassy Charges

Keystone Pipeline Leaks at Least 383,000 Gallons of Crude Oil in North Dakota

The 2024 Olympics, a Godsend for the Paris Banlieues?

Farewell to John Conyers Jr. – and to His Era

Viral Video Shows North Carolina GOP Sabotaging Democracy in Effort to Secure Corporate Tax Cuts

Seine-Saint-Denis: France launches plan to rescue its poorest suburb

Mississippi governor’s race taking place under Jim Crow-era rules after judge refuses to block them

South Carolina Prisoners Appeal to the UN for Relief From Torturous Conditions

Top US chef slams 'stupid' NYC foie gras ban

Five Indigenous Leaders Massacred in Colombia (VIDEO)

Quebec Government Apologizes to Indigenous Peoples for ‘Systemic Discrimination’

Chicago teachers strike ends after 11 days without school

Rep. Katie Hill Decries 'Double Standard' and 'Misogynistic Culture' That Compelled Her Resignation

NCAA board votes to let student athletes endorse brands, accept sponsors

US federal judge blocks Alabama's near-total abortion ban

As wildfire rages in Los Angeles, city tells wealthy to warn staff of dangers

Tribute To A Persistent Progressive – Rep. John Conyers

As Death Toll Tops 220, Iraqi Protesters Stay in Streets Calling For End to Corrupt Government (VIDEO)

Sanders says Annual US Military Aid to Israel Should Be Leveraged to End Horrific Treatment of Palestinians

US federal judge blocks Alabama's near-total abortion ban

Lebanon Prime Minister Saad Hariri resigns after mass protests

Iraqi PM says US troops do not have permission to stay in country

2017 Video Shows California Police Officer Shooting Unarmed 16-Year-Old in Back of Head

Lebanese Join Growing Protest Wave Against Austerity and Corruption

Black women need to be leaders, not martyrs

Drug companies reach $260 million opioid settlement with Ohio counties

Four Democrats in Zuckerberg Hearing Own Facebook Stock

The invisible violence of Europe's refugee camps

Kais Saied: Who is Tunisia's new president?

Protests in Haiti: An Overlooked Crisis the World Should Not Ignore

U.S. envoy: Trump tied Ukraine aid to Biden, DNC investigations

Outrage Erupts After Racist Trump Calls Impeachment Inquiry 'A Lynching'

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange denied US extradition delay

UK's only Chick-fil-A outlet to shut in LGBT rights row

Colorado drops out of states' fight to stop Sprint, T-Mobile merger in exchange for economic payoff

Rich Chinese outnumber wealthy Americans for first time

Amazonian statues stolen from Rome church, dumped in river

Beware, Pete Buttigieg Is a Sharp Corporate Tool

Outraged Syrian Kurds Throw Dirt and Rotten Food at Fleeing US Troops

The Federal Reserve Was Set Up to Provide Capital to Largest Wall Street Banks

Donald Trump found a different way to build his wall

NYC’s Biggest Shelter Contractor Makes Millions, Offers Shoddy Facilities

The Real News’ Marc Steiner Remembers Rep. Elijah Cummings

The Crisis of the Republican Party

Ministers resign after third day of protests in Lebanon

Chicago Teachers Demand Affordable Housing as Strike Begins

Elijah E. Cummings, Powerful Democrat Who Investigated Trump, Dies at 68

NYC Council Votes to Build More Jails, Continue Mass Incarceration

How to Fund ‘Medicare for All’: Slash the Military

Elijah Cummings, Baltimore congressman and civil rights leader, dies at 68

The Murder of Joshua Brown: Tragic Coincidence, or Something Bigger?

Elizabeth Warren's growing popularity threatens the status quo

Parents of slain gay man chide Trump's attorney general over LGBT rights

How the US legalised corruption long before Trump

Should the Supreme Court Be Reformed?

Lebanon wildfires: Hellish scenes in mountains south of Beirut

Is There Really A Link Between Mental Illness and Homelessness?

London climate protesters defy police ban

Indigenous Peoples’ Day Celebration Reflects Ongoing Resistance to Colonization (VIDEO)

French police teargas firefighters in Paris protesting working conditions

As the UN leaves Haiti, its victims still wait for justice

Jefferson: Outrage in Texas as Police Kill Another Black Resident at Home (VIDEO)

Here’s What the Framers of the Constitution Had to Say About Impeachment

French tuition fees ruling a victory for foreign students?

Amazonian women denounce 'state violence'

Iranian Oil Tanker Reportedly Struck by Two Missiles Off Saudi Coast

GOP “Never Trumpers” Just Think He’s Bad for the Brand

Prosecutors Allege Vast Criminal Conspiracy by Giuliani Associates to Funnel Foreign Cash to Trump and GOP

Canada: 'An election about nothing' leaves many uninspired

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Awarded 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Uber and Lyft Drivers Talk About Getting Ripped Off

Who Forgives Black People?

Protest Wave Engulfs Iraq, Over 100 Dead, Government Helpless?

Dear Ellen: The Problem With George W. Bush Is Not His Beliefs—It’s His War Crimes

French whiteness is in crisis

500,000 in California Are Without Electricity in Planned Shutdown

AOC Is Talking About Prison Abolition. Will She Take Action?

Iranian women attend first football match in 40 years

Two Giuliani associates involved in Trump-Ukraine controversy arrested on campaign finance charges

Christopher Hickman’s controversial plea deal and what it means for restorative justice

Welcome to California’s new dark age. Get used to it, it is the new ‘new normal.’

California set to end private prisons and immigrant detention camps

Poland’s LGBT community targeted in run-up to elections

18 Years Ago the Endless War in Afghanistan Began

Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party Ennahda leads parliamentary elections with 52 seats

Charges in Mongolia LGBT attack hint at changing attitudes

Palestinians have a right to demand freedom from torture

Moulin Rouge cancan dancers celebrate French cabaret's 130th birthday

On the Bootlicking Cowardice of Republicans

Sanders Unveils Plan to Get Corporate Money Out of Politics

Southeast Asia takes on haze problem as long-term danger looms

NBA puts money over humanity in China

Portugal election: Socialist Party wins most seats in parliament

GE Freezes Pensions for 20,000 Employees

Pope Francis Rebukes American Christian Hypocricy

4 Homeless Men Bludgeoned to Death in Manhattan’s Chinatown

Bernie Sanders had a heart attack, campaign says as senator leaves hospital

Brandt Jean's Act Of Grace Toward His Brother's Killer Sparks A Debate Over Forgiving

The Phony Liberalism of Bill Maher

Diahann Carroll, Pioneering Actress on 'Julia' and 'Dynasty,' Dies at 84

Police Chased Cyclist for Not Having A Reflector. He Ended up Dead

Why Do Black People Always Have to Forgive?

Voting Machines Pose A Greater Threat to Our Elections Than Foreign Agents

Big Meat Files Suit to Stop California Measure Improving Animal Welfare

Whistleblower Edward Snowden on Trump, Obama & How He Ended Up in Russia (VIDEO)

China's military on parade to mark 70 years of Communist rule

Jessye Norman, Grammy-winning opera star, dies at age 74

Hong Kong police shoot protester as violent clashes escalate

Will This Be the Scandal That Finally Prompts Republicans to Defect From Trump?

Jessye Norman, Regal American Soprano, Is Dead at 74

France bids emotional 'Adieu' to Chirac on national day of mourning

MoveOn's Phony New Campaign for 'Protecting Whistleblowers'

What is really behind the crisis in Haiti?

Trump Tweets Impeachment Could Lead to 'Civil War'

Saudi Arabia's MBS: War with Iran would collapse global economy

Joe Wilson, US diplomat who blew the whistle on Iraq War evidence, dies at 69

David Cay Johnston: The future of Trump’s presidency is up to Fox News

400 years later, America still has so much to learn about its racial history

Jacques Chirac, flamboyant French president who opposed U.S. invasion of Iraq, dies at 86

Jacques Chirac: A look back at the life of the former French president

Former FBI Agent’s Trial Exposes Racist Ideology Infiltrating Law Enforcement

The Modern Day Scramble for Africa

Carrie Lam launches listening tour with Hong Kong protesters

Indonesians shrouded in toxic haze

Brazilians Blast Bolsonaro's UN Speech Denying Amazon Devastation as a Total 'Scam'

Pelosi's impeachment speech leave too many questions unanswered

Why is Nancy Pelosi protecting Donald Trump?

Mediator: The French diet drug blamed for 2,000 deaths

Iranian President Demands US Get Out of Persian Gulf

Justin Trudeau’s blackface scandal is far from the worst of his offences

Google Becomes Evil

The US Just Killed 30 Innocent People in Afghanistan

Elizabeth Warren Accuses Congress of Complicity in Trump's Continued Abuses

Our Invisible Government

Millions join global climate strike

10,000 Farmers and Ranchers Call on Congress to Pass Green New Deal

Tunisian autocrat Ben Ali dies in Saudi exile

More People Are Voting — But 1,688 Polling Places Have Closed in 6 Years

Saudi Aramco, the world's most profitable company

Reasons for Optimism

Israel: Two Elections, One Apartheid State

Magician or con artist: Why does Netanyahu keep winning?

Hydro-Quebec Ends Cyber-Security Agreement With Israel Electric Corporation

The South Could Flip the Senate

Kabul collective ArtLords paints provocative murals across the capital

Zimbabweans, foreign leaders bid farewell to Robert Mugabe

South Africa is becoming a pariah in Africa

In the Bahamas Thousands Remain Missing After Hurricane Dorian (VIDEO)

100+ Education Leaders Voice Support for Sanders K-12 Plan

Greta Thunberg Says: 'If We Can Save the Banks, We Can Save the World'

Robert Mugabe leaves a bitter legacy

NPR Shreds Ethics Handbook to Normalize Regime Change in Venezuela

Alaska’s Sea Ice Completely Melted for First Time in Recorded History

Over 1,100 Congregations Have Agreed to Provide Sanctuary to Migrants

US Kids Shouldn't Go to School Hungry

NRA Attacks Walmart After It Cracks Down on Ammo Sales and Open-Carry

Sudan's youth showed us how to counter sexual violence

Why Does Teen Vogue Need a Labor Column?

A day at the racist museum

Germany Announces Plan to Ban Glyphosate

New Film Blows the Whistle on War

How Elites Crush Black Dissent

Who is afraid of Greta Thunberg?

Hurricane Dorian kills five in Bahamas, US evacuates coast

Remembering Frances Crowe (1919-2019)

North Carolina Supreme Court Begins Case on Racial Bias in Jury Selection

Several dead in Mali building collapse

Venezuela's Press Is More Free Than You'd Think

America's Grand Buildings Built by Africans

Probe of Missing Georgia Votes Finds Extreme Irregularities in Black Districts

Why Are Hong Kong Protesters Asking Trump for Help?

35 Years in Prison for $50 Robbery

India: The disappearing children of Assam

Schumer Accused of Effort to Hamstring Progressives Trying to Unseat GOP Senators

Newark’s Water Crisis is One of Thousands That Are Worse Than Flint’s

John Hickenlooper Is the New Joe Lieberman

David Koch’s Monstrous Legacy

Protectors of Mauna Kea Are Fighting Colonialism, Not Science

Newark’s Water Crisis is One of Thousands That Are Worse Than Flint’s

Iran sends 2 warships to Gulf of Aden to escort commercial vessels

African footballers stranded around the world with crushed dreams

Elizabeth Warren Announces Plan to Protect Black Farmers

Gatehouse Swallows Gannet: Latest big media merger is bad news for news

The Trump Administration’s Assault on Fair Housing

The French colonial designs in Mali