Why are More Democrats Breaking Tradition and Boycotting AIPAC?
The pro-Israel group is attacking Bernie Sanders both for his support for Palestinians and for not attending the yearly conference, but he’s not the only person calling out AIPAC’s right-wing agenda.
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Despite being discredited and ousted by the 2011 Arab Spring, former president Mubarak’s funeral aims to rehabilitate him and his legacy of military rule.
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People held in detention centers who have not been convicted are eligible to vote, but the Maryland State Board of Elections doesn’t provide the resources…
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Historian Greg Grandin talks about his new book, “The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America.”…
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The argument that Medicare for All will hurt workers because it abolishes hard-earned healthcare benefits of unionized workers has repeatedly been used against Sanders and…
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A white supremacist in Hanau murdered ten people. German authorities, however, refuse to acknowledge the connection between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism, considering only the latter to…
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North Dakota will now provide Native Americans with no-cost identification to vote in a victory against racist voter ID laws—but they still face shocking barriers…
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EU Gives 32 Gas Permits as Study Says Methane Undercounted by 40%
In what will be a huge boon for US fracking, 32 different natural gas projects on the Projects of Common Interest list have been greenlit by the European Commission. Congress gave $1 billion to projects on the list last December.
Argentina’s Fracking Boom Is Creating Climate Justice Concerns
Big Oil hopes Argentina’s shale oil and gas boom can rival the United States’. Backed by US dollar diplomacy, the boom has come at the cost of climate change, ecological damage, and encroachment on indigenous land.
Surviving the Onslaught of Fracking in Argentina
The Argentine government is trying to dig out of an economic crisis, and views fracking as one of its key solutions. But for people living in the industry’s shadow, including indigenous Mapuche communities, the costs are steep.
Did a Privately Funded Spy Plane Catch Cops Lying?
The plane operator discovered footage that shows Baltimore police could have lied about the shooting of a local man, but police brass didn’t want to see it.
Afro-Feminist Resistance in Brazil’s Carnival
In Southern Brazil, the all women’s carnival block Cores de Aide is marching for political resistance and in defense of women, who have been particularly under attack during the far-right presidency of Jair Bolsonaro.
EU Gives 32 Gas Permits as Study Says Methane Undercounted by 40%
February 26, 2020
Surviving the Onslaught of Fracking in Argentina
February 26, 2020
ExxonMobil Got Congress to Trade Arms for Offshore Gas
February 6, 2020
Did a Maryland Sheriff Deliberately Hit a Motorcyclist?
January 22, 2020
Trump’s Impeachment Trial Begins Next Week
January 17, 2020
Democratic Debate: Will Progressives Highlight the Cost of War?
January 13, 2020
Trump Announces Additional ‘Punishing’ Sanctions on Iran
January 8, 2020
Soleimani’s Assassination Brings US Closer to War with Iran
January 6, 2020
Democrats Invoke Russiagate to Advance Bill Lobbied for by Big Oil
December 20, 2019
Democratic Donor Gets Natural Gas “Bomb Train” Permit from Trump Admin
December 18, 2019
The Washington Post’s ‘Afghanistan Papers’ Examines the Root Failures of the Longest Armed Conflict in US History
December 11, 2019
Bill to Ban Coal in Bay Area City Tabled by Mayor, Maybe Permanently
December 10, 2019
Rethinking the Online Sex Trade Debate
November 21, 2019
Baltimore to Reckon With A Shitty Sewage Situation
November 13, 2019
Baltimore Is One Step Closer to Income-Based Water Billing
October 28, 2019
If UAW Members Ratify the Contract, What Does GM Get?
October 23, 2019
Africa’s Free Trade Area Misses Nigeria
July 8, 2019
Overall and Core CPI Up 0.1 Percent in May; Overall Index Up 1.8 Percent Over Last Year
June 12, 2019
Driving Financialization
June 11, 2019
Loyal to their Class, Unhinged from Democracy
June 6, 2019
Oppose Doug Ford’s Ontario Schools Budget
May 29, 2019
The (Small-d) Democrat’s Dilemma
May 24, 2019
Springtime for Biden and Democrats
May 17, 2019
The US Labor Market Is Deteriorating for Black Men
May 16, 2019
Privatization Solution Worse than Problem
May 14, 2019
Climate Emergency Manifesto
May 14, 2019
Why Ecuador?
May 9, 2019
An Open Letter to Extinction Rebellion
May 6, 2019
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TRNN Documentary: Trump, The Koch Brothers and Their War on Climate Science
We replay this TRNN documentary on the Koch Brothers and their war on climate science, on the occasion of David Koch’s death on August 23rd, 2019. Narrated by Danny Glover, this documentary special reveals how climate change science has been under systematic attack.
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Is the Oil Industry Canada’s ‘Deep State’?
Justin Trudeau and Canada’s political elite are fighting for the Tar Sands and oil industry’s interests, even if it means that Canada misses its climate targets. We speak to Kevin Taft, ex-Liberal Party politician and author of ‘Oil’s Deep State.’
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