Month: October 2020

As new details emerge about the young Syrian boy, now identified as three-year-old Aylan Kurdi—who drowned along with his mother, Rehan, and older brother, Galip, “As Young Refugee Boy Identified, Photos Representing His 'Outcry' Reverberate”

UNITED NATIONS – The 2008 Convention on Cluster Munitions (CCM) banned the use of these deadly weapons for two primary reasons: they release small bomblets “Western Double Standards on Deadly Cluster Bombs”

Austerity and deficit reduction are smokescreens for class war against the poor, economics professor, former Greek finance minister, and fiery commentator Yanis Varoufakis declared Thursday “Austerity is Smokescreen for Class War Against Poor, Says Yanis Varoufakis”

The Democrat who barely lost in Kansas’s special House election Tuesday says his party can’t neglect races in deep-red districts. Click Here: cheap Cowboys jersey “Kansas Dem who lost House race: Party shouldn't write off red-state elections”

The first Seattle teachers strike in 30 years has forced the district into a tentative contract agreement, union representatives announced Tuesday, following a 12-hour negotiation “'Hard-Fought Victory' in Sight As End to Historic Seattle Teachers Strike on Horizon”

Hundreds of Canadian artists warned in an open letter this week that the country’s recently passed anti-terrorism law has a “chill” effect and “directly attacks “Hundreds of Canadian Artists Slam Anti-Terror Law for Its 'Direct Attack on Creative Arts, Free Expression'”

When disaster strikes, who profits? That’s the question asked by journalist Antony Loewenstein in his new book, “Disaster Capitalism: Making a Killing out of Catastrophe.” “Making Money from Misery? Disaster Capitalism from the Migrant Crisis to Afghanistan and Haiti”

In Maine, a lone voice of protest at a small-town 9/11 ceremony has raised questions about how some mourn, and others exploit, the legacy of “Son of Victim Arrested for Protesting Military Exploitation of 9/11”

“Can you hear me now?” Tweets by @Snowden And with that, NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden entered the social media fray of Twitter on Tuesday morning “'Can You Hear Me Now?' Twitter Rejoices as @Snowden Arrives”

The U.S. can reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050, while creating half a million jobs a year and lowering energy costs for consumers, “Renewables Can Create Jobs and Heal the Planet: Report”