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Month: November 2017

ESMA “Death Flights”: 29 Former Naval Officers Sentenced to Life in Prison in Argentina’s Largest Human Rights Trial

November 30, 2017 staff 0

The country’s largest-ever trial culminated in its first judgement against pilots who tossed political opponents of the brutal military dictatorship into the ocean during Argentina’s “Dirty Wars” between 1976 and 1983.

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Senators Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren Propose $146 Billion “Marshall Plan” for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

November 29, 2017 staff 0

On Tuesday, November 28, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) unveiled the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act, a massive $146 billion “Marshall Plan” for Puerto Rico, Read More…

Senator Bernie Sanders and Colleagues Propose $146 Billion “Marshall Plan” for Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands

November 29, 2017 staff 0

On Tuesday, November 28, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled the Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands Equitable Rebuild Act, a massive $146 billion “Marshall Plan” for Puerto Rico along with several other senators. The plan Read More…

Kickstarter Campaign Seeks Permanent Memorial for Félicette, First Cat in Space! (VIDEO)

November 29, 2017 staff 0

Fifty-four years after a small rocket was launched 100 miles into space from Hammaguir, Algeria, its feline inhabitant, Félicette, may finally be getting her due.

FCC Clears Way For Right-Wing Sinclair to Broadcast in 72% of American Homes

November 20, 2017 staff 0

The ruling allows Sinclair’s purchase of Tribune to go forward, furthering the local media giant’s stranglehold on local media.

The U.S.-led War Against ISIS Is Killing 31 Times More Civilians Than Claimed

November 19, 2017 staff 0

The Pentagon assures that its air war against ISIS is one of the most accurate in history. They insist they are exceptionally careful and meticulous in who they target, claiming Read More…

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Comcast & Verizon Lobbying FCC To Block States on Net Neutrality

November 11, 2017 staff 0

Comcast and Verizon are demanding telecom regulators to ensure that the FCC’s rollback on net neutrality will overrule any state and local regulatory attempts to preserve internet freedom.

Comcast & Verizon Lobbying FCC To Block States on Net Neutrality

November 11, 2017 staff 0

Comcast and Verizon are demanding telecom regulators to ensure that the FCC’s rollback on net neutrality will overrule any state and local regulatory attempts to preserve internet freedom.

Saudi Blockade of Yemen Is World’s Worst Humanitarian Crisis

November 10, 2017 staff 0

Yemen today is the world’s largest humanitarian crisis, with nearly 70 percent of the population in need of aid, according to the United Nations. “In response to what is now Read More…

Discovery of Giant ‘Monster’ Planet Shatters Previously Held Formation Theory

November 1, 2017 staff 0

Scientists have discovered a planet the size of Jupiter orbiting a star that’s only half the size of the sun, contradicting theories that a star so small could form a planet so large.

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  • Trump to meet with Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov at White House December 9, 2019
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    A former British spy who was a source for the FBI in its probe of Donald Trump's presidential campaign had an extended friendship with Ivanka Trump, the president's daughter, a source familiar with the friendship said on Monday.
  • Wall St. falls as Apple, health shares drag, tariff deadline looms December 9, 2019
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Assange to Testify on Being Recorded in Embassy in London

December 2, 2019 0

Recordings have emerged of private conversations that Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks founder, had while living in the Ecuadorean Embassy. He and a Spanish prosecutor blame the United States.

WTO Shutdown: What Now and What Next

November 29, 2019 0

We remember Seattle 1999 in a moment when the world is exploding with people’s uprisings.

Cure for Alcoholism? Scientists Discover Brain Circuit in Mice That Controls Compulsive Drinking (VIDEO)

November 29, 2019 0

Activity in this circuit predicted which animals would keep drinking despite negative consequences.

Criminal Justice
  • Bolivia’s New Right-Wing Gov’t Targets Foreigners With “Anti-Terror” Death Squads

    December 6, 2019 0
  • Assange to Testify on Being Recorded in Embassy in London

    December 2, 2019 0
  • BREAKING: Sweden Drops ‘Rape’ Investigation for Julian Assange

    November 19, 2019 0
War
  • Report: US-Made Bomb Killed Six Yemeni Civilians, Including Three Children, in June Attack

    September 26, 2019 0
  • Military Suicides Jump to Record High

    September 26, 2019 0
  • The Drone Strikes on the Saudi Oil Facilities Have Changed Global Warfare

    September 24, 2019 0
Health
  • Fighting Opioids With An Unlikely Supplemental Painkiller: Anti-Itch Medicine

    November 21, 2019 0
  • Robert Pollin: The Emerging Divide Between Sanders and Warren on Medicare for All

    November 21, 2019 0
  • Little-known Protein Appears to Play Important Role in Obesity and Metabolic Disease

    November 21, 2019 0
Business & Economy
  • Bernie Sanders: There Should Be No Billionaires

    September 24, 2019 0
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Fighting Opioids With An Unlikely Supplemental Painkiller: Anti-Itch Medicine

November 21, 2019 0

Researchers are investigating whether an anti-itch medication that targets a specific part of our nerve cells can make morphine — which targets a different part–more effective. The findings suggest it can.

Robert Pollin: The Emerging Divide Between Sanders and Warren on Medicare for All

November 21, 2019 0

The growing chasm between Sanders’ and Warren’s “Medicare for All” plans increasingly highlights which candidate is genuinely serious about fighting for universal healthcare, with the release of Warren’s extremely convoluted, regressively funded, and loophole-ridden so-called “Medicare for All” plan.

Little-known Protein Appears to Play Important Role in Obesity and Metabolic Disease

November 21, 2019 0

The recently discovered protein is normally abundant in fat; without it, the body struggles to manage glucose and insulin.

Activism
  • With a Planet on Fire, This Is What It Means to Enter Emergency Mode

    September 27, 2019 0
  • With Over 6 Million People Worldwide, Climate Strikes Largest Coordinated Global Uprising Since Iraq War Protests

    September 27, 2019 0
  • Edward Snowden’s Julian Assange is an Unfamiliar Julian Assange

    September 27, 2019 0
Environment
  • With a Planet on Fire, This Is What It Means to Enter Emergency Mode

    September 27, 2019 0
  • With Over 6 Million People Worldwide, Climate Strikes Largest Coordinated Global Uprising Since Iraq War Protests

    September 27, 2019 0
  • “How Dare You!”: Watch Greta Thunberg’s Full Speech From the U.N. Climate Action Summit (VIDEO)

    September 23, 2019 0
Strange/Unusual
  • Fighting Opioids With An Unlikely Supplemental Painkiller: Anti-Itch Medicine

    November 21, 2019 0
  • Foam Offers Way To Manipulate Light (VIDEO)

    November 19, 2019 0
  • ‘Are We Alone?’ Study Refines Which Exoplanets Are Potentially Habitable

    November 19, 2019 0
Arts
  • Using Math to Blend Musical Notes Seamlessly (VIDEO)

    September 28, 2019 0
  • Perception Of Musical Pitch Varies Across Cultures (VIDEO)

    September 23, 2019 0
  • Rare 10 Million-Year-Old Fossil Unearths New View of Human Evolution (VIDEO, PHOTOS)

    September 17, 2019 0

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