New Zealand’s biggest mass strike in decades: Teachers, nurses and civil servants to walk out after “years of neglect”
Teachers in New Zealand will strike for the first time in 24 years.
Business & Economy
Capitalism Is Ruining Science
Creeping marketization has created perverse incentives for researchers — threatening the wholesale corruption of science itself.
Departments of Defense & Housing Cannot Account for $21 Trillion in Unauthorized Spending (VIDEO)
Two departments of the US federal government may have spent as much as $21 trillion they can’t account for between 1998 and 2015, a professor at Michigan State University has found.
American Farmers Are Killing Themselves in Staggering Numbers
Farmers are dying by suicide at a higher rate than any other occupational group in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
First in the West: Canada Votes to Legalize Recreational Cannabis, Lifting 95-year Ban
Canada is the second country in the world to legalize marijuana for recreational use, behind Uruguay.
A Marx-Quoting “Father, Anarchist, Veteran” Castigates Seattle City Council After Repeal of Homeless Tax (VIDEO)
“I’m a father, I’m a veteran and I’m an anarchist. Those are three people you don’t want to piss off.”
The New Poor People’s Campaign Continues Where MLK Left Off, to Fight for Economic Justice (VIDEO, PHOTOS)
Fifty years after Martin Luther King called for a march to Washington, D.C., to draw attention to poverty in America, the Poor People’s Campaign is being revived. Led by the Rev. William Barber, marches from across the nation will again head to the nation’s capital on June 23.
Green Technology To Burst ‘Carbon Bubble’ In Catastrophe For Fossil-fuel Economies, New Research Predicts
Trillions of dollars of fossil fuel wealth will be wiped out at some point over the next 17 years even if governments fail to impose binding carbon emissions limits on industry to curb global warming, according to a major new study.
Siding With the Bosses
In its latest ruling, the Supreme Court made the fight against workplace sexual harassment even more difficult.
Here's the hidden carbon cost behind everyday products
The modest targets set in the Paris Agreement on climate change are ambitious but necessary. Though nonbinding, failure to meet them will lead to widespread drought, disease and desperation in Read More…
Selfish Ledger: Leaked video reveals Google’s vision of ‘total data collection’
A leaked internal video from Google portrays the company’s vision of “total data collection.”
U.S. History Of Attempting To Overthrow Iran Is Riddled With Conspiracy To Stage Conflicts
The U.S. has had its eye on regime change in Iran for awhile, having spent decades meddling in its affairs.
Iran Drops The Dollar & Is Subsequently Ordered to Pay $6.5 Billion to 9/11 Victims by US Court, Despite No Evidence
Just as Iran announces they are dropping the US dollar, a federal court finds them responsible for 9/11 despite having no evidence and none of the hijackers being from Iran.
Iran Drops The Dollar & Is Subsequently Ordered to Pay $6.5 Billion to 9/11 Victims by US Court, Despite No Evidence
Just as Iran announces they are dropping the US dollar, a federal court finds them responsible for 9/11 despite having no evidence and none of the hijackers being from Iran.
American Sues France for Seizing France.com Web Domain He’s Owned Since ’94
A French-born American bought the domain France.com in 1994. However, in March 2018, the domain’s ownership was abruptly transferred to the French government. Now, Jean-Noël Frydman is suing to get his domain and business back.