Month: October 2020

Hillary Clinton probably didn’t mean to give a Washington, D.C. press event away to Bernie Sanders on Wednesday. But he gladly took it anyway. On her latest charm offensive, the former Secretary of State returned to Capitol Hill to hold closed-door meetings with House and Senate Democrats, including Sanders—her closest rival in the polls for…

Amnesty International says its new report provides “some of the most compelling evidence yet” that Israel committed war crimes during its attack on Gaza last summer. ‘Black Friday’: Carnage in Rafah during 2014 Israel/Gaza conflict states that findings indicate that Israeli forces acted in retaliatory manner, with disregard for civilian life, after Lieutenant Hadar Goldin…

Solidifying the country’s reputation as a “true petrostate,” the government of Canada reportedly spent millions of taxpayer dollars on previously undisclosed tar sands lobbying activities, including a concerted push to ‘educate’ First Nations communities opposed to the toxic drilling projects. According to a series of 2014 government policy documents obtained by a Greenpeace analyst via…

The Toronto police officer who orchestrated the mass arrest of over 1,000 peaceful demonstrators and bystanders during the 2010 G20 summit was found guilty on Tuesday of discreditable conduct and unnecessary exercise of authority. “This decision to order mass arrests demonstrated a lack of understanding of the right to protest,” retired Ontario Superior Court judge…

The nuclear agreement between the U.S., Iran, and other world powers cleared an important congressional hurdle in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday, but don’t expect former vice president Dick Cheney to be happy about it. Despite holding no elected office, former vice president Dick Cheney has emerged as one of the most visible—and hawkish—opponents of the…

The record low viewership of Saturday’s Democratic debate has voters, particularly Bernie Sanders supporters, once again castigating the Democratic National Committee (DNC) for what many believe is a blatant attempt to shield establishment candidate Hillary Clinton and, in turn, relinquish important political ground to the Republican candidates. Saturday night’s CBS debate drew an audience of…

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A cancer patient was arrested in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday after allegedly “disrupting” the negotiations for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) in a protest aimed at maintaining access to affordable cancer medicines in the dozen countries, including the U.S. and Canada, that would be impacted by the colossal trade deal. Video footage showed Zahara Heckscher—who was…

The tumultuous political saga of the Syriza party, led by Alexis Tsipras, continued Sunday night in Greece as the left-wing coalition party claimed victory in snap elections against their conservative rivals despite acceptance earlier this year of a new round of austerity measures imposed by the nation’s foreign creditors in exchange for new loan packages.…

Fifteen years after the United Nations passed its landmark resolution recognizing the links between gender, peace, and security, the body has still failed to bring women to the table, the head of the United Nations’ women’s agency said Tuesday, which has had a detrimental impact on the safety and rights of women, and the sustainability…