‘Refugees Welcome': As EU Slams Door on War Survivors, People Show Another Way
This post originally appeared on Common Dreams. See more of Sarah Lazare’s articles here. In response to the worst refugee crisis since World War II, European governments are tightening their borders...
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At Heart of Humanitarian Crisis, Israel Building Wall to Keep Syrian Refugees...
This post originally appeared on Common Dreams. See more of Sarah Lazare’s articles here. Amid a growing humanitarian crisis in Europe and the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on...
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Mass Incarceration Is Devastating Families, Society
“When we think of people who talk about safety and what safety means, we should think of safety as being able to feed your children and being able to send them to quality schools,” said Alicia Walters...
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US-Backed Syrian Rebels Handed Over Equipment to Al Qaeda Affiliate, Military...
This post originally appeared on Common Dreams. Read more of Sarah Lazare’s articles here. The U.S.-trained and armed rebels at the center of President Barack Obama’s Syria policy have turned over at...
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Record Cold ‘Blob’ in North Atlantic: Sign of Future Climate Woes?
Some scientists are saying that a record-setting area of cold water in the North Atlantic, revealed by recent National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) data, could be a sign that climate...
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‘I’ll Show You Obscene’: Campus to Protest Concealed Guns with Unconcealed...
This article originally appeared on Common Dreams. The campus community at the University of Texas at Austin has found a creative way to protest the fact that soon they will be allowed to carry...
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Study Reveals Corporate Media’s Refusal to Acknowledge Civilian Victims of US...
A U.S. military burn pit at forward operating base Zeebrudge in Helmand province, Afghanistan pictured in March 2013. (Photo: Sgt. Anthony L. Ortiz) This article originally appeared on Common Dreams....
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New FBI Program Trains Teachers, Students to Snoop On Muslims
“Teachers in classrooms should not become an extension of law enforcement,” said Arjun S. Sethi, an adjunct professor of law at the Georgetown University Law Center. (Photo: Cumminsr/Wikimedia/cc) This...
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‘Our Generation, Our Choice,’ Say Youth, Readying for Mass Civil Disobedience
Image from the People’s Climate March in New York City in September 2014. (Photo: Shadia Fayne Wood) This article originally appeared on Common Dreams. Buoyed by President Barack Obama’s fresh...
View ArticleIf Top General Gets His Way, America’s “Longest War” Will Become Even Longer
If the highest ranking U.S. and NATO military commander in Afghanistan gets his way, America’s longest official war could become even more protracted. Army General John Campbell said in a USA Today......
View ArticleAccused of Gatekeeping India’s Internet, Facebook CEO Lashes Out
People across India are crying foul at Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s scheme to bring internet “Free Basics” to the South Asian country, and the multi-billionaire is not happy about it. In an... The...
View Article2015 a Deadly Year as Journalism ‘Put Daily to the Sword’
At least 109 journalists and media workers were slain by ‘targeted killings, bomb attacks, and cross-fire incidents,’ new report finds From targeted bombings to fatal crossfire, the year 2015 was...
View ArticleSurprise! Corporate America Is Throwing Down for the TPP
American big business has now officially endorsed the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), giving many all the proof they need that the 12-nation deal—poised to be the largest ever—is bad news for people...
View ArticleUnder-the-Radar Supreme Court Case Poses Profound Threat to Unions Nationwide
Workers across the United States are bracing for a major Supreme Court case, set for argument on Monday, that could strike a devastating blow to public sector unions nationwide. Backed by right-wing......
View ArticleMuslim Woman Ejected from Trump Rally as Crowd Hurls Epithets
A Muslim woman wearing a shirt which read “Salam, I come in peace” was forcibly ejected from a Donald Trump rally on Friday night as some supporters of the 2016 presidential candidate reportedly... The...
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