A new law enacted Monday in France will allow the government to shut down websites without a court order, in a move that officials say will help combat terrorism and child pornography but which civil liberties advocates warn threatens free speech rights. The law, which has been under consideration for years, gained new traction after…
In 2009, media drooled over Obama. To Trump they bare their teeth.
January of 2009, Obama’s Inauguration: Michael D. Shear at the Washington Post wrote: “A city that had braced for record-breaking attendance swelled with visitors who would… nearly double its population. Before dawn yesterday, more than 1 million people began streaming into the city to bear witness to the event, brushing aside the frigid temperatures and…
Shocker: CIA Clears Itself of Wrongdoing for Spying on Senate Torture Panel
An internal CIA panel has cleared agency personnel of any wrongdoing when they secretly searched computers being used by the Senate Intelligence Committee to investigate claims of torture by the CIA. The CIA announced Wednesday that an ‘Agency Accountability Board,’ chaired by former Sen. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) at the request of CIA Director John Brennan,…
US Drone Kills Sixth Grade Boy in Yemen, says Human Rights Group
A sixth grade Yemeni boy was among the three victims killed by a U.S. drone strike on Monday, a human rights group has said. The alleged CIA strike, which marked the first reported U.S. drone strike in Yemen this year, came just two days after U.S. military officials announced that the drone campaign would not…
Throwing Off Austerity's Hold in Greece, Syriza Pledges Allegiance to 'The Good of Society'
In a speech before the Greek Parliament on Sunday, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras made it clear that his Syriza government would not accept a continuation of the austerity measures imposed by outside forces as he formally announced Greece would refuse the next installment of a bailout package from foreign creditors. Instead, the newly-elected leader vowed,…
Why McDonald's Announcement on Chicken Is Important for Everyone's Health
Chicken McNuggets might not be part of your diet, but a new announcement from McDonald’s could have an impact on your health. According to a statement issued Wednesday, the roughly 14,000 farms that supply chicken to U.S. locations of the fast food restaurant have a two-year window to stop the use of antibiotics that are…
Drug-Resistant Malaria 'Huge Threat' to Global Health
Cases of drug-resistant malaria have been multiplying in Southeast Asia, particularly along the border of India and Myanmar, in what health experts are warning is a “huge threat” to global health that will require “vigorous international effort” to contain. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey The strain has been found in Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, and…
Channeling MLK's 'Beloved Community,' Vigils Call for Robin Hood Tax
A broad coalition that includes registered nurses, organized labor, AIDS activists, college students, and clergy members on Wednesday staged vigils outside of Congressional offices across the country calling on lawmakers to pass a ‘Robin Hood Tax’ in order to reverse the country’s “crippling inequality.” Click Here: New Zealand rugby store The day of action was…
Republicans dismiss growing protests at home
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Wind Power on the Rise, Could Supply One-Third of Nation's Electricity by 2050, Says DOE
The economics of wind power are looking good, according to a 350-page report issued Thursday by the U.S. Department of Energy, which states that the nation’s swiftly expanding wind industry could help America significantly reduce its carbon emissions, support more than 600,000 jobs, and provide 35 percent of the United States’s electricity needs, all by…