Over the past century, the Earth’s sea levels have risen on a scale that is unprecedented by any other fluctuation over the past 6,000 years, new research shows. In a study published the U.S. journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), Australian National University researchers reconstruct the past 35,000 years of sea level Read more about Sea Levels Rising at Unprecedented Rate, Scientists Warn[…]
Opium poppy cultivation levels in Afghanistan are at a record high, though the U.S. government has spent over $7 billion to stop it, a federal watchdog states in a new report. In a letter to Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel, Attorney General Eric Holder and US AID head Rajiv Shah, Read more about $7 Billion US Eradication Effort Delivers Record High Poppy Crop in Afghanistan[…]
With this year’s election now over and lawmakers relieved of the pressure that coincides with daily interaction with constituents, President Obama on Wednesday announced that he would finally ask Congress to give him the approval he needs to continue, and possibly expand, his new multi-front war against the militant group known as ISIS. Military operations Read more about With Election Out of the Way, Obama Turns to Congress for War Authorization[…]
British and Canadian spy agencies accumulated sensitive data on smartphone users, including location, app preferences, and unique device identifiers, by piggybacking on ubiquitous software from advertising and analytics companies, according to a document obtained by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The document, included in a trove of Snowden material released by Der Spiegel on January 17, outlines a Read more about Secret ‘BADASS’ Intelligence Program Spied on Smartphones[…]
Members of the United Nations Committee Against Torture reviewing the United States’ compliance with the Convention Against Torture (CAT) asked multiples times for further explanation of why a preliminary review into allegations of torture ended in no prosecutions. The US delegation, however, chose to keep the review shrouded in layers of secrecy, perpetuating a perception Read more about US Delegation Refuses to Explain to UN Committee Why Durham Review Ended in No Torture Prosecutions[…]
Over 40,000 people marched to the American embassy in Athens, Greece on Monday to mark the 1973 student-led revolt against the country’s former military dictatorship and to protest the U.S. role in backing the junta. Click Here: Maori All Blacks Store The largest such anniversary commemoration in recent years, the procession was met with nearly Read more about Tens of Thousands in Athens Commemorate Revolt Against US-Backed Military Dictatorship[…]
Four health workers who were part of a polio vaccination team were killed in Pakistan on Wednesday. According to media reports, gunmen riding motorbikes near the southwestern city of Quetta opened fire on a vehicle carrying a vaccination team of three women and three men. The attack killed the three women and one man, and, Read more about Polio Workers Gunned Down in Pakistan[…]
In a speech on the Senate floor on Tuesday morning, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) introduced his vision for a progressive economic agenda that he says could restore shared prosperity, reinvigorate the middle class, and mitigate a host of social crises that stem from the current system that has created great wealth for a select few Read more about To Counter Rise of Oligarchy, Sanders Pitches Progressive Economic Vision[…]
Medical students at universities across the United States held dramatic die-in protests on Wednesday to show their solidarity with a growing protest movement against police brutality and other forms of systematic inequality taking place in low-income areas and communities of color nationwide. Dubbed #whitecoatsforblacklives, the coordinated demonstrations allowed students to add their unique perspective to Read more about #WhiteCoatsforBlackLives: Medical Students Stage Nationwide Die-Ins[…]
Families of those killed in the Newtown, Connecticut school shooting tragedy are suing the companies that produce and sell the Bushmaster AR-15 rifle, charging that those parties are purposely making and distributing a weapon built to inflict “unparalleled civilian carnage.” The suit, filed on Monday, comes a day after the two-year anniversary of the December Read more about Sandy Hook Families Sue Gunmaker for Selling Weapon with Single Purpose: 'Mass Shootings'[…]