The White House is considering an unprecedented plan to privatize the war in Afghanistan at the urging of Erik Prince, founder of the now-defunct private … White House Considering Unprecedented Plan to Privatize War in AfghanistanRead more
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Posted inFinance / Hindutva / India / News
Note ban dents RBI income
Costs incurred due to the demonetisation exercise dented the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) income resulting in the central bank transferring less than half the … Note ban dents RBI incomeRead more
Posted inChildren / Hunger / News / USA Empire
Hunger on US school children
This was the finding of a report issued last week by the anti-hunger charity Share Our Strength, based on a survey of 500 low-income parents … Hunger on US school childrenRead more
Posted inClimate Disaster / News / Politics / USA Empire
US federal department is censoring use of term ‘climate change’
Staff at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) have been told to avoid using the term climate change in their work, with the officials instructed … US federal department is censoring use of term ‘climate change’Read more
Posted inNews / Protest / Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is to execute 14 young men for protesting
In Saudi Arabia today there are 14 pro-democracy demonstrators who face execution after being caught up in protests against the royal family which turned violent. … Saudi Arabia is to execute 14 young men for protestingRead more
Posted inEconomics / Military / News / USA Empire
U.S. Conference of Mayors Calls for Moving Money from Pentagon to Cities
The U.S. Conference of Mayors on Monday unanimously passed three resolutions opposing the military-heavy Trump budget proposal, a proposal that calls for an additional $54 … U.S. Conference of Mayors Calls for Moving Money from Pentagon to CitiesRead more
Posted inIraq / Massacre / News / USA Empire
US Court of Appeals throws out Blackwater murder conviction
On Friday, a US appeals court threw out the first-degree murder conviction of Nicholas A. Slatten, one of the four former Blackwater security guards who … US Court of Appeals throws out Blackwater murder convictionRead more
Posted inAcidification / News
World’s first large-scale area of acidified water found in Arctic Ocean
Scientists have found the world’s first large-scale area of acidified water in the open ocean in the seas of the western Arctic. In other (oceans), … World’s first large-scale area of acidified water found in Arctic OceanRead more
Posted inGlobal Warming / News
More summer sunshine leading to increased Greenland ice melt
A team of scientists, led by the University of Bristol, has discovered that a marked decrease in summer cloud cover during the last 20 years … More summer sunshine leading to increased Greenland ice meltRead more
Posted inCIA / coup / Iran / News / USA Empire
US quietly publishes once-expunged papers on 1953 Iran coup
Once expunged from its official history, documents outlining the U.S.-backed 1953 coup in Iran have been quietly published by the State Department, offering a new … US quietly publishes once-expunged papers on 1953 Iran coupRead more