According to the latest issue of the journal, Multidrug Resistant-Tuberculosis (MDR-TB), a version of the disease where patients do not respond to first-line drugs, will … Multidrug-resistant TB will rise in IndiaRead more
News
Posted inFacebook / News / Politics
Facebook employs ex-political aides to help campaigns target voters
Facebook has stepped up attempts to build its influence as a political tool by giving jobs to former senior Conservative and Labour campaign officials. The … Facebook employs ex-political aides to help campaigns target votersRead more
Posted inAccident / News
Ongoing emergency at the largest nuclear waste storage site in the U.S.
Around 8:30 a.m. PT on Tuesday, 400 square feet of soil caved in at the juncture of two several hundred foot–long tunnels housing radioactive material … Ongoing emergency at the largest nuclear waste storage site in the U.S.Read more
Posted inDrone / News / Protest
7 Arrested at Air Force Base Protesting U.S. Drone Attacks
In the United States, in Nevada, police arrested seven people Wednesday at a nonviolent protest against U.S. drone warfare at the gates of the Creech … 7 Arrested at Air Force Base Protesting U.S. Drone AttacksRead more
Posted inBiodiversity / Climate Disaster / News
Global warming kills gut bacteria in lizards
Scientists from the University of Exeter and the University of Toulouse found that warming of 2-3°C caused a 34% loss of microorganism diversity in the … Global warming kills gut bacteria in lizardsRead more
Posted inNews / Pollution / Tar sand
Pollution From Canada’s Oil Sands May Be Underreported
Canadian scientists have found that the standard way of tallying air and climate pollution from Alberta’s oil sands vastly understates pollution levels there — by … Pollution From Canada’s Oil Sands May Be UnderreportedRead more
Posted inNews / Palestine / Protest
Revolutionary Leila Khaled Begins Hunger Strike
Icon of revolutionary Palestinian resistance and a member of the Marxist-Leninist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, Leila Khaled, announced Saturday that she will … Revolutionary Leila Khaled Begins Hunger StrikeRead more
Posted inNews / USA Empire / Water
Flint Residents Could Lose Their Homes Over Unpaid Bills for Poisoned Water
The city of Flint, where the pipes have still not been fixed and the water crisis is ongoing, is threatening to place tax liens on … Flint Residents Could Lose Their Homes Over Unpaid Bills for Poisoned WaterRead more
Posted inNews / Wind
The first U.S. offshore wind farm just shut down a diesel plant
America’s first offshore wind farm just helped to shut down a small diesel-fired electric power plant on Block Island, Rhode Island. Block Island officials on … The first U.S. offshore wind farm just shut down a diesel plantRead more
Posted inNews / Politics / Protest / USA Empire
CodePink Activists Face Up to 1 Year in Prison over Jeff Sessions Protest
In Washington, D.C., three members of the activist group CodePink were convicted Wednesday over their role in a January 10 protest against a Senate confirmation … CodePink Activists Face Up to 1 Year in Prison over Jeff Sessions ProtestRead more