Nearly 20,000 more Californians died in the first six months of the pandemic than would have been expected to die in a normal year, with … California lockdown suppressed excess pandemic deathsRead more
USA Empire
Why Retired General and Raytheon Official Lloyd Austin Should Not Head Pentagon
President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee for defense secretary: retired four-star Army General Lloyd Austin. If confirmed, he would make history as the first Black defense secretary. … Why Retired General and Raytheon Official Lloyd Austin Should Not Head PentagonRead more
U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Occupation of Western Sahara
Morocco and Israel have agreed to establish diplomatic relations has part of a U.S.-brokered deal, Morocco the fourth Arab nation to establish ties with Israel … U.S. Recognizes Morocco’s Occupation of Western SaharaRead more
Troop repositioning, for the US war in Somalia
Abby Martin Empire Update [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC1mLxc4BYw&rel=0&feature=relmfu] Our next update is a new development we reported last week regarding Trump’s misreported troop “withdrawal”, or more accurately, … Troop repositioning, for the US war in SomaliaRead more
One Woman Prevented a Pharmaceutical Disaster
In the fall of 1960, Richardson-Merrell had ten million thalidomide pills manufactured and ready to release onto the U.S. market. All its executives had to … One Woman Prevented a Pharmaceutical DisasterRead more
New Wave of Anti-Worker Laws Pushed by Big Tech
Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft scored a major victory with the passage of Proposition 22 in California, and worker rights advocates fear they will push … New Wave of Anti-Worker Laws Pushed by Big TechRead more
Rights of American citizen depends on a foreign country
Abby Martin’s Lawsuit Over Israel Loyalty Oath Mandate in US so why is it that you have a foreign leader you know making veiled threats … Rights of American citizen depends on a foreign countryRead more
Uber bought itself a law
Last week, Uber bought itself a law. Along with Lyft, Instacart, DoorDash and Postmates, app companies spent more than $200m – the most spent on … Uber bought itself a lawRead more
Countries bombed by the U.S. under the Obama administration
He’s the war-ending President who, as of Tuesday, has ordered airstrikes in seven different countries (that we know of). President Barack Obama has always acknowledged … Countries bombed by the U.S. under the Obama administrationRead more
US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000
The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus topped 300,000 Monday just as the country began dispensing COVID-19 shots in a monumental campaign to conquer the … US COVID-19 deaths top 300,000Read more