opioid epidemic and a new crackdown by the Trump administration. During a joint news conference with Drug Enforcement Agency officials Tuesday, Deputy Attorney General Rod … Worst Epidemic in U.S. HistoryRead more
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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
Obama just expanded US fossil fuel production
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Private Security Firm TigerSwan Targets Pipeline Protesters in COINTELPRO-Like Operation
On Thursday, the very same day President Trump announced he’s pulling the United States out of the landmark climate accord, oil began flowing through the … Private Security Firm TigerSwan Targets Pipeline Protesters in COINTELPRO-Like OperationRead more
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
American Capitalism: The Continental Revolution
Between the end of the Civil War and the early 20th century, the United States underwent one of the most profound economic transformations that any … American Capitalism: The Continental RevolutionRead more
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
Two Years After Kalief Browder’s Suicide
In October, a memorial service was held for Venida Browder, who died, as her family said, “of a broken heart” 16 months after her own … Two Years After Kalief Browder’s SuicideRead more
Manuel Noriega: feared dictator was the man who knew too much
The atmosphere outside Gen Manuel Noriega’s battered, bullet-scarred comandancia, headquarters of the Panamanian Defence Forces, one early morning in October 1989, bordered on frenetic. Beyond … Manuel Noriega: feared dictator was the man who knew too muchRead more
Kuwait Called on Hillary Clinton to Nix Criminal Fraud Case Against Defense Contractor Agility
In 2009, Kuwait called on then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to intervene with the Justice Department and help nix a criminal fraud case against … Kuwait Called on Hillary Clinton to Nix Criminal Fraud Case Against Defense Contractor AgilityRead more