The US Senate confirmed Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Treasury Department on Monday night, voting by 53 to 47 to install former Goldman Sachs … US Senate confirms former Goldman Sachs executive as Treasury secretaryRead more
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Energy Department Office Bars Use of Term “Climate Change”
Employees at the Department of Energy’s Office of International Climate and Clean Energy were warned this week not to use the phrases “climate change,” “emissions … Energy Department Office Bars Use of Term “Climate Change”Read more
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Public is a threat to democracy
The War You Don’t See John Pilger Watch: https://embeds.distrify.com/player/atB1C1 Revenge is not a solution. Do not react emotionally. Select peaceful protest of boycott. Also reduce … Public is a threat to democracyRead more
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Why Nixon signed all those laws
Ralph Nader on Civil Society Breaking Through Power
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Local Official Says US-Built Apache Helicopter Behind Massacre of Refugees
At least 31 Somali refugees are dead after the boat they were traveling in from Yemen to Sudan was attacked by what might have been … Local Official Says US-Built Apache Helicopter Behind Massacre of RefugeesRead more
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Before immigration furor, tech giants donated to Trump inauguration
Some of the same technology giants that are waging a legal war against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies quietly offered support to his inauguration in … Before immigration furor, tech giants donated to Trump inaugurationRead more
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ICE Agent Shoots and Injures Father During Home Raid
in Chicago, an agent with Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, shot and injured 53-year-old Felix Torres, after the agents burst into the family’s … ICE Agent Shoots and Injures Father During Home RaidRead more
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You cannot teach a slave how to read and write
Because if you do, it will unfit him to be a slave President Donald Trump opened Black History Month by mentioning the renowned abolitionist Frederick … You cannot teach a slave how to read and writeRead more
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Objectivity is dead, and I’m okay with it
Like a lot of people, I’ve been losing sleep over the news of the last week. As a working journalist, I’ve been deeply questioning not … Objectivity is dead, and I’m okay with itRead more