President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE says in a new interview that Facebook has been important in helping him get his message out,…
As the number of Iraqi and Syrian people displaced by war and conflict soars, the United Nations refugee agency is blasting the international community for failing to respond with adequate humanitarian assistance and resettlement. Critics of the U.S.-led war say that the U.S., in particular, is failing to meet its obligation, by driving the conditions…
A coalition of activists including moms, farmers, and public interest groups has filed papers defending Maui County’s recently passed ban on genetically modified organisms (GMOs). The ballot initiative, which passed with 50.2 percent of the vote, prohibits the growth, testing, or cultivation of GMO crops, also known as GE crops, in Maui County until an…
Fossil fuel industry lobbyists have no place at a climate conference, charged activists who on Monday shut down a “greenwashed” fossil fuel industry panel at the United Nations climate talks in Lima, Peru. Seizing on the event as an example of the corporate influence that has pervaded COP20 and all previous climate negotiations, protesters donned…
Former Milwaukee police officer Christopher Manney will not be charged in the shooting death of 31-year-old Dontre Hamilton that took place earlier this year, Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm announced Monday. “This was a tragic incident for the Hamilton family and for the community,” Chisholm stated in a press release. “But, based on all…
U.S. military officials acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that the more than 1,600 bombings launched on Iraq and Syria by the U.S. and allies over the past five months may have led to “a few” civilian casualties. Analysts, however, say that such an admission is not only an undercounting of civilian deaths and…
The Bank of England, one of the oldest banks in the world, has joined the growing ranks of those warning of the financial risk posed by a “carbon bubble,” which will occur if urgently needed climate change regulations render coal, oil, and gas assets worthless. “One live risk right now is of insurers investing in…
House Democrats outlined their early strategy for the 2018 midterm elections in a Monday memo, targeting 59 seats as they seek to rebuild a party that suffered significant losses two months ago. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s (DCCC) memo sees the organization focusing on dozens of Republican seats that Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden…
The United States Department of Agriculture on Thursday approved Monsanto’s controversial herbicide-resistant genetically modified strains of soybean and cotton, in a move that critics say is a bow to the powerful biotechnology industry, at the expense of human and environmental health. The green-light is “simply the latest example of USDA’s allegiance to the biotechnology industry…
The ACLU filed an emergency motion with a federal judge to stop the new GOP chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee from repossessing the full-length version of a revealing inquiry into CIA torture. Sen. Richard Burr (R-N.C.) has requested the White House and various executive agencies “immediately” return copies of the 6,700-page report, which Burr…