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For the uninitiated, it is almost too fantastic to believe. A police department's union, supremely tone-deaf in a city with a discriminatory history, puts out a newsletter that open-heartedly embraces racism, sexism and homophobia - the very things of whi ...[Read more]

25.18% of U.S. greenhouse gases are being emitted by only 43 firms, according to figures tabulated by the Political Economy Research Institute (PERI), from corporate filings with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as of the latest available year, w ...[Read more]

We (Israelis) have to look out for ourselves” Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon was quoted as saying at an event at Tel Aviv University. According to Haaretz, Ya’alon is not convinced that the Obama administration will stop Iran’s nuclear pro ...[Read more]

The City of Oakland has agreed to pay a $4.5 million legal settlement to Scott Olsen, the 24-year-old Marine Corps veteran who was critically wounded by Oakland Police on the night of October 25, 2011 during a chaotic confrontation between law enforcement ...[Read more]

Today, the theft of Aboriginal children - including babies taken from the birth table - is now more widespread than at any time during the last century. As of June last year, almost 14,000 Aboriginal children had been "removed." This is five times the num ...[Read more]

When America calls others to account for human rights offenses, it must be ready to acknowledge and correct its own lapses. Last week, the UN Human Rights Committee issued a draft evaluation of US performance in upholding the International Covenant on Ci ...[Read more]

Russia'€™s Federal Security Service has reported the detention of 25 Ukrainian citizens suspected of masterminding attacks on the territory of Russia. The arrested were identified as belonging to the Right Sector movement in Ukraine. ...[Read more]

This list of NSA capabilities and whistleblower statements is important and might offer some insights into the reasons that actual reform of the NSA is unlikely to come from within. ...[Read more]

Attempts to paint Pakistan as a dangerous enemy of the West and a prime candidate for military intervention has been made once again by those in the Western media. ABC News, in an article titled, “‘Double dealing’: How Pakistan hid Osama Bin Laden f ...[Read more]

Colombian union members have faced increased violence and intimidation since the start of the US-Colombia free trade agreement in 2012. Twenty six trade trade unionists were murdered in 2013 and one union's headquarters was firebombed this month. David Ba ...[Read more]

Monday, January 17, 1966, will forever be a day of embarrassment for the US Air Force, and one of infamy for the village of Palomares on Spain’s Andalucian coast. ...[Read more]