In a new interview with the Guardian, whistleblower Edward Snowden explains why U.S. President Barack Obama should pardon him for leaking documents that revealed the “Making Case for Pardon, Snowden Says Leaks Were 'Necessary, Vital Things'”
Month: October 2020
Protesters Decry Poland's Proposed Near-Total Ban on Abortion
Poland’s ruling right-wing party on Friday pushed forward with a nearly complete ban on abortion, and women around the country and in cities across Europe “Protesters Decry Poland's Proposed Near-Total Ban on Abortion”
As Torture's Mental Toll is Illuminated, Doctors Call for US Accountability
The advocacy group Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) on Monday said the U.S. has lost any moral high ground in the so-called war on terror “As Torture's Mental Toll is Illuminated, Doctors Call for US Accountability”
Corporate Giants' "Sustainable" Palm Oil Revealed as Sham
Child labor and forced labor are fueling profits for global conglomerates including Nestlé, Colgate-Palmolive, Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Kellogg’s, and others, finds an Amnesty International “Corporate Giants' "Sustainable" Palm Oil Revealed as Sham”
Exclusive: Flake challenger raises nearly $700k in third quarter of 2017
Former state Sen. Kelli Ward (R) raised $690,000 in the third quarter of 2017, nearly doubling the amount she had raised in the first six “Exclusive: Flake challenger raises nearly $700k in third quarter of 2017”
Heller lags behind GOP challenger in Nevada primary: poll
Las Vegas businessman Danny Tarkanian leads Sen. Dean HellerDean Arthur HellerOn The Trail: Democrats plan to hammer Trump on Social Security, Medicare Lobbying World Democrats “Heller lags behind GOP challenger in Nevada primary: poll”
To Reduce Prison Population, Invest in Public Mental Health, New Study Says
A new study points to a key way to reduce the prison population in the incarceration capital of the world: boost spending on public mental “To Reduce Prison Population, Invest in Public Mental Health, New Study Says”
Central American Migrants Suffer from Skyrocketing Violence After Immigration Crackdown
The journey taken by Central American refugees seeking asylum in the U.S. has grown so violent that nine out of 10 migrants seen by Doctors “Central American Migrants Suffer from Skyrocketing Violence After Immigration Crackdown”
A New Era Begins as Colombian Congress Approves FARC Peace Deal
The Colombian congress on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a peace deal with leftist rebel group FARC, helping bring to an end a 52-year deadly conflict and “A New Era Begins as Colombian Congress Approves FARC Peace Deal”
Trump Taps 'Master Assassin,' 'Right-Wing Nutty' as National Security Advisor
An Islamophobic “master assassin” once described by former Secretary of State Colin Powell as a “right-wing nutty” (and worse) has been appointed by President-elect Donald “Trump Taps 'Master Assassin,' 'Right-Wing Nutty' as National Security Advisor”