Farm workers will now have sweeping new protections from pesticides under new Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) rules announced Monday—safeguards which labor leaders say eluded farm “After Decades of Discrimination, Farm Workers Get Pesticide Protections”
Month: October 2020
ACLU Sues California Police Over 'Exorbitant' Body Cam Footage Charge
The ACLU on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against the city of Hayward, California and its police force after the department charged the National Lawyers Guild “ACLU Sues California Police Over 'Exorbitant' Body Cam Footage Charge”
Hundreds of Thousands March in Berlin Against TTIP Trade Deal
Hundreds of thousands of people rallied on Saturday afternoon in the German capital against the massive Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) accord being negotiated “Hundreds of Thousands March in Berlin Against TTIP Trade Deal”
How US Colleges Have Become Ground Zero for Suppression of Palestine Solidarity
Crackdowns on the movement for Palestinian rights are becoming increasingly severe in college and university communities across the United States, where young campaigners and the “How US Colleges Have Become Ground Zero for Suppression of Palestine Solidarity”
Top-Secret Pentagon Program Exploited Aid Workers as Covert Spies
It is the stuff of spy novels, but a new investigation published Monday reveals that the U.S. Pentagon for years funneled millions to a charity “Top-Secret Pentagon Program Exploited Aid Workers as Covert Spies”
As Burma Votes, Watchdogs Warn Elections Anything But Fair and Free
As people across Burma (also referred to as Myanmar) vote on Sunday in what is being touted as the country’s first free election in 25 “As Burma Votes, Watchdogs Warn Elections Anything But Fair and Free”
New Year's Eve Pyrotechnics Go On Despite Raging Hotel Fire in Dubai
A massive fire was blazing at a 63-story hotel in downtown Dubai on Thursday night, near where tens of thousands of people had gathered for “New Year's Eve Pyrotechnics Go On Despite Raging Hotel Fire in Dubai”
Ex-Obama official mulls run against Republican who negotiated healthcare changes
A former Obama administration counterterrorism adviser is exploring a bid against Rep. Tom MacArthur (R-N.J.), who helped negotiate the new GOP ObamaCare repeal-and-replace legislation. Andrew “Ex-Obama official mulls run against Republican who negotiated healthcare changes”
Watch: Drone Pilot Whistleblowers Describe Devastating Impacts of Targeted Kill Program
Four former drone operators who are speaking out against the U.S. military’s ongoing targeted killing program—and risking federal prosecution for doing so—appeared on Democracy Now! “Watch: Drone Pilot Whistleblowers Describe Devastating Impacts of Targeted Kill Program”
Climate Inaction Risks Warming Far Beyond 2°C Threshold: Exxon (Yes, Exxon)
Blink and you’ll miss it, but one line in a recent Washington Post interview on climate change with experts from fossil fuel giant ExxonMobil offhandedly “Climate Inaction Risks Warming Far Beyond 2°C Threshold: Exxon (Yes, Exxon)”