In the wake of Greece’s historic ‘No’ vote this weekend, European leaders are scrambling to cement a new deal after the resounding rejection of the austerity program that has heretofore dominated fiscal policy and conversation. European Parliament President Martin Schulz confirmed that Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will address parliament plenary on Wednesday morning. Tsipras…
Read moreUnsealed Documents Show Pinochet 'Directly' Involved in Capitol Hill Assassinations
Loved ones have long charged that U.S.-backed dictator Augusto Pinochet had a direct hand in the 1976 assassination of former Chilean diplomat Orlando Letelier and his Institute for Policy Studies colleague Ronni Karpen Moffitt. Now, they may finally be vindicated. The administration of President Barack Obama on Thursday publicly released documents that appear to show…
Read moreTop Pence aide considering run for Georgia governorship: report
Nick Ayers, a senior adviser to Vice President Pence, is considering a bid for the Georgia governorship, according to a Wednesday Politico report. Ayers joined Pence’s team in 2016, after 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…
Read moreAl Gore on Obama's Plan for Arctic Drilling: It's 'Insane'
Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore on Thursday criticized President Barack Obama for allowing fossil fuel drilling in the Arctic, calling a recently approved Royal Dutch Shell project “insane” in a video interview with the Guardian. “I think the Deepwater Horizon spill was warning enough,” Gore said of offshore drilling while speaking in Toronto with…
Read moreVaroufakis: Troika Forced Syriza Into Choice Between 'Suicide or Execution'
In his first international television interview since stepping down from his post as Greek Finance Minister, Yanis Varoufakis told CNN‘s Christiane Amanpour on Monday that European lenders had forced his government to make a choice between “suicide or execution.” After five months of rigorous negotiations, the outspoken Varoufakis stepped down from his post the night…
Read moreClimate Experts Decry Big Oil's Lobbying Push to Lift Export Ban
Click:Glass candle bottle A industry-led push to lift the U.S. crude oil export ban is gaining momentum in Congress, despite warnings that ending the 40-year-old policy would “cook the climate” and endanger public health and safety. The country’s ban on crude exports was first established during the Arab oil embargo in the early 1970s, in…
Read more'Care for This World': Echoing Pope's Climate Message, 13 Arrested at Gas Facility
“Love the Common Good” and “Care for This World”—these are the words of Pope Francis that were held aloft by protesters as they were arrested early Tuesday for blockading the entrances to a gas storage facility in upstate New York. Forcing large trucks to idle beside the Crestwood Midstream gas storage facility gates, the demonstrators…
Read moreTony Blair Should Be 'Dragged in Shackles to Court' Over Iraq War, Says Father of Killed Soldier
The father of a soldier killed in the 2003 invasion of Iraq said Wednesday that former British Prime Minister Tony Blair should be tried as a war criminal, as military families pledged to take legal action against the UK government if it does not publish a long-delayed investigation into the war. “I’d like to see…
Read moreEven Hillary Clinton Thinks Arctic Drilling 'Not Worth the Risk'
Jumping aboard an increasingly popular bandwagon, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton on Tuesday made her clearest statement yet against drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean off Alaska. The tweet came one day after the administration of President Barack Obama granted Shell the final permit it needed to drill deep into the waters off the…
Read moreBreaking from Abbott and Fossil Fuel Titan, Australian Coal Port Votes to Divest
Newcastle, Australia—home to the world’s largest coal export port—on Tuesday joined the growing divestment movement after voting to pull its holdings from the country’s biggest banks if they continue to fund fossil fuel projects. The 6-5 city council vote marked a decisive break from Prime Minister Tony Abbott’s pro-fossil fuel government and economy, and is…
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