In the midst of a war-fueled water crisis, the Saudi Arabia-led coalition reportedly bombed a water bottling plant in northern Yemen on Sunday, adding to mounting civilian casualties as the military onslaught enters its sixth month. “The corpses of 36 workers, many of them burnt or in pieces, were pulled out after an air strike…
Read morePlanned Parenthood Detractors Threaten Sole Safety-Net for Millions of Women
As the partisan attack on Planned Parenthood heats up on Capitol Hill this week, a new study published Tuesday found that the women’s healthcare provider is in many cases the only source of contraceptive care for minority and low-income women across the country. The analysis (pdf) was conducted by the Guttmacher Institute, a New York-based…
Read moreLet's End This 'Together,' Sanders Tells Black Youth in South Carolina
Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders this weekend brought his populist message to South Carolina where, addressing crowds of black and white voters, he spoke forcefully about criminal justice reform, police brutality, and systemic inequity. And along for the ride on his four-day Southern sweep was Sanders’ friend and champion, black academic Dr. Cornel West, who…
Read moreGOP's Drive to Lift Oil Export Ban Antithetical to COP21 Climate Goals
Climate justice advocates warn that lifting the decades-old U.S. oil export ban—an outcome that appears imminent as a result of Republican maneuvering and Democratic capitulation in Congress—would be antithetical to the goals of the brand-new Paris Agreement aimed at reining in global emissions. Click Here: New Zealand rugby store News outlets reported Monday afternoon that…
Read moreJ.Crew promotes voter participation with new capsule collection
J.Crew hopes to encourage Americans to vote this November through a new capsule collection. This launch follows the brand’s support of the “Time to Vote” movement and announcement to close all of its stores, corporate offices, distribution center and customer service center on November 3 to allow employees paid time off to vote. The capsule…
Read moreLive results: Georgia special election
Election day has arrived in Georgia, and all eyes are on whether Democrat Jon Ossoff will top 50 percent of the vote to avoid a runoff and deliver a blow to Republicans and President 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…
Read moreRashid Khalidi on Syria: The Beginning of This Mess was the 2003 U.S. Invasion of Iraq
Russia has launched airstrikes in Syria for a second day, becoming the latest foreign government to intervene in a war that has already killed over 240,000 people and displaced millions. The move sparked concern from U.S. officials, who say the Russian attacks did not hit ISIL targets but instead struck rebel groups fighting against Syrian…
Read moreOwning Up to Failed 'War on Drugs,' DOJ To Release Wave of Nonviolent Offenders
The U.S. Department of Justice is preparing to release from federal prisons up to 6,000 people whose nonviolent drug sentences were recently reduced, as part of what advocates say is the country’s ongoing march towards justice within its “failed” War on Drugs. According to the Washington Post, which broke the news on Tuesday afternoon, the…
Read moreAs 'Hypocrite' Walker Exits, Workers and Women Offer Gruff Farewells
As Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker—known for his anti-worker policies and staunch opposition to women’s rights—ended his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination on Monday, many of the responses to his exit were as short as his candidacy. “Scott Walker is still a disgrace, just no longer national,” said AFL-CIO president Richard Trumka. And Ilyse Hogue,…
Read moreAfter 13 Years Without Charge, Shaker Aamer to be Freed From Guantanamo
Shaker Aamer, the last remaining UK prisoner in Guantánamo Bay prison, will be released and allowed to return home, a British government spokesperson announced Friday. Aamer, 46, a Saudi citizen and UK resident, has been held at the U.S. military base in Cuba for 13 years without charge and has twice been cleared to go…
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