Monthly Archives: October 2020

'Epic Negligence': Freed Journalist Mohamed Fahmy Sues Al Jazeera for $100 Million

Mohamed Fahmy, the Al Jazeera journalist who spent more than a year in prison in Egypt, is suing the network for $100 million for negligence and other damages. Fahmy, a Canadian citizen who formerly served as Al Jazeera’s Cairo bureau chief, announced at a press conference Monday in Cairo that he would “set the record […]

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Jeb Bush Speaking at Secret Coal Industry Retreat

Jeb Bush is the highest profile speaker at a secretive three-day retreat in Bristol, Virginia, hosted by the CEOs of six coal companies, according to materials for the invitation-only event obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) and shared with the Guardian.   The event, dubbed the “Coal & Investment Leadership Forum,” which started […]

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Clinton campaign chair: 'Forces within the FBI' wanted her to lose

Former Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham ClintonWhite House accuses Biden of pushing ‘conspiracy theories’ with Trump election claim Biden courts younger voters — who have been a weakness Trayvon Martin’s mother Sybrina Fulton qualifies to run for county commissioner in Florida MORE campaign chairman John Podesta suggested Monday that “forces within the FBI” worked against the Democratic […]

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Pentagon Hiding Data on Military Sexual Assault: Report

Sexual assault in the U.S. military is occurring at a much higher rate than the Defense Department has previously admitted, a new report released Monday revealed. After investigating more than 100 sexual assault cases that took place on four large domestic military bases, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), a ranking member of the Armed Services Committee, […]

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South Carolina Governor Calls for Confederate Flag to be Removed from State House

South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley on Monday called for the Confederate flag to be removed from the Statehouse grounds in the wake of last week’s racist murders of nine people at a historic black church in Charleston. The flag, a divisive symbol of South Carolina’s racist history, “does not represent the future of our great […]

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Expecting 'Goodies' for Fast Track Vote? New Report Cautions Lawmakers on Broken Promises

Lawmakers banking on “special favors” in exchange for their votes on controversial trade legislation risk “political peril,” according to a new report (pdf) from the watchdog group Public Citizen. In the face of stubborn resistance from Democratic lawmakers, the Obama administration has “moved beyond trying to sell Fast Track on its merits,” Public Citizen says, […]

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Ten Years On, the Undeniable, Growing Power of the BDS Movement

Ten years after Palestinian civil society issued the call for Boycott, Divestment from, and Sanction of Israel (BDS), people around the world have taken heed, building an international campaign for human rights that is acknowledged by supporters and foes alike as an increasingly powerful force. “Effective grassroots BDS campaigning has forced some of the world’s […]

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Ads dare conservatives to oppose Trump on health plan

A group allied with Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanBush, Romney won’t support Trump reelection: NYT Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here’s why Lobbying world MORE (R-Wis.) and the House GOP leadership team is launching a six-figure television ad campaign urging conservative lawmakers to support the party’s proposal to repeal and replace the […]

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Facing Down Taser, Sandra Bland Was Told By Officer: "I Will Light You Up!"

While many questions still remain about what exactly happened to Sandra Bland in a Texas jail cell before she was found dead under mysterious circumstances on July 13, those looking for answers about why she was initially placed under arrest three days earlier were offered a look at devastating dash-cam footage released by the Texas […]

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Feeding People on Our Stressed Planet Will Require a 'Revolution'

How do you make sure billions of people around the world have access to food? You start a revolution. At least that’s what two leading U.S. scientists argue in a new report. Feeding people will require cleaner energy, smarter farming and women’s rights, but also a “fundamental cultural change,” according to Paul Ehrlich, president of […]

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