Canadian environmental organizations could pose a potential threat to national security and are attempting to make the fossil fuel industry look bad. Such was the assessment of what the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) referred to as the “anti-petroleum movement” Read More …
As the Obama administration continues to slow down its promised troop withdrawal from Afghanistan, new reporting by Reuters reveals U.S. military bases in Kandahar and Jalalabad are likely to remain open beyond the end of the year. Speaking with an Read More …
Click:Valentine’s Day anniversary gift for couples A new documentary, premiering Friday at the Tribeca Film Festival, provides a glimpse inside the aging nuclear plant known as Indian Point—as well as a slew of new arguments against nuclear power. The 94-minute Read More …
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) broke its own internal rules when it spied on Keystone XL opponents in Texas, violating guidelines designed to prevent the agency from becoming overly involved in complex political issues, a new report by the Read More …
Sweden is planning to introduce a third month of paid parental leave reserved for fathers as of 2016, in a bid to further increase gender equality, the country’s government has just announced. The country’s Left Party is hoping for more Read More …
The “massive and unprecedented harm” inflicted on the population of Gaza during last summer’s 50-day Israeli military assault stemmed from the top of the chain of command, which gave orders to shoot indiscriminately at civilians, according to the anonymous testimony Read More …
Three years after a U.S. drone strike in Yemen killed two civilians attending a wedding, a German court on Wednesday ruled against a member of the victims’ family in a case that challenges international support for the so-called “War on Read More …
A fearless band of grannies faced down police officers and semi-trucks early Tuesday as they led a direct action blockading the entrances to the Seattle Port terminal where the Shell Oil’s Polar Pioneer drilling rig is moored. Continuing the fierce Read More …
Bolstering long-held criticisms from public interest groups, newly leaked sections of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) show how Big Pharma is employing “an aggressive new form of transnational corporatism” to increase profits at the expense of global health. The TPP’s “Healthcare Read More …
Just as a fear-soaked yet uneventful Fourth of July weekend came to an end in the United States, it was reported out of the impoverished and war-torn country of Yemen on Monday that a series of airstrikes by Saudi Arabia—which Read More …