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The Trump Administration Gutted the Staff Overseeing $1 Billion in Aid to Iraq
A new report warns that USAID may not be able to effectively oversee $1.16 billion in foreign aid to Iraq.
Lebanon’s Uprising Remains United Against Political Elite
Demonstrations in Lebanon have spread to all parts of the country and are targeting the entire political establishment.
New Senate Climate Caucus Is Filled With Climate Deniers and Climate “Delayers”
The bipartisanship in the Climate Solutions Caucus appears to be that of taking money from the fossil fuel industry.
As 2020 Election Approaches, Media Literacy Is More Important Than Ever
Authors Mickey Huff and Nolan Higdon discuss the history of media manipulation in the U.S.
Could the Hyde Amendment Be Repealed in 2020?
The Hyde Amendment disproportionately affects marginalized populations that have the most difficulty affording abortion.
Dialysis Patients Panic as Financial “Life Raft” Becomes Unmoored
American Kidney Fund is threatening to pull out of California because of a law that would cut dialysis industry profits.
Senate Version of Violence Against Women Act “Undercuts Tribal Sovereignty”
The Republican's reauthorization bill would undermine tribal courts.
Ocasio-Cortez, Omar and Pressley Condemn Trump for Fueling Crisis in Bolivia
More than a dozen U.S. Congress members sent a letter condemning the administration's support for Evo Morales's ouster.
UK Ignores UN Deadline to End Illegal Occupation of the Chagos Islands
The “great powers” have shown that international law becomes wet paper when it contradicts their interests.
Nearly 300 US Cities Will Mobilize to Demand Impeachment on Eve of House Vote
While all attention is on the hearings in Washington, D.C., another impeachment story is unfolding across the U.S.