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Willie Nelson and Neil Young Come to the Aid of Bold Nebraska
Country music legend Willie Nelson and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Neil Young will perform in Nebraska to help support activist efforts against the Keystone XL pipeline.
Emmett Till, Michael Brown and the Ongoing Struggle for Racial Justice
Will the killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown play a similar catalytic role in sparking action for racial justice that Emmet Till's murder, and the acquittal of his killers, did …
If a Senator Can’t Report Sexual Harassment Without Backlash, Who Can?
Women, even those in power, have to walk a tricky tightrope of not wanting to seem too “sensitive” while at the same time standing up for themselves in the …
US Slammed for Failure to Fulfill Legal Obligation to Eliminate All Forms of Race Discrimination
A UN Committee has published a scathing denunciation of US failures to honor its treaty commitments to the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination.
Manufactured Emergency: The Neoliberal Assault on Michigan
Those who want to privatize public services and destroy unions have made some successful incursions into the once union-friendly state. Whether Michiganders can mount an effective resistance remains to …
Winners and Losers in Gaza: On Victory and False Victory
Gaza's ceasefire “celebrations” were not the kind of celebrations that would follow a football match win.
The Whys Behind the Ukraine Crisis
The Ukraine crisis was provoked not by Putin but by a combination of the European Union's reckless move to expand its influence eastward and the machinations of US neoconservatives.
How US Intelligence Distorted Its Own Data on Child Migration
An intelligence center report contradicts claims that violence and poverty in Central American countries are the main forces behind a rise in border crossings, but its assertions are contradicted …
Nestle Has Expanded Its Water Empire to Include Colorado
Not content with bottling water in drought-stricken California, Nestle has added Colorado to its water empire.
Oil Is Back! A Global Warming President Presides Over a Drill-Baby-Drill United States
Considering all the talk about global warming, peak oil, carbon divestment, and renewable energy, you'd think that oil consumption in the United States would be on a downward path.