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The Paris Agreement Dispute Is a Distraction. The Real Battle Is Playing Out in the EPA.
For anyone who’s been following the fate of the United States’ involvement in the Paris agreement, the main question surrounding it recently has been …
ClimateDonald Trump Used the United Nations to Threaten a Massive Violation of International Law
The United States has never cared much about international law. But most U.S. presidents had at least made an effort to pretend that they did. Based …
North KoreaHead of Health Insurance Giant Aetna Slams Bernie Sanders’s Single-Payer Plan As “Lousy”
The head of Aetna, the health insurance giant, not only slammed the gains being made in the push for universal Medicare, but also mocked its …
Health CareAt Harvard, Chelsea Manning Lost Her Fellowship. At Fordham, a Former CIA Torture Proponent Kept His.
It took less than 48 hours for Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government to revoke its fellowship invitation to whistleblower Chelsea …
National SecurityIntercepted Podcast: ‘Merican Psycho
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United NationsSo Much for States’ Rights — GOP Senator Wants to Ban State Single Payer In New Health Care Bill
Louisiana Republican Senator John Kennedy plans to use the most recent effort to repeal and replace portions of the Affordable Care Act to push an …
Health CareAuthorities Close In On Pro-Charter School Nonprofit For Illicit Campaign Contributions
A New York-based education reform nonprofit funneled nearly $2.5 million to a related group in Massachusetts, according to new disclosures unearthed …
CorruptionAsylum Seeker Says He’s Being Deported Because ICE Mishandled Evidence of Anti-Gay Attack
On January 17, 2016, Sadat Ibrahim, a gay man from Accra, Ghana, arrived at the San Ysidro U.S. border checkpoint between San Diego, California, and …
ImmigrationThe Senate’s Military Spending Increase Alone Is Enough to Make Public College Free
One of the most controversial proposals put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign was a pledge to make tuition free at …
United StatesCould a Bernie Bro Be the Next Mayor of Atlanta?
On a recent Saturday afternoon in Atlanta’s East Lake neighborhood, Vincent Fort was out working the voters. As the populist wing of the Democratic …
Bernie SandersThe U.S. Military Can’t Keep Track of Which Missions It’s Fueling in Yemen War
The United States has come under increasing scrutiny for what seems like unconditional support for the Saudi Arabia-led coalition waging a brutal air …
Middle EastSean Spicer is Honored Because, as Bush Officials Showed, DC Elites Always Thrive
Sean Spicer’s playful, glamorous appearance at last night’s Emmy Awards, and his being honored as a Visiting Fellow at Harvard’s Kennedy School (the …
Sean SpicerShaun King on Donald Trump, Colin Kaepernick, and White Supremacy
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RacismGary Cohn Is Giving Goldman Sachs Everything It Ever Wanted From the Trump Administration
Steve Bannon was in the room the day Donald Trump first fell for Gary Cohn. So were Reince Priebus, Jared Kushner, and Trump’s pick for secretary of …
Gary CohnPop Culture is Far Ahead of Washington When it Comes to Monopoly Politics
In best-selling author James Patterson’s latest novel <i>The Store</i>, a writer and his family go undercover to write the exposé of the century, about a …
Ingrid Goes WestItaly Imprisons Refugees Who Were Forced to Pilot Smuggling Boats At Gunpoint
The refugees have just been pulled from the waters of the central Mediterranean when Italian coast guard investigators pick out a handful of them for …
RefugeesHillary Clinton Doesn’t Understand Why the Corporate Media Is So Bad
Hillary Clinton has every right to be infuriated by the performance of the press during the 2016 election. In her new book “What Happened,” Clinton …
Bernie SandersWell That Settles It! Insurance and Drug Lobbyists Say Medicare for All “Cannot Work”
The for-profit health care industry and its political surrogates were quick to criticize the sweeping universal Medicare legislation unveiled this …
Health CareRefugees Were “Devastated” by Travel Ban, U.S. Diplomats Told Bosses, Detailing Despair
In internal memos, U.S. embassies in Jordan and Ethiopia detailed how refugees there were “devastated” by January’s executive order barring travel …
ImmigrationSaudi Arabia Cracks Down on Dissenting Clerics Amid Rumors of Crown Prince’s Rise to Throne
Saudi Arabia arrested a trio of prominent clerics last weekend, a sign that the kingdom may be preparing for the formal ascendance of Crown Prince …
Middle EastTrump Adviser Spent a Decade Using Street Gang MS-13 to Justify Anti-Immigrant Agenda. Now It’s Happening
In President Donald Trump’s push to restrict immigration to the United States, MS-13 has become the perfect villain. Trump has focused obsessively on …
ImmigrationIsrael Security Forces Are Training American Cops Despite History of Rights Abuses
It’s not uncommon for residents of America’s most heavily policed neighborhoods to describe their local cops as “an occupying force.” Judging by …
United StatesWhole Foods “Free-Range” Chicken Supplier Said To Actually Run Factory Farm
When Amazon purchased Whole Foods last month, it didn’t just get the retail locations. It picked up Whole Foods’ baggage as well. Among the bigger …
FarmingJudge in Arpaio Case Wants to Hear Arguments Before Vacating Former Sheriff’s Conviction
Trump last month pardoned Arpaio, the former sheriff of Arizona’s Maricopa County, for a contempt conviction that stemmed from a 2011 …
LawAfter Massive Giveaways to Industry, Mining Executives Will Spend Big at Trump’s D.C. Hotel
The chief executives of some of the largest coal and mining companies in the country have chosen the Trump International Hotel in Washington, D.C., …
ClimateFCC’s New Diversity Chair Lobbied Against Net Neutrality and Services for Minority Communities
Federal Communications Commission Chairman Ajit Pai has selected Julia Johnson, president of a consulting firm called NetCommunications, to lead the …
Net NeutralityRand Paul’s Amendment to Force a Vote on Endless War Gets Kicked Down the Road
The Senate voted Wednesday by nearly two-to-one against an amendment from Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., to the defense authorization bill. The amendment …
Rand PaulSloppy U.S. Spies Misused Covert Network for Personal Shopping — and Other Stories from Internal NSA Documents
NSA agents successfully targeted “the entire business chain” connecting foreign cafes to the internet, bragged about an “all-out effort” to spy on …
National Security Agency (NSA)How the NSA Built a Secret Surveillance Network for Ethiopia
“A warm friendship connects the Ethiopian and American people,” U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson announced earlier this year. “We remain …
AfricaNSA’s Quiet Presence at a Base in England’s Countryside Revealed in Snowden Documents
Civil war was raging in Libya, and Col. Moammar Gadhafi was in hiding. Two thousand miles away, on the outskirts of a small village in the English …
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