Politics

(Common Dreams) – “That the Nebraska commissioners won’t consider safety in their decision on Keystone XL should alarm everyone.”Climate justice groups and local pipeline opponents in Nebraska are condemning an…

(Common Dreams) – While support builds for an outright ban of autonomous weapons, powerful nations with large technology industries are resistant to imposing expansive limitations.As the United Nations’ first formal meeting…

(Common Dreams) – In ‘astonishing’ move, Norwegian government advised to divest its sovereign wealth fund of all its shares in oil and gas industry.Environmental advocates on Thursday applauded the latest…

(ANTIMEDIA) – CHINA – In an effort to “uphold the respect of the people” for the country’s national anthem and “regulate their behavior while singing or playing”  it, as the China Daily writes, China’s government is…

Facebook’s campaign against “fake news” is having unsettling effects on what it does and does not consider newsworthy.(FEE) – Responding to Russian-funded political advertisements, Facebook chairman Mark Zuckerberg declared last…

(The AEGIS Alliance) – In a federal court ruling; the U.S. government isn’t violating the Fifth Amendment rights of a citizen when demanding a citizen to place his or her…

(The AEGIS Alliance) – As the mainstream media (MSM) dished out the relentless coverage of the Harvey Weinstein sex scandal, there’s a single key piece of legislation the MSM is…

(The AEGIS Alliance) – In Puerto Rico; they may very well be devoid of electricity for months, drenching heavy rains continue to impost massive flooding and loss of life in…

(The AEGIS Alliance) – North Korea, reportedly the most isolated country on the globe, is in shambles because of the economic sanctions imposed on it by various international bodies and…

(The AEGIS Alliance) – Mexico City is finally going for a strong stance on dolphin abuse. Legislation that was recently accepted by the Legislative  Assembly of Mexico City has banned…