Sen. Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskillMissouri county issues travel advisory for Lake of the Ozarks after Memorial Day parties Senate faces protracted floor fight over judges amid pandemic safety concerns Amash on eyeing presidential bid: ‘Millions of Americans’ want someone other than Trump, Biden MORE (D-Mo.) said early Sunday that any attempt by Russia to meddle…
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'Mostly Women and Children': 200-300 Dead Fleeing War
As intense fighting continues in South Sudan, news agency are reporting Tuesday that a riverboat disaster on the Nile River has claimed the lives of at least 200 people, mostly women and children, as people there attempted to flee the violence. “The reports we have are of between 200 to 300 people, including women and…
Communities Resist as Tar Sands Flow Through KXL South
Tar sands oil began flowing through the the southern leg of the Keystone XL pipeline Wednesday as operations commenced delivering the “the dirtiest fuel on Earth” to refineries on the Gulf of Mexico. The southern leg—the lesser known half of Transcanada’s pipeline—originates in Cushing, Oklahoma and passes through countless communities in Oklahoma and East Texas…
Secretive Netflix-Comcast Deal Destroys Promise of Net Neutrality
A secretive deal between cable giant Comcast and the video streaming company Netflix is being slammed by consumer watchdog and media groups for formalizing the idea that large, deep-pocketed content providers can pay internet service providers (ISPs) in order to receive special treatment on their networks. Announced on Sunday, the deal will give Netflix direct…
Trade Legislators Push for Transparency on 'NAFTA on Steroids'
A group of senior legislators representing seven of the 12 countries involved with the Trans-Pacific Partnership has urged that the veil of secrecy be lifted from the agreement dubbed ‘NAFTA on steroids’ in order to allow for “effective legislative scrutiny and public debate.” Click Here: All Blacks Rugby Jersey The call was made in an…
In Ukraine: Who Were 'The Snipers'?
One of the biggest mysteries hanging over the protest mayhem that drove Ukraine’s president from power: Who was behind the snipers who sowed death and terror in Kiev? That riddle has become the latest flashpoint of feuding over Ukraine — with the nation’s fledgling government and the Kremlin giving starkly different interpretations of events that…
Climate Justice Movement: Moment Is Now to 'Change Everything'
In anticipation of an upcoming climate summit of world leaders scheduled for New York City at the end of this summer, advocates of bold and transformative action to curb global emissions and avert the worst impacts of global warming are both speaking out and readying action. This week, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UNSDSN), an…
Who will check Facebook's 'fact checkers?'
In response to recent concerns about “fake news” and opinion-swaying hoaxes, Facebook has unveiled new measures to address the issue. But unless done right, these steps may create more problems than they solve — and boost claims that the “fake news crisis” is an attempt to impose political controls on the media. One Facebook measure…
Head of CIA's Iran Operations Suspended
Citing internal strife and criticisms over his management style by those under his command, the Los Angeles Times is reporting that the head of the CIA’s Iran operations division, Jonathan Bank, has been suspended and pulled from his post. Though technically undercover, Bank’s name as a leading intelligence chief within the CIA became public knowledge…
Tensions High as Palestinians Rally for 'Land Day'
Over a thousand protesters rallied in the northern Israeli town of Arraba on Sunday in addition to numerous rallies in the West Bank and Gaza commemorating Land Day, the annual day of protest against the Israeli occupation and the deaths of six unarmed citizens during a mass protest against Israeli land siezures in 1976. As…