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Exporting Toxic Chemical Waste to Poor Countries Must End, Says UN
Last year, at least 30 rich countries exported locally-banned toxic substances to poorer ones, allowing corporations to write off their costly waste and transferring the costs to some of the poorest people on earth.
Ending police violence begins with cutting Pentagon money, militarization program
On Thursday, the House Armed Services Committee will finally hear from the Pentagon's top officials about the use of military force by civilian law enforcement, including clearing Lafayette Square in front of the White House of peaceful…
The Bonhomme Richard fire deals a blow to the Navy’s designs in the Indo-Pacific
The amphibious assault ship Bonhomme Richard, which burned through the night while in port in San Diego, was at the tail end of two years of upgrades supporting the integration of the F-35B, according to Navy documents.
That means…
How the Media Mangled the ‘Russian Invasion’ of the Trump Administration
Throughout the Trump years, various reporters have presented to great fanfare one dubious, thinly sourced story after another about Moscow’s supposedly nefarious plots against the United States. The unsupported allegations about an illegal…
Severe bread shortages loom for Syria as fresh U.S. sanctions grip
Any major disruptions to Syria's bread subsidy system could undermine the government and threaten a population highly dependent on wheat as rampant inflation drives up food prices.
"There is already some evidence of people cutting out…
Mike Pompeo’s Iranian boogeyman is just an excuse for a policy that isn’t working
On October 18, less than four months from today, a UN Security Council provision prohibiting the export of arms and major defense systems to Iran including fighter jets, tanks, and missiles, will expire. The Trump administration is trying…
‘Give Me Freedom or Give Me Death’: 13 Years Without Trial at Guantanamo, My Hunger…
I am an expert hunger striker now. I have been going for almost nine weeks and have lost thirty pounds. I now weigh now 115 pounds—I checked this morning.
The first three days were hard but after that, my stomach shrank and I was no…
How NATO’s War Crimes Brought Chaos To Libya
Ever since NATO’s "humanitarian" bombing campaign unseated Muammar Qadhafi’s dictatorship in 2011, the media has largely ignored the chaos they helped create in the North African country. When there is a brief flare-up in media attention,…
US Targets Maritime Industry In Economic War On Venezuela
US sanctions on Venezuela have steadily increased since 2017, and the latest round targets the maritime industry, discouraging ship owners from doing business in the South American country. According to a report published by Reuters,…
The U.S. Doesn’t Need Another Cold War to Improve Itself
Hal Brands urges us to look on the bright side of decades of destructive international rivalry:
But on balance, the Cold War was a force for equality because the reality of race relations in the U.S. was incompatible with America’s…