Archives for General News
July 2014
Thursday, July 31:
*UN And Japanese Covering Up Fukushima Peril (4 comments)
Gaza conflict: Israel and Hamas agree to 72-hour humanitarian ceasefire (1 comments)
House Scraps Vote On Bill To Address Border Crisis
Contradicting earlier claims, CIA admits it improperly accessed Senate computers
Amid Gaza war, IDF buys ammunition from U.S. stock in Israel
Henry Siegman: Israel's offensive in Gaza "a slaughter of innocents"
Putin's Response to New Sanctions Press Conference Yesterday (3 comments)
Brave Japanese Doctors (1 comments)
Nick Turse, An East-West Showdown in the Heart of Africa?
Afghanistan to surpass USA in Vote Counting Integrity (1 comments)
The Iron Dome Inside The Heads of Israel's Leaders (1 comments)
Wednesday, July 30:
U.S. Attorney Warns Cuomo on Ethics Case
WikiLeaks publishes "unprecedented" secret Australian court suppression order
Bolivia declares Israel "terrorist state," scraps visa exemption agreement (2 comments)
House Republicans Authorize Lawsuit Against Obama
Senator Denies Climate Change On Senate Floor And Gets A Science Lesson From His Colleague
UPDATED: Court rules school voucher money can flow before final decision on program's legality (1 comments)
Elizabeth Warren's Biggest Donors Warn Her Not to Run for President (6 comments)
In Push To Protect Big Coal, Alabama Officials Say New EPA Regulations Violate God's Will (1 comments)
Israeli shells hit second school killing 19, UN says
Rising Florida Coastline (5 comments)
Palestinians, Israelis and Europeans Refuse to be Enemies! (1 comments)
The Military Battles Climate Change (1 comments)
Catholic ETs?-- Vatican preparing statement on extraterrestrial life (2 comments)
Occupy Movement's Third Annual National Gathering July 31 - August 4 (3 comments)
Tuesday, July 29:
Woman Punched by CHiPs Officer Files Civil Rights Lawsuit (1 comments)
Five Israeli Talking Points on Gaza--Debunked
Bob McDonnell Trial: Defense Argues That Wife Had Crush On Key Witness, Was "Collateral Damage" (1 comments)
EU and U.S. announce new sanctions on Russia over Ukraine (1 comments)
U.S. senator to propose strong curbs on NSA phone data collection
Boehner: Impeach Obama Talk Is Dem "Scam" (1 comments)
Moscow may walk out of nuclear treaty after US accusations of breach
That Time the United States Shot Down a Passenger Plane
Even Walmart Needs Rich Customers
Britain Admits Selling $12 Billion in Weapons to Israel (1 comments)
Chip Ward, Leave It to Beaver(s) (3 comments)
Monday, July 28:
Heavy Fighting Turns Back International Police From MH17 Crash Site
U.S. and Europe Set to Toughen Russia Sanctions (1 comments)
Appeals court upholds decision overturning Virginia's same-sex marriage ban - The Washington Post
Two Films by John Pilger -- Palestine, War and the Lethal Role of Journalists
Sarah Palin's New TV Channel Spawns Twitter Mockery
Boehner urges US solidarity with Israel (1 comments)
UN against War Crimes, US not so much (1 comments)
Destructive Summer Storms to Batter Millions, Forecasters Warn
"John Kerry is an alien, an ongoing embarrassment": what Israel thinks of US secretary of state (1 comments)
Palestinians and Israelis Refusing to be Enemies (2 comments)
Naomi Oreskes, A "Green" Bridge to Hell
Senate Report on CIA Interrogations Could Be Released Next Week
Sunday, July 27:
On The Hill with Heroes and Tap Dancers
*9/11 Commission's Forum Shows How DC 'Works' (48 comments)
BuzzFeed Politics Writer Is Fired Over Plagiarism
Latin American Leaders Take a Stand on Gaza : World : Latin Post (1 comments)
Netanyahu Blames Hamas Again for Palestinian Civilian Deaths
Israeli Citizens to the EU: Pressure Israel to Accept Hamas' Terms of Truce (1 comments)
Saturday, July 26:
Israel bans radio advert listing names of children killed in Gaza
Michele Bachmann: Gays Want To Let Adults "Freely Prey On Little Children Sexually" (3 comments)
Most Migrant Children Entering U.S. Are Now With Relatives, Data Show - By JENNIFER MEDINA; NYTimes
U.S. evacuates Libya embassy after "free-wheeling militia violence"
Obama Finally Reads the Riot Act to Corporations Who Abandon the US to Save Taxes (3 comments)
Armed robbery in Gaza - Israel, US, UK carve up the spoils of Palestine's stolen gas
Who Shot Down MH17 over Ukraine? (39 comments)
Darrell Issa's Crushing Defeat: Investigators Find Obama Adviser Didn't Violate Law
Short Gaza truce takes hold; many bodies pulled from rubble (1 comments)
Guglielmo Tell: Judge In Aruba Rules That Arrest Of Venezuelan Diplomat On Request of US Is Legal (11 comments)
Urgent call from Gaza civil society: Act now!
Another Botched Execution (Wilbur/Rosenberg) (4 comments)
Friday, July 25:
White House Expects John Boehner To Try For Impeachment
Ron Paul raises eyebrows with Russia sympathy (2 comments)
A rash of anti-Almond Milk articles flushes the liberal blog-o-sphere. Why? (17 comments)
UN Website Hacked by Pro-Palestinian Activist
West Bank rage at Gaza bloodshed as protests erupt over UN school attack
Thursday, July 24:
Gov. Cuomo's Broken Promises - By THE EDITORIAL BOARD; NYTimes
Control of Senate May Hinge on Georgia Race - By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG; NYTimes
European court finds CIA tortured prisoners at Polish black site (1 comments)
Gunshots fired at Al Jazeera bureau in Gaza
Web filters and Alternative Spirituality: The Selective Censorship of 'Alternative Beliefs'
Putin Signs Law Criminalizing Protest
Israel Has Bombed 4 Muslim Countries This Year (2 comments)
Ukrainian prime minister Arseny Yatseniuk resigns (3 comments)
The Secret Life of Poultry Products (4 comments)
Blacklisted: The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a Terrorist
Palestinian Family Finds Missing Son in YouTube Video of His Shooting - NYTimes.com (1 comments)
Blacklisted: The Secret Government Rulebook For Labeling You a TerroristThe Intercept (3 comments)
UN: Islamic State Militants Order Female Genital Mutilation In Iraq (1 comments)
The Grass Roots Fight For A Living Wage
Israeli Fire Hits UN School In Gaza, At Least 15 Dead (1 comments)
We Refuse to be Enemies: Vision Camp in Israel-Palestine (1 comments)
Suicidal Bombers Over Gaza In A World Coming Apart (1 comments)
Peter Van Buren: Undue Process in Washington
The Courage of Humanitarian Aid Workers in Gaza (1 comments)
Amazon.com: Thank You for Your Review!
FAA announces that U.S. flights to and from Tel Aviv can resume
Wednesday, July 23:
Gaza bloodshed deepens as airlines shun Israel
U.S. Senate sets $225 million for Israel's Iron Dome in emergency bill (1 comments)
Arizona inmate dies 2 hours after execution began (3 comments)
US: No link to Russian government in plane downing
National Day of Action For Gaza - March TOMORROW 4:45 pm in Manhattan
Who are Hunter Biden's Ukrainian bosses? (1 comments)
Occupy National Gathering 2014 -- We Gather Again! (9 comments)
Michael Morrissey: MH17: Ukrainian fighter jet 'near' plane before crash; Russian TV blames CIA Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/mh1
An Edification Vacation (1 comments)
Charles Eisenstein Speaks to A More Beautiful World Our Hearts Know is Possible (7 comments)
Tuesday, July 22:
If She Doesn't End Up In Prison Michele Bachmann Says She May Run For President in 2016
John Boehner's Lawsuit Against Obama Has Raised a Staggering $4.5 Million For Democrats
Appeals Courts Disagree Over Obamacare
International flights to and from Israel suspended over security concerns
Dermer: IDF deserves Nobel Peace Prize for "unimaginable restraint"
In Washington, hundreds protest Israeli violence in Gaza
Michael Morrissey: US escalates threats against Russia over Ukraine crash (1 comments)
Time Warner scraps rules allowing investors to call meetings
Inside Anonymous' Cyberwar Against the Israeli Government
Mysterious White Flags Fly on Brooklyn Bridge
Barbecuing the Palestinians: Once it was Nazis Leveling the Warsaw Ghetto, Now it's Israel's IDF Leveling Gaza (2 comments)
Federal appeals court panel deals major blow to health law (3 comments)
Chris Dodd Warns Of Coalition Between Populist Democrats And Republicans
Jonathan Schell, A Niagara Falls of Post-9/11 Violence (1 comments)
Monday, July 21:
Businesses strike in Israel over Gaza
Netherlands Opens War Crimes Investigation Into MH17
US urges global push for Israeli, Hamas cease-fire
MH17: Obama says Putin "directly responsible" for investigators' safety
Restorative Narratives: Defining a new strength-based genre (1 comments)
Fukushima's Children are Dying (4 comments)
Gilead Sciences Under Investigation for Over-Charging for Hepatitis C Pill (1 comments)
Downed Airliner: Fake Audio Tape Shows US-Backed Hit to Frame Russia (7 comments)
Sunday, July 20:
Chattanooga, Tennessee Is the Battleground For the Internet's Future
Graham to Israel: "Stay as long as you need to" (2 comments)
Obama voices "serious concern" to Netanyahu (1 comments)
U.S. presses case against Russia on downed jet as horror deepens (1 comments)
Ukraine rebels "hold MH17 flight recorders"
Both Sides Report Deadliest Day in Gaza War
Malaysia MH17 crash: 10 questions Russia wants Ukraine to answer (9 comments)
Saturday, July 19:
Rape at College, Then Rape by College (2 comments)
NBC News Reverses Decision, Will Put Ayman Mohyeldin Back in Gaza
Protesters force BBC to confront its pro-Israel bias
MH17: Ukraine accuses pro-Russia rebels of taking bodies from crash site
Trustee Banks Sued For $250 Billion
US Senate Unanimously Passes Resolution Supporting Israeli Assault on Gaza (2 comments)
Friday, July 18:
Swedish Court: Charges Against Julian Assange Stand (1 comments)
US cautions Israel on civilian casualties
Man charged for shooting when cops went to wrong house
Thursday, July 17:
Edward Snowden urges professionals to encrypt client communications
Report: More cities pass laws that hurt the homeless (1 comments)
Malaysia Airlines Jet Crashes in Ukraine, May Have Been Shot Down (15 comments)
An Israeli Ambassador Tried To Hold A Chat Over Twitter, And It Turned Into A Disaster (1 comments)
Dahr Jamail, Incinerating Iraq (2 comments)
Israel Bombs: NYC Continues Protests
Wednesday, July 16:
GOP Congressman: Kids At Border "Gang Members" From Culture Of "Rape" (1 comments)
Israel's Iron Dome Gets New Funding as Gaza Fight Intensifies (1 comments)
US imposes new sanctions on Russia
Israeli naval ship bombs Palestinian children on Gaza beach, killing four - Telegraph (1 comments)
Is the Media Selling or Telling: How Perception Management Works in Israel's War on Gaza (1 comments)
BRICS set up bank to counter Western hold on global finances
Militia Briefings from the Eastern Ukraine Front
Hair Loss Drug Linked to Disturbing Side Effects That May Be Permanent (3 comments)
Swedish court to rule on lifting Julian Assange arrest warrant
Tuesday, July 15:
Ninth Circuit Leaves Door Open To Suit Against GAO Re Coins Act (3 comments)
American Inhumanity (5 comments)
Netanyahu says Israel will hit Hamas hard
Senate To Vote On Bill That Would Reverse Hobby Lobby Decision (2 comments)
GCHQ has tools to manipulate online information, leaked documents show
States With Fracking See Surge In Earthquake Activity
Todd Miller, Bill of Rights Rollback in the U.S. Borderlands
Md. student test scores drop significantly as state shifts to Common Core (2 comments)
Monday, July 14:
Apple's new PR chief may be former White House Press Secretary Jay Carney
Three New JPMorgan IT Deaths Include Alleged Murder-Suicide (1 comments)
Rupert Murdoch Says Climate Change Should be Approached With Great Skepticism
Lady Parts Justice Kicks Off July 15 (3 comments)
Expulsion of CIA Head A Sign of Tougher German Response to Spying (1 comments)
Kansas' Ruinous Tax Cuts - NYTimes editorial board (2 comments)
Engelhardt, The Age of Impunity
Thousands of civilians flee Gaza, Palestinian death toll surpasses 160
Sunday, July 13:
Merkel doubts whether US will stop spying on Germany
Edward Snowden condemns Britain's emergency surveillance bill
Ted Cruz Launches Senate Fight to Auction Off America's Public Lands
No Iran Breakthrough With Kerry in Vienna
Transcript Arlene Goldbard: Bottom-up Self-Censorship, Top-down Consensus Reality (1 comments)
Outrage turns to satire after ABC News misidentifies Palestinian victims (4 comments)
Following the Sandpiper: Pipelines As Modern Trade Routes (3 comments)
Saturday, July 12:
The Fifth Surveillance: Corporate Spying On Non-Profits
All Votes in Disputed Afghan Runoff Poll to be Audited, Says US Secretary of State John Kerry (2 comments)
UN security council calls for Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire
Germany demands public promise from US to end spying
How Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and Congressional Republicans, Created Child-Refugee Flood (58 comments)
Friday, July 11:
Push Back Against Expensive Medicines (3 comments)
Israeli PM vows there will be more air strikes on Gaza
NSA chief knew of Snowden file destruction by Guardian in UK
Americans Are Too Stupid For GMO Labeling, Congressional Panel Says (4 comments)
Pro Pharma, Pro Animal Research and Heading a Government Health Institute? (2 comments)
Palestinian Activist's Detention is Subject to New UN Complaint
Russia likely to prolong asylum for fugitive Snowden
How Politics and Lies Triggered an Unintended War in Gaza (1 comments)
What's a little espionage among friends?: Station Chief Ousted as CIA Spies Found in German Parliament and Spy Agency (3 comments)
Thursday, July 10:
House GOP moves ahead on suing Obama
Edward Snowden asks to extend Russia asylum
4,000 March for Palestine in New York City (1 comments)
NSA Statement On Greenwald Report Of Muslim Spying
Warrantless cell phone tracking ruled unconstitutional in federal court
Transcript: Arlene Goldbard, author, The Culture of Possibility: Art, Artists & The Future (3 comments)
Medicare "Truth Checking" Falls Short (1 comments)
Iran urges international action to rein in Israel
Parents tell Congress how VA failed their children: Veterans who committed suicide
The World Cup Spilleth Over: As the Soccer Games End, Political Ones Begin
Israeli Offensive on Gaza Continues (1 comments)
Germany Asks Top CIA Official To Leave Country (4 comments)
Americans Have Spent Enough Money On A Broken Plane To Buy Every Homeless Person A Mansion
Rebecca Gordon, A Nation of Cowards?
*Fukushima Disaster Will Never End, Dr. Caldicott Warns (5 comments)
Wednesday, July 9:
New Orleans former Mayor Ray Nagin sentenced to 10 years in prison for public corruption
Journalists Accuse White House of Politically-Driven Suppression of News (4 comments)
The Pentagon's $399 Billion Plane to Nowhere (2 comments)
New Khamenei Demands Make Tough Iranian Nuke Talks Even Tougher
Tuesday, July 8:
Israel steps up deadly Gaza offensive (3 comments)
Police give motive in dead baby case (1 comments)
Hikers Spread Democracy in India
Ohio: Poster Child for Mindless Global Self-Destruction (2 comments)
Zimbabwe: Could it be Africa's first cashless economy?
Chris McDaniel Election Challenge
CIA had role in Germany spy affair (1 comments)
Republicans choose Cleveland for 2016 convention
Michael Klare, Fighting for Oil (2 comments)
Mayor de Blasio Restores HIV Funds Bloomberg Era Cut (1 comments)
If Israel can do this to two American boys imagine what Palestinians face every day (16 comments)
Monday, July 7:
White House on the back foot over CIA role in German spying scandal (1 comments)
Three Sneaky New Ways Big Pharma Is Churning Profits in 2014 (13 comments)
College Students Claim Voter ID Laws Discriminate Based on Age (1 comments)
Zoo Animals and Their Discontents - NYTimes.com (1 comments)
Sunday, July 6:
Nine out of 10 users in NSA-intercepted conversations are not original targets
TransCanada Buys Town's Silence on Tar Sands Pipeline Proposal for $28K
Israeli authorities arrest six in slaying of Arab teen
Michelle Obama Fights GOP On School Lunch Rules (6 comments)
Are Neocons Getting Ready to Ally With Hillary Clinton? (2 comments)
Gitmo detainees' lawyers invoke Hobby Lobby decision in court filing
Gar Alperovitz on Why the New Economy Movement Needs to Think Big (4 comments)
Why America Hates and Despises Victims (7 comments)
Saturday, July 5:
Feeding a Hungry Planet (2 comments)
US "profoundly troubled" by Israel police beating of American teen
ISIL Leader Flees to Syria after Sustaining Injury in Iraqi Army Attack
In the Struggle for Health Care Justice: Interview with Marianne Hoynes (4 comments)
GM switch complaints began 17 years ago, long before Cobalt
Palestinian boy Mohammed Abu Khdeir was burned alive, says official
Queer + Friends of Chelsea Manning Show Support for the Whistleblower at London Pride
Michael Morrissey: An Open Letter to Noam Chomsky and Paul Craig Roberts (18 comments)
Ukrainian Air Force Bombing Villages, Killing Civilians (10 comments)
Based on several recent Supreme Court Decisions, I have .... (8 comments)
Ukraine's 'Terrorists' Talk. (5 comments)
CIA employee's quest to release information 'destroyed my entire career' - The Washington Post
Republican Jim Brainard Believes in the Science of Climate Change (1 comments)
Friday, July 4:
Germany summons US ambassador over spy arrest
Putin sends Obama an Independence Day message, says he wants better ties
Edward Snowden should have right to legal defence in US, says Hillary Clinton (1 comments)
Right-Wing Money Man Richard Mellon Scaife Dies at 82 (16 comments)
Early Fireworks from US Air Force -- OOOps! (3 comments)
Thursday, July 3:
Hiring Is Strong and Jobless Rate Declines to 6.1%
Dennis Kucinich on the Iraq Crisis & What the U.S. Can Learn from Sweden's Political Diversity
The Call to "Restore" For This and Every July 4: Frederick Douglass' Exchoes Through The Ages (2 comments)
Wednesday, July 2:
What It Was Like 50 Years Ago Today: Civil Rights Act Signed
Romney endorses Brown, nixes 2016 prez re-run
Biden, Kerry Work the Phones to Unite Iraqi Politicians
Hobby Lobby does invest in birth control (2 comments)
Second NSA Whistleblower Confirms Snowden Allegations, and adds more (Video Interview) (4 comments)
Tuesday, July 1:
U.S. sends 300 more troops to Iraq over security concerns (1 comments)
Fighting Google: Europe Eyes Digital Agenda to Better Compete with the US
Obama Capitulates in Ukraine War: (3 comments)
Noam Chomsky, America's Real Foreign Policy (2 comments)