Archives for General News
October 2015
Saturday, October 31:
McCain Lashes Out At Durbin, Defends Veteran-Abusing For-Profit Colleges (6 comments)
Colorado Pushes for Universal Health Care That's Governed (9 comments)
Netanyahu Retracts Assertion That Palestinian Inspired Holocaust
Russian Plane Carrying 224 People Crashes In Egypt
Friday, October 30:
Bill De Blasio Endorses Hillary Clinton For President
RNC Suspends Partnership With NBC News For February Debate
Edward Snowden praises EU parliament vote against US extradition
EU Parliament Resolution: Snowden Deserves Protection (2 comments)
Thursday, October 29:
A Muslim's offer to Ben Carson and Trump (1 comments)
Republican Debate- Huckabee provides the key (3 comments)
BSO: 17 hurt after plane catches fire at FLL
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Campaign 2016 as a Demobilizing Spectacle (1 comments)
China ends one-child policy after 35 years (2 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: Syria's 'Monument Citizens' taking risks saving the future of our past
Natylie Baldwin: Saudi Arabia Could Go Bankrupt Within Five Years - IMF (2 comments)
Was OJ's Acquittal the Answer to the Rodney King beating?
The U.S. Police State: How The United States Has Become Its Own Worst Nightmare (infographic)
Wednesday, October 28:
Killer Cops Prosecuted at Record Rate
BRC Companies Win EPA Green Power Awards (1 comments)
Censorship on Rise as Global Internet Freedom Continues Downward Spiral (1 comments)
Loose military blimp lands in Pennsylvania
Domestic surveillance blimp goes AWOL: The Spy That Quit and Ran (4 comments)
Small town, big debate: Anti-drone protests spur tension in home of Creech AFB
The Latest: Sheriff fires school officer after class arrest (2 comments)
Natylie Baldwin: Is Bush Responsible for Iraq Policy That Created Blowback or Are Neocon Advisers? (2 comments)
Dem Prez Candidates Respond to SC Cop's #AssaultatSpringValleyHigh Student (98 comments)
Dennis Hastert pleads guilty to lying to the FBI in hush-money case
Iran accepts invitation to Syria peace talks in Vienna
National Outrage as Videos of Brutal Police Assault on Black Student Go Viral
Tuesday, October 27:
Ashton Carter: U.S. to Begin "Direct Action on the Ground" in Iraq, Syria
Tomgram: William Astore, Taking Selfies in Iraq and Afghanistan
Creepy Pharma Bro Just Got Owned
Argentina: Study found glyphosate in cotton, tampons, gauze pads, swabs (1 comments)
O'Malley: Hillary Clinton Flip Flopped on 'Every Defining Issue in This Race'
Hillary "Wins" Benghazi Bipartisan Bad Faith Boogaloo (9 comments)
Bernie Sanders, Tells Rachel Maddow Why Getting It Right First Matters (4 comments)
Monday, October 26:
Congress and White House Reach Tentative Budget Deal
Knee deep in the Tigris and Euphrates
Bill Gates Explains Why Only Socialism Can Save the Climate (8 comments)
Natylie Baldwin: Yekaterinburg Is a Flourishing Cultural Capital
Meat as good for you as cigarettes--WHO (31 comments)
Earthquake Shakes Afghanistan, Pakistan, India; Scores Killed
Rubio gives up on Senate: "He hates it"
Sunday, October 25:
Bernie Sanders Indirectly Swipes at Hillary: "Some Are Trying to Rewrite History"
Saturday, October 24:
Americans' Embracing Democracy Versus Corporatocracy: the Difference between Bernie and Hillary in one Paragraph (7 comments)
Text and Video of Bernie Sanders Speech at Iowa Democratic Party Jefferson-Jackson Dinner (6 comments)
#RiseUpOctober: Protestors Participate in 3-Day Event in New York Against Police Brutality
The Educational Industrial Complex (10 comments)
Friday, October 23:
Struggling Jeb Bush Downsizes Campaign, Cuts Payroll 40 Percent (1 comments)
Puisseguin Crash: 43 Dead in Crash Between Bus, Truck in France
"Potentially catastrophic" Patricia becomes strongest hurricane ever recorded, to slam Mexico tonight (1 comments)
Army Identifies U.S. Soldier Killed in Anti-ISIS Raid in Iraq (1 comments)
Whoever hires John Boehner post-Congress will make a terrible investment
Vladimir Putin Says America Is Lying (1 comments)
Long-shot Democrat Lincoln Chafee drops out of 2016 presidential race
We're eating WHAT? Consumers Redress Big Food (3 comments)
Bank Regulator's Speech Shows the Extent of Financial Reform Failure
Bernie Sanders Not the First Socialist Presidential Candidate (3 comments)
A Vote for Justice Over Money at the FCC (2 comments)
Thursday, October 22:
Does that Mysterious Star Harbor Aliens?
Pope speeds up Vatican streamlining in surprise synod move
'Never Seen Anything Like This Before' as 2015 Set to Be Hottest Year on Record
Robin Hood in Reverse: How Hotter Planet Takes from Poor, Gives to Rich
Judge Allows Texas to Deny Birth Certificates
After Netanyahu Comments, Germany Says Responsibility For Holocaust Is Ours (3 comments)
G.I. Killed Freeing Prisoners of ISIS in Iraq, First in 4 Years
Tomgram: Peter Van Buren, The Great War in the Middle East
Wednesday, October 21:
Bashar Assad Meets With Vladimir Putin -- In Moscow
Netanyahu says Palestinian gave Hitler idea for the Holocaust
Conservatives not yet sold on Paul Ryan
Leaked documents from CIA director's email reveal thoughts on torture, Iran, Afghanistan
Poll: A record number of Americans say pot use should be legal (2 comments)
Bernie Sanders's Highly Sensible Plan to Turn Post Offices Into Banks
Sen. Bernie Sanders Favorability Ratings Skyrocketed During the Past Two Weeks (1 comments)
Tuesday, October 20:
Paul Ryan Says He'll Run for Speaker, but Only on His Terms (1 comments)
Webb exits the Democratic presidential primary
Losing debates and losing strategies (1 comments)
The Myth of Welfare's Corrupting Influence on the Poor (1 comments)
U.S., Russia Reach Syria "Understanding" (2 comments)
Sanders Calls for Probe into Exxon Mobil Claims on Climate Change (1 comments)
Tomgram: Rebecca Gordon, How the U.S. Created Middle East Mayhem
G.O.P. Candidates Leading Charge in Call for Syrian No-Fly Zone (1 comments)
U.S. defense aid to Israel to rise over Iran deal fears (1 comments)
Justin Trudeau and Liberal Party Prevail With Stunning Rout in Canada (1 comments)
Monday, October 19:
These Four States Gave Up Mass Incarceration And Saw A Dramatic Drop In Crime
Rip Rense: Flipped out: Last Mexican of Venice
U.S. investigating report email account linked to CIA director hacked
Tomgram: Jo Comerford and Mattea Kramer, Dealing With the Syrian Quagmire (3 comments)
Tapper to Bush: If George W. Wasn't Responsible for 9/11, How Do You Blame Hillary for Benghazi? (1 comments)
Sunday, October 18:
CNN Deletes Pro-Bernie Sanders Poll (3 comments)
Arab Areas of Jerusalem Blocked Off in Israeli Crackdown (2 comments)
Paul DeRienzo: Landfill fire threatens nuke dump site: The Fire This Time in Ferguson (1 comments)
Nuke deal between Iran and world powers takes effect
Saturday, October 17:
The Ugly Charter School Scandal Arne Duncan Is Leaving Behind
U.S. lawsuits build against Monsanto over alleged Roundup cancer link (2 comments)
An Interview with Dawn Lerman, author of My Fat Dad: A Memoir of Food, Love, and Family, with Recipes (1 comments)
Snowden Says Hillary Clinton's Bogus Statements Show a "Lack of Political Courage" (1 comments)
Friday, October 16:
Flash Floods, Mudslides Strand Drivers in Southern California
The U.S. Investigation Into The Kunduz Hospital Bombing Is Off To A Rough Start
U.S. Knew Facility in Kunduz, Afghanistan Was A Hospital
Creeping Disaster: Fukushima's Radioactive Water Flowing to US North Coast
Scuba Divers' Haunting Photos Show Devastating Impact of Ocean Trash on Marine Life
Former FBI Official: Obama Comments on Clinton Emails Leaves "Foul Taste" (2 comments)
Hillary Clinton's Top Aide Huma Abedin Arrives for Benghazi Committee Interview
Top Dem Attacks Wasserman Schultz, Questions Her Leadership
Police Brutality Binds Protests In DC And Paris (1 comments)
The Turkish Dilemma (8 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: Has Russia become Iran's 'Senior Partner" in Syria as "Abu Ali Putin!" fervor spreads? (3 comments)
Thursday, October 15:
Top Party Official Accuses Democratic National Chairwoman of Lying and Questions Her Leadership (2 comments)
Washington governor gives award to dog who protected canine friend (1 comments)
'Excessive' Force Criticism Irks Israelis Ahead of John Kerry Trip
Democratic National Committeewoman says her party is 'clearing a path' for Hillary Clinton (9 comments)
Dennis Hastert To Plead Guilty In Hush-Money Case, Attorney Says
Debt ceiling deadline now Nov 3
Obama Administration Hits Back at Student Debtors Seeking Relief (1 comments)
The Drone Papers (1 comments)
Do You Have Cyberchondria? You Have Drug Ads to Thank If You Do (2 comments)
New Concern Over Quakes in Oklahoma Near a Hub of U.S. Oil
Drone Papers: Leaked Military Documents Expose US 'Assassination Complex'
Tomgram: Engelhardt, Creating an Un-Intelligence Machine
The New York Times shows respect for Russian military capability
Wednesday, October 14:
6 Reasons Bernie Sanders Actually Won the Debate
Putin slams US on Syria, says partners have "mush for brains"
1,000 Palestinians Wounded, 24 Killed, Yet Hillary Clinton Laments Only Israeli Deaths
Washington and Kabul Stand in the Way of International Probe Into Kunduz Attack
Russia appeals to UN aviation body to open new MH17 probe
US airdrops 50 tons of ammunition to "well-vetted moderates" in Syria
Global panel seeks to investigate U.S. bombing of Afghan hospital
Sanders Rocks Vegas (2 comments)
7 Major Headlines: Clinton Clearly Winning the MSM War! (4 comments)
Tuesday, October 13:
Sanders Crushes in EVERY Post Debate Poll -- 7 Different Poll Results (102 comments)
President Carter First To Use Solar Panels On The White House In 1979 - Guess Who Took Them Down? (1 comments)
Tomgram: Andrew Bacevich, Vietnamization 2.0
Iran parliament approves nuclear deal bill in victory for Rouhani
John McCain's Comments on Bowe Bergdahl Bring Rebuke From Lawyer
"A quarter of world energy" to come from renewable sources by 2020
Monday, October 12:
Philadelphia City Council Candidate Kristin Combs Speaks at Green Night Out
London police call off guard at Assange's Ecuador embassy bolt-hole (2 comments)
Keith Ellison hands Bernie Sanders his second congressional endorsement
The Real Problem with Private Prisons. Hint: It's not the Lobbying (1 comments)
Even More Cities Join Movement to Rename "Columbus Day" to "Indigenous Peoples' Day" (4 comments)
Sunday, October 11:
John McCain Is Worried House Turmoil Will Hurt GOP In 2016
Bombshell Dropped On Republicans As Illegal Benghazi Investigation Detailed On CNN
Frogpocalypse: Ribbits Fade as Frog Species Go Extinct at Alarming Rate (4 comments)
Hundreds of Thousands March in Berlin Against TTIP Trade Deal
Saturday, October 10:
Kim Jong Un: North Korea ready for "any kind of war" against U.S.
Turkey train station bombings kill dozens in Ankara
Investigators Scour Secret Tapes of the Afghan Hospital Attack
Police withhold body camera videos despite vows of transparency (1 comments)
Evo Morales Could Remain Bolivian President Until 2025 Thanks to New Amendment
Trump puts his money in companies that stash cash abroad (1 comments)
6 Palestinians killed as Israeli forces open fire on Gaza demo (3 comments)
Natylie Baldwin: Yalta Then and Now (3 comments)
Clinton's Big Wall Street Reform Plan: Not Reinstating Glass-Steagall
New Leak of Final TPP Text Confirms Attack on Freedom of Expression, Public Health
Friday, October 9:
Issa: I'm considering running for House speaker
Rep. Ellmers addresses House GOP on email rumors
Why NASA and ESA are trying to crash a spaceship into an asteroid (1 comments)
Russia, Iran deny claims Syria-bound missiles fell in Iran (1 comments)
Offline: Imprisoned Bloggers and Technologists
Thursday, October 8:
Glenn Greenwald on CNN: Obama Can't Just Apologize for "War Crime" (2 comments)
Death Toll in Airstrike on Doctors Without Borders Hospital May Rise, Group Says
'We're sorry': America's Latest War Crime is the Murderous Destruction of a Hospital in Afghanistan (7 comments)
Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Raul Grijalva Becomes First Congressman To Endorse Sanders (1 comments)
Breaking: McCarthy Drops Out Of Speaker Race
Hard-Line Republicans Want to Change More Than House Speaker
Tomgram: Michael Klare, Tipping Points and the Question of Civilizational Survival
Wednesday, October 7:
With Renewables on the Rise, Dirty Fuels Losing Competitive Edge
As Military Escalation Grips Syria, Oxfam Decries World Powers for Fueling War
This Florida charter school sounds like every parent and teacher's education nightmare (1 comments)
Kiesha Jenkins-- a Murdered Transgender Woman : 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know
Outrage and disbelief after Ben Carson comments on Oregon shooting (8 comments)
Employee at Clinton's email hosting company feared a cover-up (2 comments)
Confusion at the Top: Stay Tuned (16 comments)
Tuesday, October 6:
Russia offers to reopen military talks with Pentagon over Syrian airstrikes (1 comments)
Landmark Trans-Pacific Partnership deal reached (1 comments)
Robert Wilbur: Shocking Supreme Court Ruling--Midazolam Allowed for Executions (1 comments)
Snowden still waiting for U.S. response to prison offer (3 comments)
Tomgram: Frida Berrigan, A Mother Thinks the Unthinkable (4 comments)
994 mass shootings in 1,004 days: this is what America's gun crisis looks like
Boehner Delays Leadership Elections With GOP In Turmoil
Monday, October 5:
Paris Was Pressured Into Scrapping Mistral Sale...by Poland and the Balts
"I'm Living in a Sacrifice Zone" -- Women Speak Out for Climate Justice
Coast Guard: Missing ship sank, 1 body found, search ongoing
Sanders Blasts The Trans-Pacific Partnership, Vows to Try to Defeat It in the Senate
With Call for 'Political Revolution,' Bernie Sanders Goes Big in Boston (1 comments)
Pulling Staff from Kunduz, MSF Labels US Airstrike a War Crime
Sanders Vows to Stop 'Disastrous' TPP as Ministers Seal Deal for Corporate Elite
Sunday, October 4:
Pope May Fire Archbishop Who Arranged Kim Davis Meeting (1 comments)
John McCain: GOP will "pay a price" for personal attacks
John McCain Blames Hospital Bombing Partly On U.S. Withdrawal From Afghanistan (3 comments)
Warmer Winters Slow the Growth of Forest Giants
Islamic State: ISIS command post in Syria destroyed
If You Think Islamic Fundamentalism is Unique, See This! (10 comments)
Saturday, October 3:
10 Million at Risk of Hunger Due to Climate Change and El Niño, Oxfam Warns
Possible U.S. airstrike hits Doctors Without Borders hospital in Afghanistan; at least 19 dead
We may have "prayed over the next President of the United States."
Friday, October 2:
Natylie Baldwin: Security Expert Gordon Hahn: Russia Not Targeting Terrorists? You're Being Snookered (2 comments)
Julian Assange "Winning" Against Intelligence Agencies
Government Set to Default Weeks Earlier Than Forecast
C-130 Crashes in Afghanistan; 6 U.S. Service Members, 7 Others Die
Natylie Baldwin: MH17 -- Why The Investigation Will Never End, and Key Evidence Will Never Be Seen (4 comments)
Hillary Clinton Set to Appear on Saturday Night Live
As Secret Trade Talks Reveal Cracks, Demonstrators Aim Death Blows at TPP
Thursday, October 1:
Èzili Dantò: Proof Obama-Clinton State Dept Rigged Haiti 2010 Election to Bring Dictatorship to Haiti
Natylie Baldwin: FAIR Calls Out Western Media for Saying No ISIS in Same Area it Said ISIS Was in on 9/21
What Can You Do About These Mass Shootings? (5 comments)
John Boehner defends House Benghazi probe
13 Killed in Shooting at Oregon's Umpqua Community College: Officials (5 comments)
Palestinian Flag Raised at United Nations for First Time (1 comments)
Unions seeking halt to New Mexico teacher evaluations - POLITICO (2 comments)
Obama administration to tighten smog limits but will satisfy few
As 'This Changes Everything' Debuts in US, Leave Your Climate Despair at the Door
US Launches Information War Against Russia's Anti-ISIL Airstrikes (12 comments)
Tomgram: Nomi Prins, How Trump Became Trump and What That Means for the Rest of Us