If brothers Charles and David Koch were to debate billionaire activist and NextGen Climate founder Tom Steyer about climate change, they would obviously outnumber him, but that would be their only advantage. “I have the advantage of the facts, they have the advantage of the numbers,” Steyer told the laughing studio audience of Real Time With Bill Maher. Steyer had just […]
Archive for April, 2014
Activist Tom Steyer Challenges Koch Brothers to Climate Debate
Louisiana About to Make it Illegal for Homeless People to Beg for Money
If you are poor, live in Louisiana, and have the audacity ask someone else for help, be prepared to spend up to six months in jail. A new bill to outlaw panhandling is quickly moving its way through the Louisiana legislature. HB 1158 would criminalize solicitation, making it a misdemeanor punishable with a maximum fine of $200 […]
The Crime of Peaceful Protest
Cecily McMillan, wearing a red dress and high heels, her dark, shoulder-length hair stylishly curled, sat behind a table with her two lawyers Friday morning facing Judge Ronald A. Zweibel in Room 1116 at the Manhattan Criminal Court. The judge seems to have alternated between boredom and rage throughout the trial, now three weeks old. […]
No Excuse Left but Biotech: Will the United States start a smallpox threat creation program?
Edward Hammond (nsnbc) : In May, the World Health Assembly will yet again consider the question of destruction of smallpox virus. In order to politically legitimize keeping smallpox samples, the United States appears to be positioning itself to begin research that will create new threats from this eradicated virus. Image: CDC By international agreement, all research […]
Renowned Venezuelan Revolutionary Eliecer Otaiza Murdered in Caracas
Zoë Clara Dutka (VA) : Renowned Chavista revolutionary Eliecer Otaiza, 49, was found dead in the municipality of Baruta in Caracas on Saturday. His body, struck by multiple bullet wounds, was identified yesterday afternoon. Otaiza_Caracas_Venezuela_VA_William Dumont Otaiza’s vehicle was also discovered with bullet marks in another part of Baruta, according to the Venezuelan Body of Scientific, […]
Changing the economic paradigm through developing community enterprises in rural areas
Murray Hunter (nsnbc) : There is an incidence of neglect and poverty throughout rural societies around the world. While urbanization is quickly taking place across the Earth, rural societies are very quickly slipping behind. This is not just a ‘developing country’ affliction, the rural regions within many developed countries have declined economically, where potential opportunities are […]
Oklahoma: Lockett Dies from Heart Failure, 40 Minutes after Botched Execution
Christof Lehmann (nsnbc) : Witnesses say Lockett writhed and convulsed on the gurney, shaking uncontrollably. Oklahoma death row inmate Clayton Lockett died Tuesday night, more than 40 minutes after his botched execution was halted.The execution of Charles Warner, scheduled for the same day, was suspended for two weeks. Both were refused information about the drugs used […]
Abbott off to Indonesia next week
Michelle Grattan (TC) : Tony Abbott will interrupt his work on the budget to make a rushed trip to Bali early next week for his first face-to-face encounter with Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono since the revelations of Australian spying fractured bilateral relations. Prime Minister Tony Abbott will visit Indonesia before the May budget. AAP/Alan […]
Domino policy: On the war on Syria and Regional Elections – دومينو السياسة _ د اشرف بيومي ، د منذر سليمان ، د وليد عربيد
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Hariri decides: No to Aoun in Baabda – Lebanon’s presidential election postponed to May 7
Lebanese member of parliament Michel Aoun holds a press conference following a parliament session to vote for the new Lebanese president in the parliament building in downtown Beirut on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP-Joseph Eid) The Future Movement’s parliamentary bloc announced their support for Lebanese Forces chief Samir Geagea’s presidential bid on Tuesday, while former Prime […]
Amid Security Challenges Iraq Parliamentary Elections Kicks off -Maliki Certain of Victory
Iraqi PM Maliki Certain of Victory Iraq Parliamentary Elections Kicks off Amid Security Challenges Local Editor Iraqis started on Wednesday voting in the first parliamentary elections since US troops withdrew, amid security challenges represented by Takfiris who have been for years carrying out suicide and bomb attacks against civilians. Voters began streaming into election centers […]
Syria: Army Eliminates Terrorist Groups, Obliterates Their Weaponry
جبهة كسب: معركة قمّتي النسر والحمرا في أوجها Syria: Army Eliminates Terrorist Groups, Obliterates Their Weaponry Local Editor The Syrian army units continued operations against the armed terrorist groups in many provinces on Tuesday, killing large numbers of terrorists and destroying their hideouts, gatherings and weaponry. SANA reporter said that the army units carried out a […]
The extent of the USA’s drone genocide to be kept hidden from the public
http://rinf.com/alt-news/latest-news/senate-agrees-us-people-cant-know-overseas-drone-death-toll/ At behest of intelligence chief, Senate removes “modest” provision that would reveal number of people killed by US attacks overseas Jon QueallyRINF Alternative News The Senate Intelligence Committee and the Obama administration agree on this: the American people should not know the number of people killed by U.S. drone attacks overseas, nor should they […]
Peacekeeper: The Peaceful First Responders
by Liz Reitzig As difficult as it may be to acknowledge, the unfortunate truth is that we are in a place today where domestic police brutality has taken a dramatic toll on innocent lives. Another casualty of the inflated police aggression is the well-based distrust of the law enforcement system. Taking true stock of the […]
Fraud & corruption ate most of $1.4 billion U.S. taxpayers spent on rebuilding Haiti after earthquake
On January 15, 2010, a 7.0 magnitude earthquake devastated the already poverty-stricken Haiti, killing more than 200,000 and leaving over 1 million homeless. Obama immediately promised to help rebuild the Caribbean island country, in addition to $100 million in rescue and relief aid. At the time, I had asked in a post whether America can afford the largesse, given: America’s enormous […]
Ukrainian army ‘on full alert’, president admits east is beyond control
A Ukrainian soldier stands guard in front of an armoured personnel carrier on a road at a check point near the village of Malinivka, southeast of Slaviansk, in eastern Ukraine April 29, 2014. (Reuters/Baz Ratner) The Ukrainian army is on full alert due to the “threat of a Russian invasion,” Ukraine’s acting President Aleksandr Turchinov […]
Colorado High School Students Say Pledge In Arabic: ‘One Nation Under Allah’
The principal at Rocky Mountain High School in Fort Collins, Colorado, is facing a hailstorm of criticism from some very angry parents and residents. The school recites the Pledge of Allegiance weekly, on Mondays. Last Monday, a member of their “Cultural Arms Club” led the student body in an Arabic version of the pledge, replacing […]
Russian Military Urgently Assembles Medical Brigades: “There Is Work in the Ukraine”
Military observers have suggested that the buildup of Russian troops on Ukraine’s eastern border is so large that it is either the most expensive military exercise in world history or Vladimir Putin is positioning his army for a massive invasion of the former Soviet state. On Monday the Israeli-based Debka File news agency reported that sources inside the U.S. […]
Impeach: Email Reveals Obama White House Urged Rice to Blame Video for Benghazi
As we long suspected, the subversive in the White House deliberately blamed free speech for the Islamic terrorist attack on our people and our consulate in Libya. He provided cover for the murderous Muslim group. He aided and abetted the jihadists who slaughtered our people. The Obama State department outsourced their security to an al-qaeda […]