Rania Khalek Power Suits 21 June 2016 Allies of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders sparred at the Democratic platform drafting committee’s first round of hearings on 9 June over the issue of Palestinian freedom and Israel. The clashes point to deeper struggles over Israel taking place within the party. Sanders’ backers […]
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Richest Americans Live 10-15 Years Longer Than Poorest
Print Friendly Above Photo: Thomas Hawk / Flickr Rich people live longer than poor people. No big news there — we’ve known that health tracks wealth for quite some time now. But here’s what we haven’t known: The life-expectancy gap between rich and poor in the United States is actually accelerating. Since 2001, American men among […]
#VivasNosQueremos March Against Gender Violence & Femicides
Print Friendly Above Photo: Zapatista women at the “Comandanta Ramona” Women’s Gathering in La Garrucha, Chiapas, December 31, 2007 | Photo: Tim Russo Tens of thousands mobilized in Mexico for the #VivasNosQueremos #24A march against gender violence and femicides. People marched in over 40 cities in 27 states of the country to demand an end to […]
Number of Hate Groups in U.S. Increase
Data show an increase in number of hate groups in the U.S. from 784 in 2014 to 892 in 2015. The number of hate groups in the U.S increased 14% from 2014 to 2015. This was the first increase in five years and the amount of increase was almost unprecedented. Political […]
Greater Cleveland CopBlock Founder Sentenced to 240 DAYS in Jail For Filming the Police
Deo Odolecki, founder of Greater Cleveland CopBlock, host of CopBlock Radio and CounterCurrent News editor, was on trial the last two days at the Parma (OH) Justice Center regarding two cases where he was arrested while CopBlocking (also known as filming the police). Both cases involved First Amendment rights (like protesting unconstitutional government actions and filming […]
Greater Cleveland CopBlock Founder Sentenced to 240 DAYS in Jail For Filming the Police
Deo Odolecki, founder of Greater Cleveland CopBlock, host of CopBlock Radio and CounterCurrent News editor, was on trial the last two days at the Parma (OH) Justice Center regarding two cases where he was arrested while CopBlocking (also known as filming the police). Both cases involved First Amendment rights (like protesting unconstitutional government actions and filming […]
Greater Cleveland CopBlock Founder Sentenced to 240 DAYS in Jail For Filming the Police
Deo Odolecki, founder of Greater Cleveland CopBlock, host of CopBlock Radio and CounterCurrent News editor, was on trial the last two days at the Parma (OH) Justice Center regarding two cases where he was arrested while CopBlocking (also known as filming the police). Both cases involved First Amendment rights (like protesting unconstitutional government actions and filming […]
Princeton Study Says U.S. No Longer An Actual Democracy
A groundbreaking study from Princeton University is causing a lot of controversy, but its findings are undeniable. The university study explain that U.S. democracy is pure fiction. That is, the researchers explain, it simply does not exist. The scholars behind the study asked the question: “[w]ho really rules?” Researchers Martin Gilens along with […]