Taxpayer Subsidies for Fossil Fuels on a Warming Planet in One Word: 'Absurd'

A new investigation by the Guardian, highlighting the large campaign contributions given by fossil fuel corporations to lawmakers who then back public subsidies for those same companies, has led presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to describe the arrangement—especially in light of the dangers posed by runaway climate change—with one word: absurd. In their examination…

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FDA: Nebraska Governor Can't Import Execution Drug

Nebraska Republican Gov. Pete Ricketts says that last week’s repeal of the Nebraska death penalty by the state’s Legislature won’t stop him from executing the 10 people still on Nebraska’s death row. Ricketts says the state will soon have the three drugs it needs to administer lethal injection that the state ordered earlier this month…

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Anti-Muslim Event in Texas Ends in Gunfire, Two Deaths

An exchange of gunfire outside a provocative anti-Muslim event in the Texas suburb of Garland on Sunday evening resulted in the death of two suspected gunmen, the injury of one security guard, and a firestorm of  rhetoric over a controversial art contest which invited entrants to depict the Prophet Muhammad in competition for cash prizes….

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Disgusted With Tory Government, Brits March in Force Against Austerity Madness

Thousands are gathering in London on Wednesday, protesting the conservative Tory government’s ‘oppressive and draconian’ austerity program. Tweets about #fuckthetories OR #endausteritynow According to the Guardian, organizers expect a crowd of around 5,000—including a large student bloc—to rally at Trafalgar Square, while another 2,000 are expected for a separate march from Downing Street through Westminster….

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Dissident Artists Collaborate in Laura Poitras Documentary

Acclaimed journalist and filmmaker Laura Poitras on Tuesday released her first film since last year’s Academy Award-winning Citizenfour—a 10-minute video for the New York Times which chronicles artist Ai Weiwei and WikiLeaks activist Jacob Appelbaum collaborating on a project. Click Here: Putters Ai and Appelbaum are both known for their work against unchecked government power…

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Caving to Public Pressure, EU Lawmakers Delay Key TTIP Vote

In a move that campaigners say highlights the power of public pressure, European lawmakers this week postponed a debate and vote on a key and highly contentious resolution within the pending Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), stalling the advancement of the world’s biggest so-called free trade agreement. On Tuesday, European Parliament President Martin Schulz…

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After 6-Year Tenure Not Prosecuting Banks, Eric Holder Returns 'Home' to Defend Them

Former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder’s return this week to a high-level position at Covington & Burling, a corporate law firm that represents big banks, has some calling it a dramatic and troubling example of the Washington-to-Wall-Street revolving door. That’s because Holder’s six years of service under the administration of President Barack Obama were defined…

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As Demolition Threat Looms Over West Bank Village, Israel Faces Global Rebuke

Residents and their international supporters are raising the alarm over plans for the “forced transfer of population and demolition of Palestinian housing” in the West Bank village of Khirbet Susiya—destruction which they warn could start at any moment. Susiya, home to about 340 people, is in the 60 percent of the West Bank designated as…

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In Passionate Letter to Congress, Hundreds of Rabbis Endorse Iran Deal

More than 300 rabbis “from all streams of Judaism” on Monday sent a letter to all lawmakers in U.S. Congress urging them to approve the historic nuclear deal with Iran, calling it “the best arrangement possible given current international realities.” “As rabbis, we support the agreement between the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany,…

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