Though President Obama made headlines Sunday night by signing an executive order that officially renames Alaska’s Mt. McKinley to Denali—the name used by Indigenous people and most Alaskan residents—his visit to the country’s most northern state remains clouded for many by a contradictory stance in which he calls for strong climate action on one hand…
Read moreColleges Flush With Cash Saddle Poorest Students With Debt
New York University is among the country’s wealthiest schools. Backed by its $3.5 billion endowment, the school has built campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai, invested billions in SoHo real estate, and given its star faculty loans to buy summer homes. But the university does less than many other schools when it comes to one…
Read moreWith Renewables on the Rise, Dirty Fuels Losing Competitive Edge
Wind and solar power are “much more competitive” against dirty energy sources than they were even just a few years ago, according to a detailed global analysis published this week. In fact, according to the findings from the research company Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), wind power is now the cheapest electricity to produce in…
Read moreSanders Takes Biden-Proof Lead over Clinton in New Hampshire
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders now boasts the support of nearly half of those who say they plan to vote in New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation Democratic primary next year, and his lead over national front-runner Hillary Clinton has widened to 16 points, according to a new poll from CNN/WMUR-New Hampshire. Forty-six percent of poll (pdf) respondents said…
Read moreCanada to Withdraw From US-Led Bombing Campaign in Iraq and Syria
Just one day after being elected to power, incoming Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that Canada would be withdrawing its troops from the U.S.-led mission against the Islamic State. During a press conference on Tuesday, the Liberal Party leader said that he spoke to U.S. President Obama and confirmed that his country’s military would no…
Read moreAs US Dodges Hospital Bombing Probe, Aid Group Calls Global Silence 'Embarrassing'
One month after the U.S. bombing of a Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) hospital in Afghanistan killed at least 30 people and wounded dozens more, the Obama administration refuses to submit to an independent inquiry while the aid group charges that the lack of global outcry over the incident has become deafening. “The silence…
Read moreHillary Clinton Attacks Bernie Sanders' Plan for Single-Payer Healthcare
Hillary Clinton took aim on Tuesday at Bernie Sanders’ plan for a single-payer healthcare system. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey She did not mention Sanders by name at a rally at a Dallas community college, instead saying, “One thing we should not do is follow a proposal that has been made by one of my…
Read moreRights Groups Demand DOJ Probe Abortion Clinic Violence as 'What It Is: Domestic Terrorism'
Reproductive rights groups are formally calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate recent attacks on Planned Parenthood clinics, including last Friday’s shooting in Colorado, as acts of domestic terrorism—sparked by “hateful rhetoric” from Republican leaders and anti-choice organizations. “These attacks on clinics are part of a long history of ideologically-driven violence. They’re…
Read moreRegime-Change Turnaround: Kerry Says Assad Can Stay…For Now
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry emerged from talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday and announced a new stance on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad: He can stay—at least, for now. “The United States and our partners are not seeking so-called regime change,” Kerry told reporters in Moscow after the meeting….
Read moreCanada Condemns Saudi Executions, But Arms Sales Speak Louder Than Words
Despite condemning Saudi Arabia’s recent mass executions and raising concerns about human rights abuses, the Canadian government said this week it is moving forward with a controversial $15 billion weapons sale to the Gulf state. Reportedly Canada’s largest-ever arms export contract, the deal was confirmed amid growing condemnation of ongoing western support for Saudi Arabia,…
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