The anti-austerity coalition that took power in Athens this week could threaten the West’s hold on Greece and give Russia a chance to expand its influence in the country. In a sign of things to come, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras’… Read More ›
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Tyranny’s False Comfort: Why Rights Aren’t Wrong in Tough Times
By Kenneth Roth, Executive Director, Humans Rights Watch The world has not seen this much tumult for a generation. The once-heralded Arab Spring has given way almost everywhere to conflict and repression. Islamist extremists commit mass atrocities and threaten civilians… Read More ›
As 18 Die on Anniversary of Revolution, Egypt Intensifies Crackdown on Activists, Journalists
At least 18 protesters have been killed as they marked the anniversary of the 2011 uprising in Egypt that toppled dictator Hosni Mubarak, in the bloodiest demonstrations since General Abdel Fattah el-Sisi came to power. A viral video also shows… Read More ›
India and US seal nuclear deal as Modi hosts Obama
The US and India have announced a breakthrough on a pact that will allow American companies to supply India with civilian nuclear technology. It came on the first day of President Barack Obama’s visit to India. The nuclear deal had… Read More ›
Syriza’s historic win puts Greece on collision course with Europe
European politics has been plunged into a volatile new era following a historic victory in Greece’s general election by far-left radicals committed to ending years of austerity. More than five years into the euro crisis that started in Greece in… Read More ›
RNC Turns Deaf Ear To Questions About Trip Funded by Hate Group
Last week, the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) faxed and sent letters to every member of the Republican National Committee (RNC) regarding an upcoming trip to Jerusalem being organized by RNC Chair Reince Priebus. The letters expressed concern about the… Read More ›
Scientists Move Doomsday Clock Closer to Apocalypse
Citing nuclear proliferation and climate change, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on Thursday set the clock to three minutes to midnight. January 22, 2015 It’s 2015, and Cold War fears of nuclear Armageddon have largely faded from public consciousness…. Read More ›
Second crude pipeline spill in Montana wreaks havoc on Yellowstone River
By Nate Schweber Environmental damage from recent oil leak ranges from contaminated water supply to polluted farmland GLENDIVE, Montana — When an oil pipeline burst in July 2011 and poured 63,000 gallons of crude into the Yellowstone River 200 miles… Read More ›
Guantánamo Diary exposes brutality of US rendition and torture
The groundbreaking memoir of a current Guantánamo inmate that lays bare the harrowing details of the US rendition and torture programme from the perspective of one of its victims is to be published next week after a six-year battle for… Read More ›
Elizabeth Warren: I’m not running for president
Read the transcript of a “conversation between the Massachusetts senator and Fortune Contributor and former FDIC Chairman Sheila Bair, in which a more business-friendly side of Warren emerges.” Fortune: Congress just effectively repealed a Dodd-Frank prohibition on big banks using FDIC-insured… Read More ›
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