Sam Seder | (Majority Report) | (Video News Clip) | – – “In this Majority Report clip, we watch FBI Director James Comey defend his decision to send a letter to Congress (which was immediately leaked by Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) alerting them that the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails was re-opened FOR A WEEKEND […]
Archives for May 2017
Extreme: Missouri, Arkansas Floods smash Century-Old Records
Via | The Watchers: Watching the World Evolve and Transform | – – Historic flooding hits Missouri and Arkansas, more heavy rain on the way Parts of Missouri and Arkansas are experiencing historic flooding after a powerful storm produced deadly tornadoes, strong winds and heavy rain, leaving at least 20 people dead and dozens injured. […]
Uh, oh: French Left can’t bring itself to Vote for Macron
TeleSur | – – TeleSUR spoke with two French voters to discuss Sunday’s second-round presidential election in France and lesser evil voting. French voters are confronted with a difficult choice on Sunday’s runoff presidential election: Emmanuel Macron, a neoliberal former investment banker who served as an economy minister in the current — and historically unpopular — government, and […]
India’s Electric-Car Plans could Leave Trump & US in Dust
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – India’s announcement that it wants to have its automobile fleet go completely electric by 2030 is a bigger deal than it seems on the surface, if in fact the government follows through. Power Minister Piyush Goya said Tuesday at the Confederation of Indian Industry, “We are […]
Top 3 Ways the People can build a Trump-Free, Carbon-Free Future
By Jeremy Brecher | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | – – As the thousands of foot-weary protesters look back on the Peoples Climate March in Washington, D.C. — and its scores of sister marches around the country — one question will no doubt be foremost on their minds: How can a march, or indeed any […]
Iran Committed to Nuclear Deal, Opens Bonanza to European Investors
EurActiv | euroefe.es | translated by Sam Morgan | – – The head of the Iranian atomic energy agency (AEOI) said on Saturday (29 April) that his country will honour its commitments to the nuclear agreement regardless of who wins the presidential election on 19 May. EURACTIV Spain reports. Ali Akbar Salehi insisted Iran would […]
Power, Water, Music: Mosul comes back to Life
Special Correspondent | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – Locals in the parts of Mosul, from which extremists have been pushed out, are celebrating small signs of returning life: For one thing, the chance to pour a glass of water in a well-lit room. Some hope is returning to the locals in Mosul, after several […]
Trump Empire-Dynasty Expands via White House Ties
By Nomi Prins | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – President Trump, his children and their spouses, aren’t just using the Oval Office to augment their political legacy or secure future riches. Okay, they certainly are doing that, but that’s not the most useful way to think about what’s happening at the moment. Everything will make […]
Kimmel Tearfully pleads for Affordable Care Act in wake of Son’s Heart Defect
Jimmy Kimmel | (ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live) | (Video Clip) | – – “Jimmy and his wife Molly welcomed their second child together, William “Billy” Kimmel. At three days old, Billy had successful open heart surgery at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles and is now home with his family. Jimmy opens up about his son’s birth […]
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