Prison doctors in California sterilized nearly 150 female inmates during the course of four years without ever obtaining proper approval from the state, a new investigation reveals. According to The Center for Investigative Reporting, at least 148 women at a… Read More ›
Imperialism
36 dead, over 1,000 injured in clashes between Egyptian protesters
Mohammed Sultan, deputy head of Egypt’s national ambulance service said that 36 people were killed on Friday during violent clashes between supporters and opponents of deposed President Morsi. 1,138 more were injured, according to the Health Ministry. Some of the… Read More ›
‘Not Your Colony’: Bolivia Threatens Shutdown of US Embassy
South American leaders flank the Bolivian President as he rails against US air piracy in manhunt for Snowden – Sarah Lazare, staff writer Bolivian President Evo Morales threatened Thursday to shut down the U.S. embassy in his country after a forced… Read More ›
‘I watch him bleed out:’ Drone operator who helped kill 1,626 targets reveals trauma of watching them die on a computer screen
Brandon Bryant, 27, served as a drone operator from 2006 to 2011 at bases in Nevada, New Mexico and Iraq He could clearly see his targets through thermal images on a computer When he was recruited to the job, he… Read More ›
Statement by PCR Brazil on events in that country
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians, mostly young people, are in the streets to demand the reduction of the absurd buses fares and a free pass. Public transport in our country is of poor quality, though it is one of the… Read More ›
On the Day of American Independence
Today is the 4th of July, a holiday celebrated all over the nation as the date of American Independence from the British crown. I was considering burning an American flag to protest US foreign policy, imperial aggression, indigenous holocaust, sponsorship… Read More ›
FARC and ELN Call for Colombian Left-wing Alliance
Bogota, July 1 (Prensa Latina) The insurgent Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia-People’s Army (FARC-EP) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) called today for an alliance and mobilization of all sectors of society and the left. In a document titled Declaration… Read More ›
Egyptian deadline: President rejects army ultimatum to resolve conflicts within 48 hours
Egypt’s president has rejected an army ultimatum to resolve the ongoing crisis within 48 hours. The military insisted that unless a solution is found, they will introduce a roadmap for the country’s future, stressing that national security was at risk…. Read More ›
Manitoba First Nations serve eviction notices to mining companies
Two Manitoba First Nations are serving eviction notices to mining companies they say are operating illegally on their land. A delegation from Red Sucker Lake First Nation descended on the work camp of Mega Precious Metals Inc., a mineral exploration company, to… Read More ›
Francois Murad, Catholic Priest ‘Beheaded By Jihadist Fighters In Syria’
By Sara C Nelson A Catholic priest has been killed in Syria, it has been confirmed by the official Vatican news agency. Franciscan Father Francois Murad died after fighters linked to the jihadist group Jabhat al-Nusra attacked the monastery he was staying… Read More ›
Putin: Snowden can stay in Russia if he stops damaging USA
President Vladimir Putin says NSA leaker Edward Snowden may stay in Russia, if he wants to, but only if he stops activities aimed against the United States. “There is one condition if he wants to remain here: he must stop… Read More ›
Illicit financial flows have made Africa ‘a net creditor to the world’
by Mark Tran Report challenges traditional thinking that the west is pouring money into Africa through aid without receiving much in return Africa lost up to $1.4tn in illicit financial flows in 1980-2009, far exceeding money coming in over the same… Read More ›
Editorial: The Wonderful American World of Informers and Agents Provocateurs
by Todd Gitlin and Tom Engelhardt Back in the early 1970s, I worked for Pacific News Service (PNS), a small antiwar media outfit that operated out of the Bay Area Institute (BAI), a progressive think tank in San Francisco. The… Read More ›
How Fast Food Companies Steal Workers’ Pay
by Seth Freed Wessler Olivia Roffle has worked at Papa John’s Pizza in St. Louis, Mo., for three years and she hates it. “It’s just not an enjoyable place to work,” she says. The 23 year old, who is enrolled in… Read More ›
Chinese Investors Pursue U.S. Property Deals
By JULIE CRESWELL First, it was the Japanese. Moneymen from Tokyo blew into the United States to buy famous pieces of the American landscape, from Rockefeller Center in New York to the Pebble Beach Golf Links in California. Now, about a… Read More ›