Upton Sinclair worthy scene played out at Tyson plant, Waterloo, IA
I remember reading The Jungle by Upton Sinclair in my senior year of high school as part of a college prep class. For those not familiar with this iconic screed, the protagonist, Jurgis, an immigrant...
View ArticleMalcolm Kenyatta-D, (PA house)is a voting rights hero
A little over a week ago, Pennsylvania State Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta gave an impassioned speech before the State House in opposition to a bill introduced by Republican State Rep. Garth D. Everett. Here’s...
View ArticleWasillabilly is back, and of course she goes low..
Guess who stopped chomping on a mooseburger long enough to open her hateful yap? That’s right, former Governor/quitter of Alaska, Sarah Palin. Guess she is bored, what with no Presidential campaigns to...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Roe v. Wade 47 years ago today
International NewsSaudi crown prince’s WhatsApp linked to Bezos phone hackAP NewsDUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The cellphone of Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos was hacked in...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Tehran:'No black box' to Boeing, 'Worst briefing in...
International NewsIran says it will not give black box from crashed airliner to BoeingThe GuardianIran’s aviation authority has said it will not hand over flight recorders from the Ukraine...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Paris preps for strikes, 2nd Republican calls for Omar...
International NewsNorth Korea warns UN on discussing country's human rightsAl JazeeraNorth Korea warned the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday that it would consider any discussion of the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Alleged torture by Chinese police, Naperville teen...
International NewsFormer UK consulate officer accuses Chinese police of tortureAl JazeeraA former officer at the United Kingdom's consulate in Hong Kong accused Chinese secret police of torturing him...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: 50 year high tide in Venice, US household debt at...
International NewsVenice floods: Climate change behind highest tide in 50 years, says mayorBBC World NewsSevere flooding in Venice that has left much of the Italian city under water is a direct result...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Iran fills centrifuges, yet another racist incident in...
International NewsIran pumps centrifuges with uranium gas as nuclear deal fadesAl JazeeraIran stepped up activity at its underground Fordow nuclear plant early on Thursday - a move France said showed...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Fires! Our burning, smoking, dying world
International NewsShuri Castle: Fire engulfs 500-year-old world heritage site in JapanBBC World NewsA fire has destroyed the main structures of Shuri Castle, a Unesco World Heritage site on Japan's...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: GM/UAW deal could include electric pickups, Syria:...
International NewsUK truck deaths shine spotlight on human traffickingAl JazeeraLondon, United Kingdom - British police have opened a murder investigation into the deaths of 39 people, including at...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Arizona GOP official charged with human trafficking.
International NewsTurkey launches ground offensive in northern SyriaBBC World NewsThe offensive was launched just days after President Donald Trump withdrew US troops from the border area, a decision...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: French Police protest, Alaska celebrates 'Fat bear week'
International NewsFrench police hold ‘anger march’ over suicides and working conditionsBBC World NewsThousands of French police officers have joined a "march of anger" in Paris to protest against a...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Australia decrimnalises abortion, Boeing settles with...
International NewsAssisting a suicide is not always a crime, rules Italian courtThe GuardianItaly’s constitutional court has ruled it was not always a crime to help someone in “intolerable suffering”...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Bahamas: Thousands missing, Church uses homeless for...
International NewsBahamas officials say thousands missing in Dorian's wakeAl JazeeraBahamian officials said on Wednesday that 2,500 people have been registered as missing in the wake of the devastating...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Over 50 Incidents of MAGA violence since 2015
International NewsAmazon fires: South American countries to meet to discuss responseBBC World NewsIt comes after he refused a G7 offer of $22m (£18m) following a spat with French President Emmanuel...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: India flooding, Alaska baking in record heat.
International NewsIndia floods: Monsoon rains destroy homes and farmsAl JazeeraThousands of people in the southern Indian state of Kerala have lost their homes and livelihoods after weeks of heavy...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Armed standoff in Philadelphia, Hong Kong 'Not safe.'
International News'Hong Kong is not safe any more': Millions affected by crisisAl JazeeraMillions of people have been affected by the protests in Hong Kong. But it is not limited to those inside the...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest:ICE raids arrest 680 in Mississippi, Chernobyl vodka:...
International NewsLife in Kashmir comes to a grinding halt amid India's clampdownAl JazeeraEditor's note: Al Jazeera has withheld the identity of the reporter(s) of this story out of safety...
View ArticleOvernight News Digest: Activism persists in Hong Kong, Union Pacific's 'Big...
International NewsHong Kong protests: Activists disrupt rush hour trainsBBC World NewsActivists prevented trains from leaving across the city. Some blocked doors while others sounded emergency...
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