Campaigners for Palestinian rights are declaring success following Wednesday’s announcement by SodaStream International, a controversial Israeli-owned company targeted by a global boycott campaign, that it will be shuttering and relocating …
Across UK, Marchers Demand an Economy That Works for All
Tens of thousands of people marched in the UK on Saturday to say Britain Needs a Pay Rise and demand an economy that works for all. Marches organized by the …
US/NATO Building "New Berlin Wall" by Expanding Military Footprint: Putin
The U.S. and its NATO allies are building a “new Berlin Wall” by expanding the footprint of their military alliance eastward, said Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday as he …
Poll: Voters split on Trump's tax returns
Voters are split on whether President-elect Donald TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named …
Indicating Split, FCC Head Declares 'Independence' from Obama's Net Neutrality Stance
The Obama-appointed chief of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has signaled that he will not likely back the president’s recent stand on the issue of net neutrality, telling a group …
Global Survey: Internet Access Should Be a Human Right
An overwhelming majority of Internet users around the world—83 percent—believe that affordable access to the Internet should be considered a human right. That was among the findings of a survey …
With Negotiators in DC, Opponents Vow to 'Mobilize Like Never Before' to Kill Corporate-Friendly Trade Deals
Hundreds of activists chanted and waved signs outside of the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative in Washington, D.C. on Monday to protest the government’s secretive negotiations of the Trans-Pacific …
Rights Groups Condemn 'Vengeful Blood-Lust' in Pakistan Following School Massacre
Human rights groups are decrying Pakistan’s decision to execute some 500 terror-related convicts in the coming weeks, calling it misplaced retribution for last week’s deadly Taliban attack on a Peshawar …
Costly Border Drone Program Has Failed, Federal Audit Finds
The multimillion dollar drone surveillance program at the U.S.-Mexico border has failed, an audit by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has found. The program—which is due for a …
Senior Official Confirms Obama's AUMF Intentionally Ambiguous to Allow Broad War Powers
Another high-ranking Obama administration official confirmed on Tuesday that the White House’s proposed Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) in the war on ISIS was left intentionally vague …