Amid growing concern that President Donald Trump will further escalate tensions with Iran and start a new war in the Middle East, Rep. Ilhan Omar—an outspoken anti-war Democrat in the U.S. House—shared a historic clip of comedian George Carlin Monday morning that bemoaned the pattern of American militarism in which the United States—often with the […]
Democrats onstage Tuesday night at the CNN/Des Moines Register debate in Iowa were challenged repeatedly by moderators on the cost of major plans like Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Medicare for All—scrutiny that was missing in the first half hour when the questions focused on endless war and a potential attack on Iran. “Wonder if CNN asked how much […]
Over 3,000 supporters Sen. Bernie Sanders came out to rally for the White House hopeful in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Saturday night, a showing that the Vermont senator’s backers said is all the polling needed to show the momentum that’s made Sanders a frontrunner in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary. “Our campaign has officially held the three […]
Click:puzzle game The peace advocacy group CodePink is collecting American signatures for a letter apologizing to the Iranian people for U.S. aggression and warmaking, particularly President Donald Trump’s decision on January 3 to order the assassination by drone strike of Iranian military commander Qasem Soleimani while Soleimani was in Iraq. “As Americans committed to peace […]
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Democratic presidential hopeful Julián Castro called President 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 bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE a “grade-A idiot” on Thursday over the president’s reaction to a person who […]
OSHAWA, Ont. — Police in Oshawa, Ont. have identified four people killed in a mass shooting early Friday morning as a father and three of his children, as they continue to seek a motive behind the carnage that took place in a family home. Durham regional police say the deceased are 50-year-old Chris Traynor and […]
Aboriginal civilian groups that would oversee police actions are long past due in Canada, says a commissioner who served on the inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls. Michele Audette says it’s been obvious for decades that the way police are held accountable is failing Indigenous people and other communities of colour. “It […]
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