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According to the Associated Press, citing two White House officials speaking on condition of anonymity, the Obama administration will submit to a court order which says it must reveal portions of an internal legal memo it used to justify the extrajudicial killing of Americans overseas. AP reports: The pending release of the document—which will be […]

The embrace of killer drones by the United States government is likely to increase anti-U.S. sentiment, erode national sovereignty and trigger a “slippery slope” into endless war, a prominent military and intelligence panel warned in a new report published Thursday. Recommendations and Report of the Task Force on United States Drone Policy (pdf) is the […]

Despite loud warnings from many quarters—including foreign policy experts, the anti-war left and dissenting CIA analysts—that such a move could prove disastrous, the U.S. Senate on Thursday voted overwhelmingly to approve $500 million in government funds to help arm, train, and support so-called moderate military forces inside Syria. The 78-22 vote—which came packaged as part […]

The development of Alberta oil sands is contaminating area wildlife, and as a result degrading the health of indigenous people in Canada’s First Nations, including by contributing to higher cancer rates, according to a report released Monday by the University of Manitoba’s Environmental Conservation Lab. Titled Environmental and Human Health Implications of the Athabasca Oil […]

As the civil war in Syria continues into its fourth year, the Western nations sitting on the U.N. Security Council (UNSC) have unsuccessfully tried to condemn the killings of civilians, impose punitive sanctions and accuse the Syrian government of war crimes – in four vetoed and failed resolutions. The United States, France and Britain forced […]

The United States Department of Agriculture announced on Thursday new rules for its poultry inspection program that critics fear still leave food and worker safety at risk. In a statement announcing the overhaul, the USDA says the new system will “prevent thousands of illnesses each year.” But under the new rules, some of the inspections […]

  “It feels like there’s been a military occupation lifted off of the area,” Patricia Bynes, Democratic Committeewoman of Ferguson Township, told Democracy Now! Friday. Such was the change in atmosphere in Ferguson, Missouri, where daily protests since the police shooting on Saturday of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown had been met with tear gas, rubber […]

Protesters in Ferguson, Missouri filed a $40 million federal lawsuit on Thursday alleging that police in the local and county departments violated civil rights and used excessive force to falsely arrest innocent bystanders in an attempt to crack down on the demonstrations that took place throughout the month. The death of Michael Brown, a black […]

President Barack Obama will unveil much-anticipated executive actions on immigration in a televised address on Thursday at 8 pm, the White House announced Wednesday.  In his Facebook video announcement, Obama said he will reveal “steps that I can take to start fixing our broken immigration system.” “Unfortunately Washington has allowed the problem to fester for […]

Hope for a measure of campaign finance reform fell apart on Thursday after an amendment to overturn the Citizens United ruling failed to move forward in the Senate. Senators voted 54-42 to end debate on the Democracy for All measure, as supporters called it, falling short of the necessary 60 votes needed. “Senate Democrats want […]