Click:textile defoamer On Thursday, ahead of its historic vote to protect net neutrality, another “watershed moment” came when the Federal Communications Commission moved in favor of consumers by giving cities the power to create their own internet networks. In a major victory for public alternatives to service provider giants, the FCC voted 3-2 to pass Read more about Victory for Municipal Broadband: FCC Sides with Communities in Internet Access Fight[…]

Proving that recent history and the interwoven cycle of violence, western intervention and instability in the greater Middle East knows fewer and fewer borders, the regional war against the Islamic State (or ISIS) that has largely been confined to battlefields within Iraq and Syria appears to be rapidly spreading. Following the public release of a Read more about Egypt Bombs Libya as Blowback Continues and Regional War Spreads[…]

With working families, women, the environment, people of color under attack in state legislatures and city halls around the country, people are stepping up to say: “No more.” To make their message heard by local governments on Wednesday, supporters participated in more than 20 events—including rallies, sit-ins, and acts of civil disobedience—in 16 states as Read more about 'We Rise' Actions Aim to Challenge Rightwing Takeover of State Governments[…]

For the second year in a row, the Obama administration has set a record in rejecting Freedom of Information Act requests, according to new analysis published Tuesday by the Associated Press. The White House censored or denied access to government data 39 percent of the time, more often than ever before—and when officials did hand Read more about Obama's White House Sets New Record in Rejecting FOIA Requests[…]

Oregon could become the first state in the country to regulate agricultural use of antibiotics, should lawmakers approve bills that would prohibit giving antibiotics to healthy farm animals and require factory farms to report how the drugs are used in their operations. More than 70 percent of antibiotics sold in the U.S. are used on Read more about Oregon Seeks to Become First State to Limit Antibiotic Use at Factory Farms[…]

U.S. President Barack Obama intends to remove Cuba from the American government’s list of state sponsors of terrorism, news outlets reported Tuesday afternoon. The news came after a much-anticipated meeting between Obama and Cuban President Raúl Castro during last weekend’s Summit of the Americas meeting in Panama, the first such formal session between leaders of Read more about Obama: Cuba to be Removed from Terror List[…]

The U.S. government labeled Al Jazeera journalist Ahmad Muaffaq Zaidan a member of al Qaeda and put him on a watch list of suspected terrorists, new reporting by the Intercept has revealed. Zaidan, a Syrian national who serves as Al Jazeera’s bureau chief in Islamabad, Pakistan, was put on a watch list by the National Read more about Revealed: NSA Labeled Al Jazeera Journalist a Member of Al Qaeda[…]

A research lab run by the U.S. military in Utah that deals with highly-infectious diseases inadvertently sent live Anthrax spores to facilities in nine states as well as one military base in South Korea, Pentagon officials confirmed Wednesday. As the Washington Post reports: Despite assurances from the Pentagon, Dr. Richard Besser, the former head of Read more about Oops: Pentagon Admits to Sending Live Anthrax Across Nation and Abroad[…]

With May Day rallies taking place worldwide on Friday, activists in the U.S. are expanding their message—historically focused on workers’ rights—to take a stand for racial justice, as the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality continues to spread. The move follows days of protests in Baltimore demanding justice for 25-year-old Freddie Gray, who died Read more about 'We Have Each Other's Backs': May Day Rallies Highlight Black Lives Matter Movement[…]

A day before California accepted voluntary water cutbacks by farmers, vandals targeting an inflatable dam in Fremont sent 50 million gallons of water meant for the city’s residents flowing into the San Francisco Bay. “This is a very significant loss of water under any circumstances, and more so in the drought conditions we are experiencing,” Read more about Farmers Cut Back as Beleaguered California Hit by Water Loss[…]