'Duped': Tony Blair Supported Bush's Iraq War Long Before Vote or Invasion

One year before the United States-led coalition invaded Iraq, then-UK Prime Minister Tony Blair told the administration of President George W. Bush that he would support military action in that country, according to a memo publicized Sunday by the Daily Mail. The revelation “flies in the face of the Prime Minister’s public claims at the Read more about 'Duped': Tony Blair Supported Bush's Iraq War Long Before Vote or Invasion[…]

How a Canadian University 'Bent Over Backward' for a Pipeline Corporation

Click:sale Chlorine tablets supplier An investigation by CBC News into the relationship between the University of Calgary and Canada’s largest pipeline company has revealed “a university bending over backward to accommodate the apparent public relations ambitions of a corporate patron.” According to reporters Kyle Bakx and Paul Haavardsrud, emails obtained from a freedom of information Read more about How a Canadian University 'Bent Over Backward' for a Pipeline Corporation[…]

Paris in Shock: More Than 120 Dead in Series of Attacks

This story may be updated… At least 127 are dead and dozens more are wounded after gunmen and bombers attacked a concert venue, the Stade de France sports stadium, and nightlife spots around Paris on Friday night. Click Here: cheap sydney roosters jersey #ParisAttacks Tweets Speaking in a televised address to the nation on Saturday, Read more about Paris in Shock: More Than 120 Dead in Series of Attacks[…]

GOP group casts Ossoff as West Coast liberal in new ad

A super PAC aligned with the House Republican leadership and Speaker Paul RyanPaul Davis RyanBush, Romney won’t support Trump reelection: NYT Twitter joins Democrats to boost mail-in voting — here’s why Lobbying world MORE (R-Wis.) released a new ad Tuesday attacking Democrat Jon Ossoff for raising most of his campaign cash from out-of-state donors in the runoff Read more about GOP group casts Ossoff as West Coast liberal in new ad[…]

2003 All Over Again? On Eve of Syria Vote, UK Warned Against 'Rush to War'

With members of the British Parliament set to vote Wednesday on whether to send UK warplanes to bomb Syria, activists are staging an emergency demonstration in London on Tuesday evening to protest an “ever-widening war” they denounce as incoherent, dangerous, and possibly illegal. Citing the UK’s vote to invade Iraq in 2003, the Stop the Read more about 2003 All Over Again? On Eve of Syria Vote, UK Warned Against 'Rush to War'[…]

How an Agency Charged with Protecting Endangered Animals Ignored Them Instead

Since 2008, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service (FWS) has consistently refused to intervene in tens of thousands of projects considered potentially harmful to endangered animals, a new analysis by a conservation group published Monday reveals. Defenders of Wildlife looked at an internal FWS assessment on the impact of more than 88,000 development projects on Read more about How an Agency Charged with Protecting Endangered Animals Ignored Them Instead[…]

The Corporate-Friendly Trade Deals Threatening Ordinary People in 2016

Corporate media failed to cover the dangers of business-friendly trade deals in 2015, despite growing grassroots opposition to such pacts—and increasing public awareness about their contents. Will 2016 be the year looming toxic trade policies catapult into the mainstream? Sierra Club trade representative Ilana Solomon hopes so. “If we continue this work and build our Read more about The Corporate-Friendly Trade Deals Threatening Ordinary People in 2016[…]

'Ludicrous' as Flint Tells Residents: Pay for Poisoned Water or We'll Cut You Off

Amid a crisis that has poisoned the water supply of an entire city, authorities in Flint, Michigan are under renewed fire on Friday for sending out shut-off notices to residents who are behind on paying their water bills. Slammed as “ludicrous, the move comes as Republican Governor Rick Snyder finally asked President Obama to step Read more about 'Ludicrous' as Flint Tells Residents: Pay for Poisoned Water or We'll Cut You Off[…]

State Department to Withhold Clinton Emails Labeled 'Top Secret'

The Obama administration will withhold 22 emails from Hillary Clinton’s unsecured home server because they are classified as “top secret,” the State Department said Friday. “These emails will be denied in full, meaning they will not be produced online on our FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] website,” State Department spokesperson John Kirby said in a Read more about State Department to Withhold Clinton Emails Labeled 'Top Secret'[…]

New Report Issues Dire Warning About Global Decline in Pollinators

Pollinators worldwide, from bees and butterflies to beetles and bats, are facing a grim state of affairs. Factors such climate change and land use changes are driving many pollinator species—including 16 percent of vertebrate pollinators—towards extinction. For invertebrate pollinators like bees and butterflies, over 40 percent of species may be be threatened locally, a new Read more about New Report Issues Dire Warning About Global Decline in Pollinators[…]