Even from their perch atop global capitalism’s peak, many of the world’s most influential people see the disparities in global wealth as a serious threat to their conception of continued prosperity and the stable cohesion of society. According to the ” report released by the World Economic Forum on Thursday, the vast, growing and “chronic” […]
Read MoreGerman television station NDR News on Sunday night aired an in-person interview with American whistleblower Edward Snowden in which he speaks both broadly and specifically about the NSA surveillance programs his actions have helped expose to the world. Conducted in Mosow, this is the first such interview with the former NSA contractor since journalists Glenn […]
Read MoreLast week, more than 550 groups, representing tens of millions of individual members, signed a letter to members of Congress urging them to vote against a push by President Obama for ‘fast track’ authority for the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a so-called “free trade” deal now under negotation between the U.S. and eleven other Pacific rim nations. […]
Read MoreAs citizens of the Crimean peninsula of Ukraine gear up to vote on a proposed secession referendum at the end of this week, the Obama administration said it will host Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk at the White House this Wednesday, adding to the rising tensions between Russia, the new Ukrainian government, the U.S. and […]
Read MoreFormula 1’s return to Portugal for the first time since 1996 takes place at Portimão, a new venue for the sport. Click Here: cheap all stars rugby jersey To help you get acquainted with the scenic, undulating Algarve track, here is our first batch of pictures from media day at the Portuguese GP. 59 You […]
Read MoreNative Americans in the mid- and upper-mid west are not waiting idly as President Obama and the State Department finalize their ultimate decision on the Keystone XL pipeline which would transport tar sands—the planet’s dirtiest fuel—from mining operations in Canada to the U.S. gulf coast for export. In Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, […]
Read MoreA pristine region of the Arctic was one step closer to becoming an international sanctuary on Wednesday following a vote in the European Parliament that passed a resolution promoting strong protections in the area. In what the Arctic-campaigning group Greenpeace is calling a victory, European MEPs called for the establishment of a sanctuary in the […]
Read MoreA British environmental organisation that has reviewed the draft of a forthcoming UN IPCC report on mitigating climate change has questioned many of the document’s recommendations as deeply flawed. Dr Rachel Smolker, co-director of Biofuelwatch, said that the report’s embrace of “largely untested” and “very risky” technologies like bioenergy with carbon capture and sequestration (BECCS), […]
Read MoreA rematch between Cody and Orange Cassidy for the TNT title has been set. The two wrestled for twenty minutes last night on Dynamite, reaching a draw. After a back and forth match, Cassidy caught Cody in his mouse trap pinning combination, but time expired before the referee could count to three. It was later […]
Read MoreFour people are dead and sixteen people were left wounded, some critically, after a lone gunman opened fire on the military base Wednesday evening. The alleged shooter is among the dead, according to officials. Local Texas news outlets are reporting that officials at Fort Hood, Texas, have confirmed an “on-base” active shooter incident. KCEN-TV is […]
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