Archives for General News
August 2014
Sunday, August 31:
Israel claims West Bank land for possible settlement use, draws U.S. rebuke
It's all about Ukraine: Two Chance Meetings While Traveling in Europe (1 comments)
Jerusalem Post: Israel's opposition rails against 'cruel' budget cuts which 'harm the poor'
BUYING TIME INDEED: Is Andrew Cuomo's Money Keeping Zephyr Teachout Out Of The Media? (7 comments)
Saturday, August 30:
Bahrain arrests top human rights activist - Middle East - Al Jazeera English (1 comments)
Sen. Diane Feinstein: Obama "Too Cautious" On ISIS (1 comments)
The Rosetta Stone of America's economic decline (1 comments)
President Rouhani Blasts US for Shaking Iran-Powers Talks (2 comments)
Another Republican Gives Up Obamacare Fight
Old Bones (2 comments)
Harry Reid's Name Removed from Building at His Alma Mater (1 comments)
Secret Service Investigates Report of "Potentially Suspicious" Person in Area of Obama Visit (1 comments)
35% of American Adults Have Debt 'In Collections' - Slashdot (3 comments)
The 6 Principles of the New Populism (and the Establishment's Nightmare) (4 comments)
"Carrying" in Chicago is dropping crime says Washington Times as 42 are shot and 5 die last weekend (24 comments)
Senegal Confirms First Case Of Ebola
Pentagon: Iraq operations cost $560 million so far
Friday, August 29:
Chelsea Clinton leaving NBC job
Satanists use Hobby Lobby ruling to block pro-life propaganda (1 comments)
GOP Sen. McConnell's campaign manager resigns
Rand Paul: If "Hillary Clinton worked for Bill Clinton, she'd probably have been fired"
Obama, in Estonia and at NATO summit, to send strong message to Putin
Judge dismisses challenge to Sen. Thad Cochran's runoff victory
Peace psychology: Conversations (WHYY Philadelphia)
Undersea tunnels and high speed rail will bring China transport down to 40 minutes, from 8 hours (4 comments)
Obama: "No military strategy" yet for Islamic State
Elizabeth Warren pins banker to the wall on student debt relief (Video) (3 comments)
Where even the reality cop shows are boring: Smart Social Policies in Finland, Dumb Ones in the US (4 comments)
Thursday, August 28:
What's in the Gaza peace deal?
Obama Pushes For UN Climate Accord (1 comments)
Ebola Could Eventually Afflict Over 20,000, W.H.O. Says
Just What We Need: Another War (1 comments)
Foley murder video 'may have been staged' (2 comments)
Wednesday, August 27:
Bernie Sanders weighs Clinton challenge
House GOP to spend $500 an hour on lawyer for Obama lawsuit (1 comments)
Gaza ceasefire takes hold as focus turns to longer term
Victim of Chicago Killer, John Gacy, Becomes Anti-Bullying Activist (1 comments)
Colonization by Bankruptcy: The High-stakes Chess Match for Argentina (8 comments)
Tuesday, August 26:
Activists Sound Alarm as More Police Departments Consider Using Drones
ISIS Demands $6.6M Ransom for 26-Year-Old American Woman
Obama Authorizes Air Surveillance of ISIS in Syria
Rapper identified as James Foley's executioner: reports (3 comments)
Transcript: James C. Scott, on Domination, Resistance, The Scientific Study Of Underdogs and... Anarchy (1 comments)
Iraq and Syria Follow Lebanon's Precedent (2 comments)
Anya Schiffrin, Who Knew We Were Living in the Golden Age of Investigative Journalism?
Monday, August 25:
Hillary Clinton "gung-ho" and a "war hawk," says Rand Paul (2 comments)
French President Francois Hollande Dissolves Government After Cabinet Feud
Earthquake, Drought and Wildfires Ravage California (2 comments)
Aviva Chomsky, What's at Stake in the Border Debate
Did Ronald Reagan support gun control ?
Operation Rescue Russia and a big "F.U." to Eurangloland (10 comments)
Sunday, August 24:
Charlie Crist Wants His Old Job Back (2 comments)
Ukraine defiant on national day, rebels parade captives
70 injured in strong earthquake in California's Bay Area
Kidnapped US journalist freed in Syria
National Review Editor: Republicans Who Advocate Legalizing Immigrants "Should Be Shot" -- "Hanged"
Suspended St. Louis Police Officer: "I'm Into Diversity, I Kill Everybody"
Those Who Serve Ebola Victims Soldier On (1 comments)
Saturday, August 23:
Russian aid trucks leave; highlight dire needs
Obama orders review of U.S. police use of military hardware (3 comments)
Elizabeth Warren Slams The Door Shut on 2016 Run (1 comments)
Living on our tax dollars but fleeing them-- tax inverters AbbVie and Medtronic (2 comments)
Friday, August 22:
Issa subpoenas Obama's chief of staff (1 comments)
America Is Here to Help (1 comments)
Ukraine accuses Russia of invasion after aid convoy crosses border
Palestinians Suspected of Collaborating With Israel Are Executed in Gaza Strip
Kajieme Powell Identified As Man Killed In St. Louis Officer-Involved Shooting (UPDATED)
Thursday, August 21:
Ku Klux Klan Holding Fundraiser for Cop Who Shot and Killed Michael Brown (1 comments)
Bank of America reaches record $17bn settlement over questionable mortgages
American Ebola patients released from Atlanta hospital after recovery (20 comments)
US Gen. threatens Russia with military response over Ukraine crisis (1 comments)
Patrick Cockburn, How to Ensure a Thriving Caliphate (2 comments)
U.S. Military Bans The Intercept (1 comments)
Author of New Book Discusses Shame and Codependency (3 comments)
Before Killing James Foley, ISIS Demanded Ransom From U.S.
Gaza rocket fire hits new heights: 168 launched in one day (2 comments)
Wednesday, August 20:
U.S. military failed in rescue attempt for journalist Foley
Kabul orders US reporter to leave over poll story
Pat Robertson Calls For Revolution Against Obama After Bad Visit To The Doctor's Office
John McCain Calls For Dramatic Increase In U.S. Airstrikes Against Islamic State
Obama denounces killing of journalist James Foley and pledges "justice"
VIDEOS: Ethnic Cleansing as a Political Tactic, Trashing Ukrainians (5 comments)
Harry Reid backs military gear to local police (2 comments)
'The goal is to have one party that's worth a damn' (5 comments)
Willie Nelson and Neil Young to Stage Musical Protest Against Keystone XL Pipeline (1 comments)
Tuesday, August 19:
In Washington, Little Appetite Among Members of Congress for Vote on Iraq
Islamic State claims it executed American photojournalist James Foley (1 comments)
TCBH! news collective loses a founding member: Charles M. 'Chuck' Young (1951-2014)
Ukraine says fighting halts recovery of refugees' bodies (1 comments)
William Astore, The Bomber Will Always Get Funded -- and Used (1 comments)
Monday, August 18:
Even Red States Can't Ignore Rising Green Economy
Republican-turned-independent former Senator Jeffords dies
Julian Assange says he will leave Ecuadorian embassy soon
Hillary Clinton Demands "Presidential Suite" For Speaking Engagements (3 comments)
James Risen calls Obama "greatest enemy of press freedom in a generation"
Eduardo Galeano, A Lost and Found History of Lives and Dreams (Some Broken) (1 comments)
Ukraine: will Putin back down?
Sunday, August 17:
Kurds report retaking most of key dam, as U.S. steps up Iraq bombing (1 comments)
US ramps up air campaign in Iraq
Eric Holder: Federal Medical Examiner To Look At Michael Brown's Death (1 comments)
Monsanto to Sell GMO Cotton Seed Under Brand Name "Deltapine"
Israeli ship remains at sea as thousands of protesters gather in Oakland (4 comments)
Resisting Nazis, He Saw Need for Israel. Now He Is Its Critic. - NYTimes.com
Watch--Elanco is Becoming the Monsanto of the Animal Drug Industry (3 comments)
With Aid Doctors Gone, Ebola Fight Grows Harder (1 comments)
Ukraine officially recognizes Russian aid convoy as humanitarian (1 comments)
Saturday, August 16:
Russia voices concern over increased US and NATO military activity near Russian border
Nixon declares state of emergency in Ferguson, orders curfew (1 comments)
Islamic State "massacres" 80 Yazidis in north Iraq: officials
Germans say they accidentally tapped Clinton, Kerry calls (1 comments)
Amid Debate Over Who Overstepped, Perry Calls Indictment a "Farce" (6 comments)
Franklin P. Lamb: SOS! Hospital Ships Needed to Save Gaza's Children
Seattle Hempfest 2014 - Dawn of A New Era Regarding Legalization of Pot (3 comments)
Gov. Rick Perry of Texas Is Indicted on Charge of Abuse of Power (12 comments)
The World Cafe -- A Ray of Light in a Sea of Darkness (1 comments)
Friday, August 15:
Texas' Perry Charged With Coercion for Veto Threat (2 comments)
Tea party candidate sues to win Mississippi GOP Senate nomination.
Hundreds Of Protesters March Up Broadway Against Police Brutality
Ferguson Unrest Good For Business--Gun Lobby (1 comments)
With Highway Patrol, hugs and kisses replace tear gas in Ferguson
Edward Snowden: The Untold Story (1 comments)
Thursday, August 14:
U.S. halts transfer of Hellfire missiles to Israel
Maliki Agrees to Relinquish Power in Iraq
Robin Williams was battling Parkinson's, widow says
Gov. Jay Nixon: Missouri Highway Patrol Will Take Over Supervision Of Security In Ferguson
9/11 'truthers' a step closer to NYC ballot measure
Back In Iraq: We Only Want To Save You (1 comments)
Hillary and Bill Behind the Cameras Mid-August 2014 - a skit (2 comments)
Record Wildfires Spread From the American West to Northern Europe (1 comments)
Matthew Harwood, One Nation Under SWAT (1 comments)
Economic analysis of law in the economic world
Latest Plan to Privatize Post Office Hits Unexpected Obstacle
Wednesday, August 13:
Militants' Siege on Mountain in Iraq Is Over, Pentagon Says
China Is Rejecting GMO Corn and That Isn't Good for American Farmers (4 comments)
Robin Williams's daughter Zelda driven off Twitter
Israeli army uses Gaza children as human shields
The Real Death Valley (1 comments)
Tuesday, August 12:
Obama Administration Loosens Ban on Lobbyists in Government (1 comments)
Lauren Bacall, Sultry Movie Star, Dies at 89
Screen Legend Lauren Bacall Dead at 89
Top Democrat Predicts Obama Will Be Impeached If GOP Keeps The House (1 comments)
Russian Humanitarian Convoy Will Not Be Allowed Across Border, Ukrainian Official Says
Sandy Tolan, Going Wild in the Gaza War
Twitter / TheAcademy: Genie, you're free. ... (2 comments)
Grass, Soil and Hope with the Help of Carbon (1 comments)
CHENEY: The Obama Administration "Can't Blame George Bush Anymore" (2 comments)
Monday, August 11:
Robin Williams, Actor, Comedian Dead (24 comments)
Robin Williams, Oscar-Winning Comedian, Dies at 63 (1 comments)
Ron Paul Says U.S. 'Likely Hiding Truth' About MH17 Crash
Siegelman's Judge Charged with Beating Wife, Affair With Clerk (6 comments)
Kerry Pulls U.S. Support for Maliki as Militants Gain
Israel Is Bad for The Jews, Part 2 (2 comments)
Michael Morrissey: The West on the wrong path (6 comments)
IDF reservist sentenced to military prison for refusing draft
In Push Against Teachers Unions, Campbell Brown Refuses to Release Names Of Funders (6 comments)
Nick Turse, Christmas in July and the Collapse of America's Great African Experiment
Sunday, August 10:
New Gaza truce comes into effect
Federal Judge Who Sentenced Gov Seigelman Arrested for Battery in Atlanta (2 comments)
World 'day of rage' over Israel's war on Gaza - Europe (3 comments)
In Surprising Defeat, Hawaii Governor Loses Primary
Saturday, August 9:
US and Germany threaten Russia with "additional consequences" over Ukraine (1 comments)
Obama pledges long-term campaign to fight Iraq's spreading jihadist crisis
Rise of ISIS: West, Saudi Arabia and Qatar are Responsible for Talibanization of Iraq (7 comments)
Guns as Cool As Cigarettes--NRA (26 comments)
Israel Gives All Jews A Bad Name (5 comments)
Friday, August 8:
The World's First Climate Change Refugees Granted Residency in New Zealand
Foreign oil workers evacuated from Kurdistan as Islamic State advances
German Spy Company Helped Bahrain Hack Arab Spring Protesters (3 comments)
These 7 Charts Show Why the Rent Is Too Damn High (1 comments)
Thursday, August 7:
The Guardian Accepts Elie Weisel's Rejected London Times Advertisement
Obama authorizes airstrikes in Iraq "to protect US personnel" (1 comments)
Unclear Whether Experimental Ebola Serum Working on Americans (1 comments)
Montana Sen. John Walsh, Plagued With Plagiarism Accusations, Ends Campaign
How Barack Obama could end the Argentina debt crisis (4 comments)
Need to Check CNN From Time to Time (5 comments)
In Reprisal, Russia Imposes Trade Sanctions on the West - NYTimes.com
Sanctions and the Iranian Economy: The Trio Mohammadreza Aghaei, Yousef Zarei Nikjeh and Hassan Afrashtehpour (1 comments)
A wild and crazy thought to avert a Russo-Ukrainian war (7 comments)
Zephyr Teachout Aims to Capitalize on Cuomo's Moreland Mess (2 comments)
Wednesday, August 6:
Canadians Can't Drink Their Water After 1.3 Billion Gallons Of Mining Waste Flows Into Rivers (1 comments)
Netherlands' Prime Minister Suspends Search for MH17 Bodies in Ukraine
New leaker disclosing US secrets, government concludes (2 comments)
Tuesday, August 5:
Feinstein puts Obama on the spot over CIA's "torture report" edits (2 comments)
Coca-Cola Has Donated more than $3.2 Million to Defeat GMO Labeling: Boycott the Soda Empire (3 comments)
U.S. military team in Ukraine to help airliner crash probe (4 comments)
Palestinian Authority seeks ICC war crimes case against Israel
Media Ignores Report That Potentially Clears Obama of Wrongdoing On Benghazi
U.S. General Is Reportedly Killed by an Afghan Soldier
Noam Chomsky, Why National Security Has Nothing to Do With Security (1 comments)
Israelis Are Empowered to Commit Genocide! (2 comments)
Guglielmo Tell: Vulture Funds
Gaza Onslaught 'Joint Arab-Israeli War against Palestinians'
Suffer Little Children To Come Unto Me... (4 comments)
Transcript: Paul Craig Roberts-- Capitalism, Snowden, Regulations, Impeachment, Net Neutrality, GMOs, (2 comments)
Gaza: No place to bury the dead
Monday, August 4:
James S. Brady, Reagan's press secretary and survivor of 1981 shooting, dies at 73
Obama Impeachment: Steve King Says Immigration Could Be Trigger
Man who filmed NYPD choke hold video arrested on weapons charges - Yahoo News
Vietnam a Half Century after the Gulf of Tonkin (1 comments)
Cuomo to State Dept Spox: How Can You Condemn Israeli Attacks While Giving Them Weapons?
How one judge single-handedly killed trust in the US technology industry (2 comments)
Who Rules Washington? The Fourth Branch-- The Rise to Power of the National Security State (1 comments)
Sunday, August 3:
Outrage after third Israeli strike on a United Nations school in Gaza
Transcript: Paul Craig Roberts on Ukraine/Russia, Psychopath Nazi Neocons, The End of the Dollar Reserve, Monsanto, , (12 comments)
Obama: "Russia doesn't make anything"
Dozens of Democrats Line Up on House Floor to Stand Up For Children at the Border
PHOTOS: 10,000 march on White House to protest Gaza offensive
Officially "Safe" Radiation (3 comments)
NY Times Delayed Details About Captured Soldier Due to Israeli Censor (1 comments)
Israel wiretapped Kerry's calls during peace talks (2 comments)
UN voices outrage over Gaza school strike
Ku Klux Klan recruitment drive raises old fears in South Carolina
Palestinians struggle to "dig out bodies"
Franklin P. Lamb: Continuing slaughter of Palestinians another nail in Zionism's coffin? (2 comments)
Relentless Two-Year-Old Sinkhole Still Swallowing the Bayou
U.S. companies could also feel sting of latest Russia sanctions (1 comments)
Anti-Semitism Rises in Europe Amid Israel-Gaza Conflict - NYTimes.com (10 comments)
*Apply Non-Violent Direct Action to Military Industrial Complex (2 comments)
Saturday, August 2:
Richard Falk: Why Arab regimes have abandoned the Palestinians in Gaza.--Opinion - Al Jazeera English (1 comments)
Soldier feared abducted is dead, Israel says
Executed Arizona inmate injected with 15 times standard dose (5 comments)
CSPAN Interviews Architects & Engineers for 9-11 Truth (9 comments)
Netanyahu warns US not to try to force Israel into a Gaza ceasefire (2 comments)
"Here are the missiles!" US Congress passes emergency funding for Israel's Iron Dome (4 comments)
Man takes airliners across West Africa, then dies of Ebola
Harlem's New Renaissance Comes at a Price to the Poor and Elderly (1 comments)
Merritt Clifton: How is this legal? Cage-free egg farm fire kills 65,000 hens in Indiana (2 comments)
Kucinich urges Washington to negotiate with Hamas in FOX Video (4 comments)
First US Agency to Ban GMOs: Fish and Wildlife Service (2 comments)
Brooklyn College Defends Academic Freedom
Friday, August 1:
Latin America's support for Palestinians and the echoes of the Cold War
Vote for Honest Gil Fulbright (1 comments)
MH17 -What Really Happened? (2 comments)
Oscar-Winning Actor Jeff Bridges Fights to End Childhood Hunger
W.H.O. Says Outbreak of Ebola Virus Is Outpacing Control Efforts (1 comments)
How Corporations Are Creating a Life-Threatening Water Shortage (9 comments)
Coulter: Palestinian Kids Get Killed Because They're Associated with Terrorists (2 comments)
The Corporate Sector Completely Assimilates Brooklyn, NY's Williamsburg (2 comments)
Eric Cantor announces resignation from House (2 comments)