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Jamal Khashoggi’s fiance blames Saudi royal family for his murder in new interview
Hatice Cengiz, the fiance of slain Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, pointed a finger straight at the Saudi Arabian government in a new Reuters interview, according to NBC News. Cengiz told Reuters through an interpreter, “This took place inside a Saudi diplomatic mission… In such circumstances, the Saudi Arabian authorities are responsible for this. This incident, this assassination, took place […]
Texas voting machine errors and draconian voter registration laws combine to spur voter disenfranchisement in the state
Texas Democratic voters are complaining that their votes for a straight party ticket are being switched in some counties to a vote for Republican Senator Ted Cruz. Some Republican voters are also reporting that their ballot selections for Ted Cruz are switching over to Democratic nominee Beto O’Rourke. Texas election officials are saying that they […]
White supremacist kills 11 at synagogue following hate-filled week of mail bombs and Black people executed at Kroger
In the same week which has seen the attempted mail bombing of prominent Democrats including Barack Obama and Maxine Waters and the shooting of two Black customers at a Louisville Kroger, there has been yet another attack by an alleged white supremacist. This time the target was a Jewish synagogue and community in Pittsburgh.
Canada is still not a “Plan B” for Americans when our country is going to sh*t
by JaLoni Amor Owens For many Americans, one of the only days that left the nation feeling as hopeless and defeated as it did on November 8, 2016 was the day after. Those on the left, whether or not Secretary Clinton was their first choice for President of the United States and whether or not […]
Saudis finally admit journalists death was premeditated, but questions still remain over crown prince’s involvement
One day after the Saudi government denied killing U.S. based Saudi Arabian journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who had been critical of it, the New York Times is reporting that they are now calling the murder of Khashoggi premeditated, as the Turkish government had already been claiming. This represents the latest in a shifting story weaved by […]
In response to Trump administration’s memo define gender to exclude transgender people, organizers, activists say we #WontBeErased
On Sunday morning, the New York Times obtained an unreleased Trump administration draft memo which would define gender as a person’s sex at birth. In response, LGBT activists and organizers are mobilizing to protest the memo’s proposal.
Taylor Energy’s 14 year oil spill could overtake BP’s as the worst offshore environmental disaster in the U.S.
A 14 year-long oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico could spell the largest offshore enivornmental disaster in American history.
Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen
It has been two weeks since the disappearance and possible murder of Washington Post contributor and Saudi journalist, Jamal Khashoggi at the Saudi embassy in Turkey. The United Nations Human Rights council is calling for a transparent investigation. But some are criticizing the hypocrisy of the U.N. calling for the investigation of the murder of a journalist […]
Florida’s Amendment 4 would restore the voting rights of 1.7 million formerly incarcerated people
The upcoming November midterm elections poses a unique opportunity for Florida’s 13 million voters to assist in prison reform. After 850,000 Florida voters signed a petition to demand “Amendment 4”, a voting rights restoration bill, be on the November election ballot, Florida may finally allow convicted felons the right to vote without an elaborate clemency application […]
Left-leaning Democrats look to Medicare for All platform to energize elections campaigns
The Democratic party is moving closer to embracing a radical policy change to the existing medical system in America, moving closer to a model already in practice in much of the developed world. As the mid-term elections creep ever closer, the Democrats, led by Bernie Sanders, are increasingly calling for “Medicare for All” as a […]
Could the UFC have prevented huge brawl after McGregor’s defeat by addressing his racism?
This past Saturday, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) hosted one of the most anticipated main fights, UFC 229, in the company’s history. It was a fight between Muslim Russian fighter Khabib Nurmagomedov, the world’s lightweight champion, and Conor McGregor, the Irish international superstar coming to challenge him for the title. While the fight ended with […]
The ACLU is fighting against ‘predictive crime algorithms’ in court
According to the ACLU’s update on Medium, some on the United States government’s No Fly List are being kept on the list due to a fear of future criminal activities and are not being allowed to plead their cases in court. As a result, the ACLU is petitioning the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in […]