united states

“E pluribus unum”: Federalism is a reactionary structure built on anti-Blackness

U.S. closes Jerusalem Consulate, de facto Palestinian embassy, in another sign of worsening relations

House passes resolution to withdraw U.S. troops from Yemen along with questionable amendments

U.S. weapons sold to Saudi Arabia and the UAE end up in al-Quaeda’s possession

North Korea says new U.S. sanctions threaten nuclear peace talks

U.S. incidence rates of uterine cancer on the rise, with the heaviest toll on Black women

Trump admin is sticking to their absurd story that their own frightening climate change report is wrong

Trans woman immigrant who died in ICE custody was abused, family says

“Home is the most dangerous place for women” worldwide, says UN. And in the US, Black women are most likely to killed by partners

Founder of notorious private military company Blackwater looking to extract minerals from war-torn Afghanistan

The CDC predicts Congo’s Ebola outbreak may not be able to be contained

Iran promises to “break” sanctions reimposed by Trump when he voided Obama’s nuclear deal

Saudi journalist’s disappearance renews attention on U.S.-backed Saudi war on Yemen

The ACLU is fighting against ‘predictive crime algorithms’ in court

U.S. pulls out of UN Human Rights Council citing anti-Israel “chronic bias”

US “loses” 1,500 children, raising new concerns about Trump immigration policies & human trafficking

Chile admits Haitian migrants in record numbers as U.S. closes its borders to those fleeing violence

Hurricane Irma evacuation plans excluded many South Florida inmates

Bill Introduced To Potentially Remove U.S. From United Nations

UN Panel Says U.S. Owes Black People Reparations

Michelle Obama Announces The ‘United State of Women’ Summit

U.S. Suicide Rates Are On The Rise Across the Board

Supreme Court Allows Teens Convicted on Murder a Chance at Parole

Healthy U.S. man in Africa dies after being denied re-entry due to Ebola outbreak

Doctor with Ebola virus arrives in Atlanta for treatment

Lupe Fiasco named U.S. Soccer’s music director

Family of LaVena Johnson demand investigation into mysterious death with petition

U.S. Census: 1 in 6 Americans live in poverty

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