Throngs flocked to Athens on Sunday to call on the ruling Syriza party to stand up to international creditors and reject further austerity measures. In “'The People Will Not Be Blackmailed': Thousands March in Athens Against Austerity”
Month: October 2020
Clinton Challenged to Break Up—and Break Up With—Wall Street Banks
Faced with the possibility of yet another Wall Street crony taking over the Oval Office next year, progressive lawmakers are directly challenging Democratic frontrunner Hillary “Clinton Challenged to Break Up—and Break Up With—Wall Street Banks”
As Heat Wave Sweeps Iraq, Thousands Demand Water, Electricity, Sustenance
As temperatures in Iraq climbed this week over 120 degrees Fahrenheit, thousands of people took to the streets across the country to protest dangerous power “As Heat Wave Sweeps Iraq, Thousands Demand Water, Electricity, Sustenance”
US Raises Flag in Cuba After 54 Years, but 'Signs of Mistrust Linger'
After more than five decades, the U.S. embassy in Cuba formally re-opened with a flag-raising ceremony on Friday, marking another historic step in the normalization “US Raises Flag in Cuba After 54 Years, but 'Signs of Mistrust Linger'”
When It Comes to Global Arms Control, US May Not Get Customary Veto Power
A conference on the global regulation of conventional weapons just reached an agreement to make decisions according to majority vote, not consensus, in what advocates “When It Comes to Global Arms Control, US May Not Get Customary Veto Power”
Get Your Ideology Out of Federal Budget, 178 Groups Say to Congress
Citing a lengthy list of “wildly inappropriate” provisions that have been attached to pending U.S. budget proposals, a coalition of 178 groups representing tens of “Get Your Ideology Out of Federal Budget, 178 Groups Say to Congress”
Progressive group endorses Sanders-backed candidate in Va. governors race
A national progressive group is endorsing former Rep. Tom Perriello (D-Va.), hoping to channel voter enthusiasm from Georgia’s special election into the Democratic primary for “Progressive group endorses Sanders-backed candidate in Va. governors race”
With Call for 'Political Revolution,' Bernie Sanders Goes Big in Boston
Sen. Bernie Sanders drew overflowing crowds to his Boston, Massachusetts presidential campaign rally Saturday night as he called for political revolution, racial justice, and gun “With Call for 'Political Revolution,' Bernie Sanders Goes Big in Boston”
Al Jazeera Journalists Among 100 Political Prisoners Pardoned in Egypt
Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed were among the 100 political prisoners and youth activists granted pardon on Wednesday by Egyptian President Abdel “Al Jazeera Journalists Among 100 Political Prisoners Pardoned in Egypt”
Rich Nations Failing to Meet Climate Obligations at Expense of Poor: Report
The U.S. and other wealthy nations are not pulling their weight in the climate change fight and may be setting the world on an even “Rich Nations Failing to Meet Climate Obligations at Expense of Poor: Report”