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Barbados PM slams rich nations for failing on climate, COVID and inequality
Sep 27, 2021 13:05Barbadian Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley delivered a scathing indictment of the rich and powerful during her address at the 76th session of the U.N. General Assembly on Friday, September 24th, condemning the leaders of wealthy countries for refusing to take basic steps to end the coronavirus pandemic, tackle the climate emergency, and usher in a more just society.
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US military often kills civilians and rarely offers compensation (1)
Sep 27, 2021 12:55In recent years, the U.S. and its European allies have decreased the number of ground troops deployed overseas in the so-called war on terror, turning instead to airstrikes, while their local partners carry out ground operations.
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McConnell won’t rule out blocking Biden Supreme Court pick
Sep 27, 2021 12:49Recently US Republican Senator Mitch McConnell refused to rule out blocking a Joe Biden Supreme Court pick if Republicans take the Senate next year, an expert said the court may have reached a “turning point” regarding public perception of its politicization and need for reform.
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Number of immigrants detained by ICE has increased 70 percent under Biden
Sep 26, 2021 17:29Twenty years ago, with almost no debate, the U.S. became a fortress state focused on limiting the rights of immigrants in the name of national security. As a result, the U.S. has the world’s largest immigration detention system — and the federal government continues to throw billions of dollars at federal agencies and prison profiteers, imperiling hundreds of thousands of immigrants each year.
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American generals are cowards, fire them all
Sep 26, 2021 17:19The recent Kabul bombing reveals a cadre of US generals who lack the courage to admit the dishonor of killing civilians.
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End US war-making everywhere
Sep 26, 2021 17:13In addition to pursuing refuge for those fleeing for their lives and reparations for the people of Afghanistan as well as Iraq, it is time to end all U.S. wars, shut down all U.S. military bases, and put an end to U.S. militarization and sanctions impacting countless people.
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UN officials 'disturbed' by US mass expulsion of Haitian asylum-seekers
Sep 24, 2021 13:15As the Biden administration continues deporting thousands of Haitian asylum-seekers, United Nations refugee and human rights officials called on the U.S. to respect the legal right of people fleeing violence and natural disasters to seek asylum in the United States.
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COVID has now claimed more lives than the 1918 flu pandemic in US
Sep 24, 2021 13:12Even as the US surpassed the 1918 flu pandemic death figures, most in the U.S. remain pessimistic over what the future holds.
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Insects are vanishing from our planet at an alarming rate. But there are ways to help them
Sep 24, 2021 06:23In Germany, flying insects have declined by 76% in 26 years. In the UK, common butterfly populations have fallen by 46% since 1976. We should be alarmed by this insect apocalypse.
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Videos show “unfathomable cruelty” of US Border Patrol against Haitians at border
Sep 24, 2021 06:18Horrifying videos have emerged of US Border Patrol agents on horseback cracking their whips at migrants and chasing, grabbing and nearly trampling Haitians seeking asylum at the border, sparking outrage and scrutiny from immigration advocates and progressives.