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Climate Change May Have Contributed to the Rise of ISIS

Minimum Wage Boost in Seattle Faces Legal Challenge From Franchise Lobby

Joe Biden Goes Ballistic on Senate Republicans Over Iran Letter

"Open Letter" to Iran Shows GOP Senators Hate Obama More Than They Love America
By telling Tehran not to negotiate with the president of the United States, the party threatens America’s status as global superpower.

Black Man Slain by Police Had Hands Up, Witness Says
A witness to the shooting near Atlanta said the naked, unarmed man had approached the officer with his hands in the air before he was fatally shot at close range.

With Jesse Jackson’s Chuy Garcia Endorsement, Black Leaders Begin to Unite Against Rahm Emanuel
García could be on his way to building the cross-racial coalition needed to unseat Emanuel and become Chicago’s first Latino mayor.

The Push to Charge Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld for CIA Torture and War Crimes

It’s "Orwellian": Florida Scientists Respond to Report That State Agency Banned the Term "Climate Change"

Politicians Should Honor Selma by Protecting Voting Rights

Iraqi Troops, Militia Retake Strategic Town North of Tikrit From Islamic State

Wikipedia to File Lawsuit Challenging Mass Surveillance by NSA

Paul Krugman | Combating the Inflation Cult

As Sales Slump at McDonald's, the Fast Food Icon Takes a Walk on Desperation Row
-- Mark Karlin, Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout

Uncle Pentagon: Growing Up in the Shadow of the US War State

Town Overrun by 31-Acre Sinkhole Now Overrun by Homeless Kittens

America Is Literally on Fire: How Out-of-Control Oil Spills Are Destroying Our Population Centers

Global Warming "Set to Speed Up to Rates Not Seen for 1,000 Years"
By 2020 the average temperature rise per decade will be 0.25C in the northern hemisphere, more than double the 900 years preceding the 20th century

Snoop Dogg, Aloe Blacc Want You to Divest From the Gun Industry

Obama Declares Venezuela a National Security Threat

CIA "Tried to Crack Security of Apple Devices"
Agency tried to create dummy version of development software that would allow it to insert surveillance back doors into apps

Kids Are Smarter Than Senators on Climate Change, and This Poll Proves It

Ferguson Activists Are Struggling With Mental Trauma Long After Police Abuse During the Protests

The Left’s Racial Dilemma: President Obama, Michelle Alexander and the Nature of Change

Rahm Emanuel Runs on an Attitude of Contempt for the Non-Rich Citizens of Chicago
-- Mark Karlin, Editor of BuzzFlash at Truthout

US declares Venezuela a threat, sanctions top officials

Darren Wilson’s Boss Sent Racist Email

Victims of police torture fight for reparations

US Intel Vets Oppose Brennan’s CIA Plan

Netanyahu at Congress: Not the Only Israeli Imposition on US Politics

UnDrinkable
Many along Texas border still live without clean, safe water

Bipartisan Bill in Congress Would Send More OB-GYNs to Underserved Rural Areas

Mr. Poroshenko's Parallel Reality

The Meaning of International Women’s Day

Dahr Jamail | Domestic Military Expansion Spreads Through the US, Ignites Dissent

ISIS Reportedly Demolishes Second Ancient Site

Jailed For Knowing the Boston Bomber

Albert Maysles, RIP

American "Nightmare" Shocker: The Real US Homeownership Rate Has Never Been Lower

Dean Baker | The Supreme Court and the Democrats Pre-emptive Surrender on Obamacare

The Failure of a Past Basic Income Guarantee, the Speenhamland System

Bibi Does Congress, Adelson Does Bibi
-- Bill Berkowitz for BuzzFlash at Truthout

Republican Senators Write To Leaders Of Iran, Attempt To Sabotage Nuclear Deal

Boris Nemtsov ally: Islamist speculation over murder ‘useful for Kremlin’
Ilya Yashin, co-leader of Nemtsov’s opposition party, says investigation of Islamist motives is nonsensical and ‘takes Vladimir Putin out of firing line.'

“Which side are you on?”: #Asians4BlackLives confronts anti-black prejudice in Asian communities
As some Asians condemn Officer Liang's indictment in the shooting of a black man, #Asians4BlackLives calls foul.

What the Romans can teach us on immigration and integration

Argentina Wants US Citizens to Think Alberto Nisman Was Full of It

We won't just rubber-stamp the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Workers deserve better
Progressives believe that fair trade agreements are possible - but not if the administration follows the old model for negotiations.

Juan Williams: How conservatives capsized school reform

Arizona Legislature Passes Deep Cuts To Public Universities

William Rivers Pitt | How to Die of Dumb

Obama Gives Another “Greatest Speech Ever,” This Time in Selma

New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez Should Withdraw From Leadership if He Faces Charges

The Islamic State’s Atrocities - and Ours

Report: Torture of Palestinian detainees by Israel soared in 2014

Tens of Thousands Attend Anti-Netanyahu Rally in Tel Aviv

Now They're Saying It in Public: Professor at Koch-Funded University Department Calls for 'Less Democracy'
Garett Jones of George Mason University claims that less democracy would lead to better governance.

Washington revolving door speeds up as Obama officials head for lobbying jobs
As the 2016 election looms, the former White House press secretary Jay Carney has joined the corporate exodus, despite the president’s stated policy.

Police in Brazilian city aided revenge killings, report says

FBI’s head-scratching whistleblower rules

Some parents across the country are revolting against standardized testing

"Guantanamo Diary": A Tale of Captivity, Rendition and Torture

Beyond Reform: Essays Call for a Sweeping Reassessment of Incarceration

Activists rally in Chicago to close ‘black site,’ end ‘disappearing’ of civilians

Citizen Journalist Operating Frack Tour Bullied Yet Undaunted
A Pennsylvania judge with an apparent conflict of interest rules against a citizen journalist in favor of a Texas-based fracking company.

Clinton Concedes She Should Have Used Gov't Email

The Epidemic of Lying at Crisis Pregnancy Centers Exposes the Moral Rot in the Anti-Choice Movement

A Dad Was Executed for Deaths of His Three Girls. Now a Letter Casts More Doubt.
The case is among the closest to proving that an innocent person has been put to death.

Ted Cruz's Hillary Clinton Joke Goes Up in Flames in Front of Firefighters

A 6-Year Bull Market in Stocks or a 6-Year ZIRP Wealth Transfer

An Open Letter to the GOP, From a Pissed-Off Public

Meet the Internet Entrepreneur Profiting Off the Anti-Vaxxer Movement

Trans-Pacific Partnership: A Fast Track to Disaster
-- Michael Brune of EcoWatch on BuzzFlash at Truthout

Charles P. Pierce | The Political Usefulness of Death Threats

Protests Rise Over Los Angeles Police Killing of Mentally Ill, Black Homeless Man

Team Jeb Bush’s Liaison to the Religious Right Is Islamophobic, Opposed to Marriage Equality, and Vigorously Anti-Abortion
-- Bill Berkowitz for BuzzFlash at Truthout

US Weapons Exporters Lead World in War Profiteering
New study finds booming business driven by "an escalation of regional tensions in the Middle East and Asia Pacific"

After Beating FBI Entrapment, Environmental Activist Eric McDavid Looks Forward

A Poison-Pen Letter to Iran
What are the Republicans hoping to accomplish by interfering with negotiations over Iran’s nuclear disarmament?

Tom Cotton Bows Down to Weapons Lobbyists Day After Letter Sabotaging Iran Deal

Why Would Anyone Want to Shoot a Sea Otter?

US Looking for Contractors to Help in Iraq

Federal Marshals Chase Wrong Man Leading to Violent Traffic Accident in Oakland's Fruitvale District

"TRAITORS": NY Daily News Slams GOP Senators Who Signed Iran Letter

Selma and Voting Rights: Commemoration or Legislation?

Saint Hillary and the Horror

Supreme Court Rejects Cases on Guantanamo Detainee Treatment

“Simpsons” co-creator and philanthropist Sam Simon has passed away
The comedy writer pledged to leave his $100m fortune to charity after being diagnosed with cancer in 2012.

Students stage walkout, rally at Capitol over police shooting

White House: Obama emailed to Clinton's private account

Washington implements Venezuela sanctions, declares “national emergency”

New York’s new solar plan sets a high bar

Gun-Toting Fishermen Policing Town Show Mexico Security Hole Don't Miss Out

Underwater, melting glaciers are louder than a symphony of chainsaws

Suge Knight’s Deadly Hit-and-Run Video (Warning: Graphic)
Former hip-hop mogul Suge Knight is on trial for murder after running over a man with his SUV in a fast food parking lot. Now, video of the incident has emerged.

Reporting on Workers’ Comp (Podcast)

Bill O’Reilly’s sick pathology: Why his systematic lying is even worse than reported
Fox News' bully may be in hot water for lying about his war correspondence. But his lies go much deeper than that

The Campaign Cash That Can Kill the Open Internet
All but two of the 31 co-sponsors of a House bill to kill net neutrality received thousands from telecoms in just the last election cycle. Is their cash enough to end a free Web?

Will Mexico’s Oil Give the US Another Excuse for Covert Intervention?

Healthier Popcorn Could be Coming to a Theater Near You

What Bill Nye Got Right About GMOs

Bill Clinton defends his charity's foreign government donors

Jeb’s scary new adviser: Meet Jordan Sekulow, global attorney for the religious right
A look at the right-wing crusades of Bush's emissary to conservatives.

Canned Tuna Shopping Guide: How Does Your Brand Stack Up?

International Women’s Day: the Top 10 Feminists

How to Become a Conservative in Four Embarrassing Steps
-- Paul Buchheit for BuzzFlash at Truthout

Wisconsin State Legislature Votes to Turn Back the Clock on Labor Rights

Big Ag Looking For Free Pass in Florida

Former Fox 'News' Channel Host Blasts Outlet as 'Extreme Right Cult', Bill O'Reilly as a 'Liar'

Oklahoma fraternity shut down after racist video

China Harasses Women Activists on the Eve of International Women's Day

Senate GOP seeks to divide Dems

Anarchists occupied Greece's ruling party headquarters on Sunday in support of hunger strikers protesting against conditions in the country's maximum-security jails.

Since the City of Denton Banned Fracking, Texas GOP Moves to Preempt Local Control

Women’s Voices of Cuba: Alicia Jrapko
Women face obstacles and oppression worldwide. And yet, the struggle continues. Resilient and resolute — women across the globe are working to create meaningful change. This International Women’s Day, we’re launching a series of blogs through to Mother’s Day highlighting Women’s Voices of Cuba – a series exploring courageous women impacting Cuba.

Florida Officials Ban the Term "Climate Change"

Ferguson Became Symbol, but Bias Knows No Border

Documents Shine Light on Shadowy New Zealand Surveillance Base

Man Taking Photo of His First Snowfall Shot Dead in Dallas

Of course Darren Wilson won’t be prosecuted. Our laws are too weak to bring anyone to justice when black men are killed.
The laws for pursuing racial justice are fundamentally dysfunctional.

The 1 percent’s white privilege con: Elites hold “conversations” about race, while resegregating our schools
The white privilege conversation is good business and P.R. for the wealthy. But look more closely at their actions.

Politics was once about beliefs and society. Now it’s a worship of money
Remember when elections were about society, health, literacy, welfare? All bow now to the god of business.

Madison police chief says officer shooting of unarmed man has similarities to Ferguson

Protests held after black man is fatally shot by police officer in Wisconsin

Utilities wage campaign against rooftop solar

Aging US Population Requires Major Changes in Social Policy