EVEN THE SYMBOL OF AMERICA IS UNDER
FATAL ATTACK 

Poisonings That Killed At Least 7 Bald Eagles Are Under Investigation

Wildlife officials are investigating a series of poisonings in Maryland that killed a great horned owl and seven bald eagles and caused "significant injuries" to multiple other eagles.The Maryland Department of Natural Resources released a statement earlier this week asking the public for any inform...

THE SCA VS ODINISTS VS ANTI FA 

Medieval Scholars Joust With White Nationalists. And One Another.

Each May, some 3,000 people descend on Kalamazoo, Mich., for the International Congress on Medieval Studies, which brings together academics and enthusiasts for four days of scholarly panels, performances and after-hours mead drinking.

"The financial industry used $2 billion in political spending during the last election cycle to head off meaningful change and preserve its ability to rip off consumers."

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Wall Street Money Buys Silence on Big Bank Abuses

The financial industry used $2 billion in political spending during the last election cycle to head off meaningful change and preserve its ability to rip off consumers.. In February 2018, Rachelle Faroul became a symbol of racial discrimination in lending when an award-winning investigative report f...

GOP, Not Russia, Is Greater Threat to Free Elections

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GOP, Not Russia, Is Greater Threat to Free Elections

The right to vote—the most basic right of a democracy—is still contested in too many states—and must be fought, state by state, by citizens of conscience.. We all have heard about WikiLeaks and Russian interference in the 2016 election. The report of Special Counsel Robert Mueller has once mor...

US ARMY GOES RETRO TO THE WAR THEY WON (COMING LATE TO THE PARTY AS USUAL JUST LIKE IN WWI)

To Stand Out, the Army Picks a New Uniform With a World War II Look

The United States Army wanted a spiffy new service uniform, one that would stand out in a tough recruiting environment and polish the Army’s image after a generation of grinding and divisive wars. So it turned the clock back. Way back. It chose a new uniform that looks almost exactly like the old ...

"A hand out to oil company CEOs at the cost of endangering the lives of their workers and heightening the risk for another environmental catastrophe."

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'Recipe for Disaster': Trump Guts Offshore Drilling Rules Put in Place After Deepwater Horizon Spill

"Gutting the few offshore drilling safeguards established in wake of the BP Deepwater Horizon disaster is reckless and wrong."

Many cheers for these young people who are hitting the streets to save the planet for all of us.

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'Beautiful Trouble' Grows as Climate Strike Friday Goes Big on Multiple Continents

Over 700 strikes set to take place

SELF REGULATION HOW THAT WORKING OUT

Boeing knew about problems with the 737 Max the year before Lion Air crash and did nothing about them

A new statement from Boeing suggests it knew about a problem with the 737 Max the year before the deadly October 2018 Lion Air crash, but decided not to do anything about it.

ROFLMAO GIG ECONOMY EASY COME EASY GO

Elon Musk’s billionaire moon passenger says he’s broke

Yusaku Maezawa, CEO of struggling online retailer Zozo, paid an undisclosed sum to travel as a private passenger aboard SpaceX's first flight around the moon.

IMPERIALISM THE HIGHEST STAGE OF CAPITALISM
INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION BETWEEN TWO POLITICAL IDEOLOGIES
WHILE THE POLITICAL ECONOMICS ARE COMPETITION WITH TWO
FORMS OF STATE CAPITALISM AMERICAN VS CHINESE

Exclusive: U.S. must cultivate Central America or lose out to China: Panama president-elect

Panama's president-elect, Laurentino "Nito" Cortizo, said the United States should pay more attention to Central America or risk losing ground to China, which has won diplomatic support and increased its investment in the region in recent years.

Donald Trump slams Puerto Rico as Congress considers disaster aid bill

The dispute between Trump and Democrats over Puerto Rico has held up a disaster aid bill but pressure is building on the president to strike a deal.

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"Puerto Rico needs every tool possible to recover economically and physically from Hurricane Maria."

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To End Crushing Debt, Warren Introduces Relief Package to Help Storm-Ravaged Puerto Rico 'Recover With Dignity'

"Over the past several years, Puerto Rico has been living with an economic noose around its neck due to its crippling debt crisis and the devastation created by Hurricane Maria."

Conservatives slam Omar over Gaza tweet: 'How many times will Omar 

Ilhan Omar defends Palestinians after terrorists rain down rockets on Israel

Rep. Ilhan Omar appeared to take the side of Hamas and Islamic Jihad last night after terrorists fired hundreds of rockets at civilian targets in Israel by Hamas backed his weekend.