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‘Biggest Gerrymandering Case In A Generation’ Could Have Huge Impact On Elections

‘Gerrymandering pits political power against the people, regardless of which party holds power.’

Deirdre Fulton
بواسطة Deirdre Fulton
Printed in March 1812, this political cartoon was drawn in reaction to the newly drawn state senate election district of South Essex created by the Massachusetts legislature to favor the Democratic-Republican Party candidates of Governor Elbridge Gerry over the Federalists.

A panel of federal judges on Wednesday advanced what an expert says could be "the biggest gerrymandering case in a generation"—one that could have nationwide implications for elections and democracy across the United States. The three-judge court ruled 2-1 (pdf) that the First Amendment-based claim against partisan gerrymandering regarding

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Rebranded Al-Qaeda Cell In Syria Receiving US Weapons

In the recent push by rebels in the city of Aleppo, Al-Nusra /Al-Sham took a leading role and was reportedly among the rebels groups who received US weapons.

Dan Wright
بواسطة Dan Wright
Fighters from Nusra Front,. Al-Qaida’s branch in Syria, in the town of Jisr al-Shughour, Idlib province.

Published in partnership with ShadowProof. Though many scoffed when the Al Qaeda affiliate in Syria, Jabhat Al-Nusra, rebranded itself Jabhat Fateh Al-Sham, that cosmetic change was apparently enough to convince the US government to start sending them arms. In the recent push by rebels in the city of Aleppo, Al-Nusra /Al-Sham took a leading

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Coca-Cola Plants In Brazil Accused Of Slave-Like Labor Conditions

Brazilian officials have rescued over 50,000 people from working in slavery since 1995, with 10,000 of those between 2011 and 2015 alone, according to government data.

teleSUR
بواسطة teleSUR
(AP Photo/Seth Perlman)

Two Coca-Cola production and distribution centers in Brazil were accused by government officials of subjecting workers to slave-like labor conditions, according to a report released by Reporter Brasil Thursday. In a seven-month long inspection carried out by the Brazilian Ministry of Labor it was discovered that 179 truck drivers of Spal

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Elderly Veteran Commits Suicide In VA Parking Lot After Being Denied Treatment

238,000 out of 847,000 veterans died after submitting requests for treatment they never received.

Carey Wedler
بواسطة Carey Wedler
Peter Kaisen, 76, served in the Navy and was later a police officer. (Kaisen family)

A 76-year-old military veteran killed himself outside a Long Island Veteran Affairs facility Sunday after being denied treatment. He was reportedly seeking help for mental health issues at the Northport Veterans Affairs Medical Center but was turned away, an unfortunately common experience plaguing veterans seeking healthcare in recent

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US Doubles Down On Saudi Support, Demands Yemen’s Houthis Surrender And Disarm

In the course of Kerry’s comments, he quickly shifted focus away from Yemen and angrily condemning Iran as a “threat to the United States,” comments which always play well to a Saudi audience.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
ing Salman bin Abdul Aziz, right, meets with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency via AP)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZBvQUL6bUA Visiting the city of Jeddah, Secretary of State John Kerry announced a deal with Saudi Arabia on a new “peace initiative” related to the ongoing Saudi invasion of Yemen. As with all previous such initiatives, Kerry’s statement laying out the plan demanded that the Shi’ite Houthis, who the Saudis are

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Pesticide For Zika-Carrying Mosquitoes In Florida Linked To Autism Risk

Dallas County Mosquito Lab microbiologist Spencer Lockwood sorts mosquitos collected in a trap in Hutchins, Texas, that had been set up in Dallas County near the location of a confirmed Zika virus infection. Is pesticide spraying to kill mosquitoes causing autism? In the least, the government is spraying larvicides with great impunity in many neighborhoods […]

Christina Sarich | Underground Reporter
بواسطة Christina Sarich | Underground Reporter
Dallas County Mosquito Lab microbiologist Spencer Lockwood sorts mosquitos collected in a trap in Hutchins, Texas, that had been set up in Dallas County near the location of a confirmed Zika virus infection.

Is pesticide spraying to kill mosquitoes causing autism? In the least, the government is spraying larvicides with great impunity in many neighborhoods throughout the U.S. in order to ‘combat Zika’ and other diseases said to be caused by mosquitoes. Little is known of the true ramifications for such hackneyed actions, but one study suggests that in

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