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National security adviser H.R. McMaster, right, and U.S. Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley, participate in a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP/Carolyn Kaster)
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State Laws Punish Poor By Suspending Their Driver’s Licenses

In five states alone, a total of more than 4.2 million drivers have had their licenses suspended or revoked for failure to pay court debt, be it traffic or criminal, the report found. Texas leads the nation with 1.8 million such suspensions.

Nick McCann
بواسطة Nick McCann
Wealth Inequality

Forty-three U.S. states can suspend people’s driver’s licenses for failure to pay fines, regardless of their ability to pay, a policy that selectively punishes the poor, the Legal Aid Justice Center said in a report today. This policy not only makes it more difficult for poor people to care for themselves and their children, but “paradoxically,”

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WaPo Pushes More Dubious Russia-Bashing

The Washington Post has published another front-page story about Russia maybe placing some ads on Facebook, but the article violates a host of journalistic principles in hyping its case.

Robert Parry
بواسطة Robert Parry
The Washington Post sign is seen on its building in Washington, Feb. 27, 2008. (AP/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

(Analysis) -- Some people are calling the anti-Russian hysteria being whipped up across the U.S. mainstream news media a new “golden age of American journalism,” although it looks to me more like a new age of yellow journalism, prepping the people for more military spending, more “information warfare” and more actual war. Yes, without doubt,

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St. Louis Police Declare All-Out War On Protesters, Media And Even Themselves

St. Louis Police have been engaged in a quasi-state of martial law, arresting and assaulting bystanders, member of the media and even an undercover police officer.

Michael Harriot
بواسطة Michael Harriot
Police arrest a man as they try to clear a crowd Saturday, Sept. 16, 2017, in University City, Mo. Earlier, protesters marched peacefully in response to a not guilty verdict in the trial of former St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley. (AP/Jeff Roberson)

Before Circuit Judge Timothy Wilson found Police Officer Jason Stockley not guilty of first-degree murder in the shooting death of Anthony Lamar Smith, St. Louis activists and religious leaders warned that it could get ugly. They said they were going to “shut it down.” They were right about the “ugly” part. Since then, every corner of St.

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Interpol To Vote For Palestinian Membership Despite Israeli Lobbying

Israeli officials have been working with their American counterparts to find a way to prevent the PA from gaining the same status as the Israeli police.

Middle East Monitor
بواسطة Middle East Monitor
Secretary General of Interpol Jurgen Stock speaks during the 86th Interpol General Assembly at Beijing National Convention Center Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017 in Beijing. (Lintao Zhang/Getty Images via AP)

The International law enforcement agency Interpol is set to vote on Palestinian Authority (PA) membership despite intensive Israeli and US lobbying against it, news agencies reported yesterday. Board of directors of the international police organization, which is currently meeting in Beijing, is voting on whether to accept or deny the PA’s police

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After A Decade Of Drinking Disgusting Tap Water, Canada Tells Potlotek To “Stop!”

Though Health Canada refuses to say whether the esthetically revolting water the Potlotek First Nation community in Nova Scotia has been drinking for a decade carries a health risk, health problems have spiked among the Potlotek during this same period.

Whitney Webb
بواسطة Whitney Webb
Potlotek Water

Last September, the people of the Potlotek First Nation, located in Canada’s Nova Scotia, began to protest the quality of their water. The community’s water supply has been an issue for over a decade when reports of black, thick, foul-smelling tap water first became commonplace. Over that entire period of time, the Potlotek First Nation community

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Patriots And Protesters Should Take A Knee For The Constitution

It’s not anti-American to be anti-war or anti-police misconduct or anti-racial discrimination, but it is anti-American to be anti-freedom.

John Whitehead
بواسطة John Whitehead
Buffalo Bills players kneel during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Denver Broncos, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017, in Orchard Park, N.Y. (AP Photo/Jeffrey T. Barnes)

By all means, let’s talk about patriotism and President Trump’s call for “respect for our Country, Flag and National Anthem.” https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/912280282224525312 At a time when the American flag adorns everything from men’s boxers and women’s bikinis to beer koozies, bandannas and advertising billboards (with little

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