'Every necessary precaution': Fear of Ebola spreading places Denver hospital on lockdown
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-30
A possible Ebola infection has prompted Denver Health Medical Center to go into temporary lockdown, as medical staff in hazmat suits handled a patient who recently returned from a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo.
rt.com/usa/434601-denver-ebola-possible-contamination/
State of emergency in Michigan county as tested water is 20 times the safe level for PFAS chemicals
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-30
A state of emergency has been declared in Kalamazoo County, Michigan, after high levels of man-made PFAS chemicals were found in the drinking water in two towns. The contaminants pose severe health risks and can lead to cancer.
rt.com/usa/434600-parchment-water-contamination-emergency-pfas/
Warming Climate Is Driving Species Loss
Staff | truthdig.com | 2018-07-29
British researchers study 481 species across the globe to find out how climate change and land-use change interact to affect mammals and birds. | The post Warming Climate Is Driving Species Loss appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/warming-climate-is-driving-species-loss/
Our 'Rentier Capitalism' Is One More Nail in Earth's Coffin
Paul Street | truthdig.com | 2018-07-29
The U.S. and other "advanced" nations have created a global class structure shaped by shocking inequality and poverty. Worse, it's accelerating the race to ecological disaster. | The post Our 'Rentier Capitalism' Is One More Nail in Earth's Coffin appeared first on Truthdig: Expert Reporting, Current News, Provocative Columnists.
truthdig.com/articles/in-the-age-of-hyper-disparity-the-ultimate-loss-is-a-livable-earth/
Animal House at 40: Why the 'National Lampoon' of White Male Tribalism Is Still Relevant in the Trump Era
Randy Laist, Salon | alternet.org | 2018-07-28
The infinite cynicism with which "Animal House" pronounces the failures of post-war America remains unparalleled | When "Animal House" was released 40 years ago on July 28, 1978, the low-budget, guerilla-style tale of campus anarchy struck a nerve with audiences, becoming the highest-grossing comedy in Hollywood history and exerting a powerful influence on the culture. While it is remembered mostly for its comedy, "Anima. . .
alternet.org/animal-house-40-why-national-lampoon-white-male-tribalism-still-relevant-trump-era
Noam Chomsky on Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's "Spectacular" Victory & Growing Split in Democratic Party
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-07-27
The 2018 midterm election season has been roiled by the internal divisions between the Democratic Party's growing progressive base and the more conservative party establishment. In New York City, this division came to a head with the most shocking upset of the election season so far, when 28-year-old Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez handily defeated 10-term incumbent Representative Joe Crowley, the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House. Ocasio-Cortez ran a progressive grassroots campaign as a Democratic Socialist advocating for "Medicare for All" and the abolition of ICE. For more on her victory and what it means for the…
democracynow.org/2018/7/27/noam_chomsky_on_alexandria_ocasio_cortezs
The "Mulvaney Discount": Trump's Consumer Protection Czar Is Shrinking Fines for Law-Breaking Companies
David Dayen | theintercept.com | 2018-07-27
In three recent settlements, Mick Mulvaney's CFPB has explicitly reduced the fine handed down against corporate offenders to a fraction of initial amount. | The post The "Mulvaney Discount": Trump's Consumer Protection Czar Is Shrinking Fines for Law-Breaking Companies appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/07/27/mick-mulvaney-consumer-protection-corporate-fines/
The Eye of a Tornado
John Laforge | counterpunch.org | 2018-07-27
BàúCHEL AIR BASE, Germany The "Bàºchel Is Everywhere: Nuclear Weapons-Free Now!" peace camp here stands just across the road from the German NATO base which houses about 20 nuclear bombs belonging to the United States. (Spoiler alert: this so-called "nuclear sharing" is not legal.) The well-equipped anti-nuclear encampment is a 20-week-long public reminder to military…
counterpunch.org/2018/07/27/the-eye-of-a-tornado/
US Suddenly Buys More Ecuadorian Oil: Is Trump Also Buying Assange's Arrest?
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2018-07-27
Over the last two weeks, the U.S. has imported a record amount of Ecuadorian oil, leading to speculation that a deal or pay-off may have been made to ensure Moreno's cooperation with Washington's long-standing efforts to have Assange arrested and extradited. | The post US Suddenly Buys More Ecuadorian Oil: Is Trump Also Buying Assange's Arrest? appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/as-us-buys-more-ecuadorian-oil-is-trump-also-buying-assanges-arrest/246613/
Trump, Iran, And The Mother Of All Tales
Shervin Malekzadeh | iranian.com | 2018-07-27
It was a lion's tail that made Trump roar. Iranian president Hassan Rouhani, in a televised speech this past Sunday, warned the US that it harmed its own interests by preventing Iran from exporting oil to the international market. "Do not forget that we have maintained the security of this waterway [Strait of Hormuz] throughout history. We […] | The post Trump, Iran, And The Mother Of All Tales appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/07/26/trump-iran-tales/
House Republicans Deeply Confused About Why Puerto Rico Might Benefit From Wind and Solar Power
Kate Aronoff | theintercept.com | 2018-07-27
Coal, oil, and gas simply must be a better solution for Puerto Rico, GOP representatives argued at a hearing this week. Anything else is just politics. | The post House Republicans Deeply Confused About Why Puerto Rico Might Benefit From Wind and Solar Power appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/07/27/puerto-rico-energy-sources-prepa-republicans/
Social media snafus: Are liberals more likely to be let off the hook than conservatives? (VIDEO)
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-27
Another day, another celebrity gets embroiled in a social media furor of their own making, as figures from both sides of the political spectrum have their past and present tweets dragged in front of the court of human decency.
rt.com/usa/434414-tweets-liberals-conservatives-outrage/
Venezuela: Maduro Announces Economic Reforms Including Monetary Reconversion, Tax Breaks & Currency Control Changes
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-07-26
The measures also transfer an entire oilfield from PDVSA to the Central Bank.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/13967
It's all about friction — new theory explains Yellowstone supervolcano's power
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-26
New research proposes that the movement of ancient plates of rock is what powers Yellowstone Park's supervolcano — the one that could devastate life on earth and blanket cities hundreds of miles away in dense suffocating ash.
rt.com/usa/434381-yellowstone-volcano-friction-explosion/
Human rights group says activists targeting American Indians deserve hate label
Bill Morlin | splcenter.org | 2018-07-25
Groups throughout the United States that favor stripping away tribal sovereignty from American Indians are practicing a brand of hate that deserves higher recognition, the Montana Human Rights Network says in a new briefing paper.
splcenter.org/hatewatch/2018/07/26/human-rights-group-says-activists-targeting-american-indians-deserve-hate-label
Trump Expected to Roll Back California's Clean Air Plan
Jocelyn Dombroski | therealnews.com | 2018-07-25
The Environmental Protection Agency will revoke California's exception to the Clean Air Act that had allowed it to set higher clean air standards than the rest of the nation. This means auto manufacturers will be allowed to follow lower fuel efficiency standards and do not need to sell as many electric vehicles. We talk to… | The post Trump Expected to Roll Back California's…
therealnews.com/stories/trump-expected-to-roll-back-californias-clean-air-plan
Prosecutors want to classify evidence in case against accused 'Russian agent' Maria Butina
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-25
US federal prosecutors want to seal evidence in their case against Maria Butina, the Russian national who has been charged with conspiracy against the United States and failure to register as a foreign agent.
rt.com/usa/434258-maria-butina-protection-order-evidence/
Man's Facebook rant about ex pops up on her feed, court rules it violated restraining order
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-25
Unintended communication through social media may amount to a violation of a restraining order and does not get First Amendment protection, Maine's Supreme Court has ruled, in an appeal case.
rt.com/usa/434176-facebook-posts-first-amendment/
Nuclear watchdog warns of radioactive leak at South Carolina fuel factory
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-25
Radioactive uranium has leaked through a three-inch hole in the floor at a nuclear fuel factory in South Carolina, contaminating the soil below the plant, the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission says.
rt.com/usa/434236-uranium-leak-south-carolina/
Climate change events linked to higher rates of suicide — study
RT | rt.com | 2018-07-24
A new study has drawn a link between hotter-than-average weather and a rise in suicide rates. Experts believe the findings are particularly alarming, as climate change threatens even more extreme weather events in the future.
rt.com/usa/434160-climate-change-suicide-rise/
Glimmers of Economic Recovery amid Mixed Reports about Venezuelan Oil Production
Cira Pascual Marquina | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-07-20
Lower levels of oil production have been reportedly offset by rising prices and reduced domestic consumption.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/13958
Trump Admin Closes Venezuela Sanctions Loophole in Favour of US Bondholders
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-07-20
The measure opens the way for seizures of Venezuela's US-based oil assets should the Maduro government default on PDVSA bond payments.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/13955
Venezuela's Defunct National Assembly Attempts to Privatise Oil Industry
Paul Dobson | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-07-12
Grassroots movements have frequently denounced de facto back-door privatisation in PDVSA.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/13935
Trump Head Fakes to Center, Emails Base to Say Kavanaugh is Hard Right
Jud Lounsbury | progressive.org | 2018-07-10
Ah yes, heading back to the good ol' days when the Constitution's "equal protection" language somehow co-existed with Jim Crow and women not being able to vote or hold office.
progressive.org/dispatches/trump-head-fakes-to-center-emails-base-scotus-kavanaugh-is-hard-right-180710/
China Approves US$5Bn Loan for Venezuelan Oil Development
TEV | venezuelanalysis.com | 2018-07-05
Venezuelan officials said Chinese cooperation opens up alternative networks outside the sanctions of the United States.
venezuelanalysis.com/news/13918