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US income gap widening due to lower pay for poor: Study
The income gap in major US cities is widening because pay has plummeted for the poorest households since the Great Recession began in late 2007, according to a new study. Even as the economic recovery gained momentum in 2014, incomes for the bottom 20 percent declined in New York City,… »
North Korea says peace treaty, halt to military exercises, would end nuclear tests
North Korea Saturday called for the concluding of a peace treaty with the United States and a halt to U.S. military exercises jointly with South Korea to bring to an end its nuclear tests. This is not the first time this call has been made by North Korea which has… »
‘Invisibility cloak’ for chemo: Lung cancer treated with one-fiftieth of usual dose
Researchers have found a way to treat drug-resistant lung cancer by packaging a chemotherapy drug in containers made from a patient’s own immune system and delivering it directly to tumors. The technique results in 50 times less chemo for patients. The containers, which protect the drug paclitaxel from being destroyed… »
De-dollarization accelerates: Iran-Russia “New Trade Agreements” to drop US dollar
The threat of war against Iran is not just about its natural resources, strategic control and supposedly to protect Israel, it is also about the US dollar being used for its oil trades. Iran is moving forward to replace US dollars for its foreign trade with Russia in rials and… »
Hillary, Hypocrisy, and Healthcare
Hillary, Hypocrisy, and Healthcare By David Swanson http://davidswanson.org/node/5026 In a video from February 2008, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton passionately denounces candidate Barack Obama for criticizing her healthcare plan and daring to “discredit universal healthcare.” “Since when do Democrats attack each other on universal healthcare?!”… »
We want ICE out of New York City
By Danny Katch Protesters blockade New York City streets to demand an end to ICE raids against refugees More than 100 people came to a press conference and rally in New York City on January 8 to protest the New Year’s home raids ordered by the Obama administration against Central… »
United Methodist Church declares five largest Israeli banks off limits for investment
Dear reader, We learned this morning that the United Methodist Church’s Board of Pensions declared the five largest Israeli banks off limits for investment and has divested from the two that it held in its portfolios, due to their deep involvement with financing illegal settlement building in the occupied Palestinian… »
Guantánamo Bay: 14 years of injustice
Guantánamo Bay detention centre – a symbol of torture, rendition and indefinite detention without charge or trial – has entered its 15th year of existence. Immediately after his election as president in 2009, Barack Obama promised that he would close the camp within one year. Seven years on, the… »
US activists mark Guantanamo anniversary in Washington
Human rights groups in Washington DC held protest to highlight the torture of inmates at the US military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and called on President Barack Obama to shut down the facility. As the US detention camp entered its fifteenth year of operation on Monday, activists gathered in… »
USA and North Korea infected with the same disease
At first sight it would seem that there couldn’t be two countries more different than the third-generation dictatorship of North Korea and the 200-year old democracy of the United States of America. Instead of accepting the strong propaganda of both countries – state propaganda in the case of North Korea… »
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