After Bottling Michigan’s Clean Water, Nestle Comes Under Fire For Ties To Snyder Admin
Nestle, which bottles 200 gallons of Michigan water a minute, is targeted by activists who don’t want the corporation to profit from the Flint water crisis.
VIDEO: Hollywood, Socialism And The Israel/Palestine Conflict With Tony Kushner
Award-winning playwright Tony Kushner talks Hollywood, socialism, & the Israel/Palestine conflict. Plus: A Hungarian feminist hip-hop art gallery for Roma.
Pentagon Papers Whistleblower: Kennedy Resisted ‘Nuclear Cultist’ Joint Chiefs
Daniel Ellsberg: the Vietnam War and covert war in Laos would have been even larger if Kennedy hadn’t resisted the military after the Bay of Pigs invasion.
VIDEO: Trump Around — Donald Trump Unleashes A ‘House of Pain’
“The racists get down / the sexists get down / They get out of their seats and Trump Around!” raps Donald in this parody of the House of Pain classic.
Airbnb Is Renting ‘Illegal’ And ‘Criminal’ Homes In Apartheid Israel’s Settlements
An expert on Palestinian human rights warned that using Airbnb ”facilitates the commission of the crime of establishing settlements.”
Media Silent As US-Backed Saudi Forces Starve Half Million Yemeni Children
The United Nations warned that 8,000 children could suffer from severe malnutrition in 2016. And that’s just in one southern city in Yemen.
Myanmar’s Rohingya Genocide Is Aided By Friends In High Places
The U.S. States supports Myanmar, despite atrocities against its Muslim minority, in hopes of accessing its oil and putting increased pressure on China.
VIDEO: Empires & Justice In The Middle East With Viggo Mortensen
The empire continues to crumble, but like most empires, if not all of them, when they go down they don’t go down gracefully. – Viggo Mortensen
Clemency Is Not Enough: Thousands Still Imprisoned For Nonviolent Marijuana Crimes
About 44 percent of federal marijuana inmates had no or very minimal criminal histories prior to their conviction, and over a third are over the age of 40.
MLK Now: Condola Rashad Reads Shirley Chisholm’s Presidential Campaign Announcement
“Thirty-six years ago, U.S. Rep. Shirley Chisholm became the first woman and the first black person to seek a major party’s presidential nomination.”