Pakistan Mourns New Taliban School Massacre in Latest Blowback from Internal Conflict, Afghan War; British Lawmakers Debate Banning “Fool,” “Buffoon” Donald Trump over Anti-Muslim Views; Detroit Student: “I Want to Be Able to Go to School Without Worrying About Being Bitten by Mice”; Detroit Rocked by Teachers’ “Sickout” Protesting Dire Conditions Under Emergency Management; The … Continued


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A Bad Week for Warmongers: U.S.-Iran Quickly Resolve Sailors’ Breach Just Before Nuke Deal Kicks In; As California Methane Leak Displaces Thousands, Will U.S. Regulate Natural Gas Sites Nationwide? Health or Lobbying? Experts Say U.S. Gov’t Caves to Meat Industry in New Dietary Guidelines; Jane Goodall on the Threat of Animal Agriculture, GOP Climate Change … Continued


An Alternative State of the Union: Progressives on Obama’s Legacy & Their Hopes for His Final Year; Why Has a Texas-Born Marine Veteran Been Left “Stateless” Under U.S. Immigration Policies? Tavis Smiley Calls Out Corporate Media for Uncritical Coverage of “Racial Arsonist” Donald Trump; Medea Benjamin: Gitmo, Korean Peninsula, “Toxic” U.S.-Saudi Ties Should Top Obama’s … Continued