Sarah Lazare

Declaring ‘Power In Numbers’, People Rally Nationwide For Peace With Iran

200 demonstrations sweep the country in a national day of action to support nuclear deal and say no to war.

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By Sarah Lazare
Demonstrators call on Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO) to support the Iran deal at a town hall meeting in Denver, Colorado August 4, 2015. (Photo courtesy of MoveOn)

People across the United States are taking to the streets, rallying at their local representatives' offices, and submitting open letters on Wednesday calling on Congress to choose a path to peace, not war, by saying yes to the nuclear deal between world powers and Iran. The national day of action was organized by a coalition that includes

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Iranian Foreign Minister: Time For US And Israel To Give Up Nukes

“One of the many ironies of history is that non-nuclear-weapon states, like Iran, have actually done far more for the cause of non-proliferation in practice than nuclear-weapon states have done on paper.”

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By Sarah Lazare

In the wake of the historic agreement between Iran and world powers, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday called on known nuclear weapons states, including the United States and Israel, to walk the walk and begin disarming their own atomic arsenals. Writing in the Guardian, Zarif declared: "I sincerely believe that the nuclear

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Private Prison Lobbyists Fundraising For Clinton

‘It is bad for all of us when these multibillion dollar companies use their considerable financial influence to try to pressure lawmakers.’

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By Sarah Lazare
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at Whitney Brothers Inc during a campaign stop, Monday, April 20, 2015, in Keene, N.H.

In addition to Wall Street and the fossil fuel industry, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is turning to lobbyists for the two biggest private prison companies in the country, Corrections Corporation of America and the GEO Group, to raise money for her 2016 presidential candidacy. Lee Fang of The Intercept made the

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In ‘Subservience’ To Washington, British Pilots Secretly Bombing Syria

Airstrikes are being conducted without parliamentary approval, Reprieve learned through a freedom of information request.

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By Sarah Lazare
A ground crewman instructs movement to a U.S. Air Force pilot in an A-10 Thunderbolt attack jet prior to takeoff for a combat mission, in Bagram air base, northeast of Kabul, Afghanistan, Monday, Oct. 7, 2002. (AP Photo/Darko Bandic)

British pilots have been secretly carrying out airstrikes in Syria, despite the government's own pledge to hold a vote in parliament before launching bombardments in the country, the London-based human rights organization Reprieve discovered through a freedom of information request revealed Friday. In the initial request, Reprieve asked the

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Rejecting Israeli Narrative, Freedom Flotilla Campaigners Say Tasers Were Part Of Violent Assault On Ship

At least nine people from Sweden, Norway, and Canada remain in Israeli custody.

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By Sarah Lazare

Directly contradicting initial reports from the Israeli Navy that the boarding of a Swedish vessel traveling to break the blockade of Gaza was an "uneventful" incident, campaigners reported Tuesday that several people on board, in fact, were violently treated and shot with tasers. "At least four people were tasered and one was lightly wounded,"

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Crew Of Aid Ship Headed For Gaza Kidnapped By Israeli Navy

“It’s an act of kidnapping to take international citizens from international waters to a country not of their choice against their will.”

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By Sarah Lazare

A freedom flotilla sailing to break the blockade of Gaza was captured early Monday morning by the Israeli navy and the 18 journalists, campaigners, and crew aboard are currently in the occupying army's custody, in an attack global supporters are calling piracy and kidnapping at high sea. David Heap, spokesperson for the international Freedom

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Big Pharma’s Hidden Hand In Rise Of Antibiotic-Resistant Superbugs

A new report exposes the role of irresponsible drug waste dumping in fueling a public health crisis.

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By Sarah Lazare

From the World Health Organization to the National Academy of Sciences, scientists are warning that rising antibiotic resistance poses a public health threat across the world. Now, a new report from consumer advocacy group Sum Of Us examines an often-overlooked factor behind this crisis: the complicity of pharmaceutical giants in the dangerous

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