Sarah Lazare

After Ten Months, Will Congress Finally Be Forced To Debate The War On ISIS?

For first time since US air war on ISIS began ten months ago, lawmakers push legislation calling for withdrawal of military forces.

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By Sarah Lazare

A small group of bipartisan congressional lawmakers on Thursday introduced legislation calling for the withdrawal of the U.S. military from Iraq and Syria, in a surprise move that could, for the first time, force a real debate on the 10-month-old war on ISIS. Reps. Jim McGovern (D-Mass.), Walter Jones (R-N.C.), and Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) invoked

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Over 30 Thousand March Against Global Elites Ahead Of G7

‘The representatives of the richest and most powerful countries in the world lay claim to decide the fate of the entire world, without having any legitimation for this’

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By Sarah Lazare
People protest against the upcoming G-7 in Munich, southern Germany, Thursday, June 4, 2015. The summit will take place June 7/8 on Schloss Elmau hotel near Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

As representatives of some of the most powerful countries in the world prepare to gather for their annual Group of Seven (G7) meeting, this time at a castle in the German town of Elmau, tens of thousands marched through nearby Munich on Thursday to protest the summit's politics of "neo-liberal economic policies, war and militarization,

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Disturbing New Study Links Fracking Wells To Lower Birth Weights

‘These findings cannot be ignored,’ urges University of Pittsburgh researcher.

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By Sarah Lazare

In this March 25, 2014 photo, a worker oils a pump during a hydraulic fracturing operation at an Encana Corp. well pad near Mead, Colo. (AP/Brennan Linsley) In an alarming new study, University of Pittsburgh researchers revealed that pregnant parents who live in close proximity to fracking wells are more likely than their counterparts, who

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New Poll Shows Vast Majority Of Americans Want Money Out Of Politics

A new poll finds people across the political spectrum think the one percent has too much influence over politics and want system overhaul.

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By Sarah Lazare

Sheldon Adelson listens as New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks during the Republican Jewish Coalition, Saturday, March 29, 2014, in Las Vegas. Several possible GOP presidential candidates gathered in Las Vegas as Adelson, a billionaire casino magnate, looks for a new favorite to help on the 2016 race for the White House.  (AP/Julie

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Strangled By War And Siege, Gaza’s Economy ‘On Verge Of Collapse’: World Bank

Global body calls for ‘lifting of the blockade on the movement of goods and people to allow Gaza’s tradable sectors to recover’.

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By Sarah Lazare

A Palestinian brother and sister walk in front of a building which was destroyed in last summer's Israel-Hamas war, in the Shijaiyah neighborhood of Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip, Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Nine months after Israel's 51-day military assault on Gaza, a damning new report released by the World Bank finds that the 1.8 million

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Protesters Vow To ‘Flood The System’ For Climate And Planetary Justice

The mass actions, slated for September and November, are timed to lead up to the United Nations COP21 climate negotiations slated to take place in Paris in November and December.

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By Sarah Lazare
"Communities on the front lines of fossil fuel extraction are fighting back," said Ahmed Gaya, an organizer with Rising Tide Seattle. (Photo courtesy of Rising Tide North America)

"Communities on the front lines of fossil fuel extraction are fighting back," said an organizer with Rising Tide Seattle. (Photo: Rising Tide North America) From the tar sands of Alberta to the Port of Seattle to the communities in the blast zone of oil trains, organizers across North America are calling for a "wave of resistance" this fall

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Patriotism At A Price: US Military Paid NFL Teams To ‘Honor’ Soldiers At Games

New York Jets received hundreds of thousands of dollars over the course of years to salute ‘hometown heroes’.

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By Sarah Lazare
Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Army service members salute during a ceremony at Giants stadium before the New York Jets game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. (Photo: Marine Corps/Sgt. Randall A. Clinton/public domain)

Marine Corps, Air Force, Navy, Coast Guard and Army service members salute during a ceremony at Giants stadium before the New York Jets game against the Jacksonville Jaguars. (Photo: Marine Corps/Sgt. Randall A. Clinton/public domain)   What better way to advertise military culture—and recruit teenagers—than by staging

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