Archives for June 2016

Klan Sees Resurgence, Leaders Cite Growing ‘Nationalist’ Sentiment

Klan leaders say Donald Trump’s immigration position and his ascendancy in the GOP are signs things are going their way.

June 30th, 2016

By AP

Klan Sees Resurgence, Leaders Cite Growing ‘Nationalist’ Sentiment

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Born in the ashes of the smoldering South after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan died and was reborn before losing the fight against civil rights in the 1960s. Membership dwindled, a unified group fractured, and one-time members went to prison for a string of murderous attacks against blacks. Many assumed the

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Mexican Activist Says NAFTA Should Act As A Warning Against TPP

Opponents warning that the is designed with the interests of transnational capital in mind and will only lead to greater misery and inequality.

June 30th, 2016

By teleSUR

Mexican Activist Says NAFTA Should Act As A Warning Against TPP

The heads of government from Mexico, Canada, and the United States gathered in Ottawa Wednesday for the "Three Amigos" Summit in order to push trade liberalization, and specifically the TPP. Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and U.S. President Barack Obama were forced to defend free trade in light of

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US May Soon Vet Social Media Accounts Before Granting Travel Visas

Department of Homeland Security says collecting social media data will “provide greater clarity and visibility to possible nefarious activity”

June 30th, 2016

By Lauren McCauley

US May Soon Vet Social Media Accounts Before Granting Travel Visas

File this under Another Unsettling Development: People who want to travel to the United States may soon have their Facebook profiles and other social media accounts “vetted” by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) before entering. A proposed change to the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) and to Form I-94W

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Lithuania Denies Existence Of Secret CIA Prison Before Human Rights Court

Lithuania denied in the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) that the country hosted to a secret US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prison, where terrorist suspects allegedly were detained, the Lithuanian deputy justice minister said Thursday.

June 30th, 2016

By Sputnik News

Lithuania Denies Existence Of Secret CIA Prison Before Human Rights Court

VILNIUS — European Court of Human RightsIn August 2009, ABC News made a claim that Lithuania provided the CIA with a building near Vilnius to detain and possibly interrogate eight al-Qaeda members during the period 2004-2006.

"We told the ECHR judges that no secret CIA detention center exists

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New Poll Shows 7 Out of 10 Americans Actually Agree On Something

Recent poll finds 71 percent of Americans believe U.S. economy is rigged.

June 30th, 2016

By Nika Knight

New Poll Shows 7 Out of 10 Americans Actually Agree On Something

A new Marketplace-Edison Research poll published Tuesday found that a full 71 percent of respondents agree that the economy is rigged, affirming the popular rhetoric of the current presidential campaign season. The majority opinion held firm

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Conservative Christians Grapple With Whether ‘Religious Freedom’ Includes Muslims

Religious liberty is a rallying cry for many evangelical voters, and it has been popping up repeatedly throughout this presidential campaign. But in the current political climate, some conservative Christians are struggling with how to apply religious freedom to other faiths — like Islam. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz made religious freedom a hallmark of his […]

June 30th, 2016

By National Public Radio