As thousands of people in Detroit go without water, and the city moves to cut off services to tens of thousands more, concerned organizations have “Groups Appeal to UN for 'Humanity' as Detroit Shuts Off Water to Thousands”
Afghan Civilians Facing 'Disturbing Upward Spiral' of Violence
Violence soared in Afghanistan during the first six months of 2014, according to a report released amidst brewing political crisis and rising insurgency. Between January “Afghan Civilians Facing 'Disturbing Upward Spiral' of Violence”
CDC Head: Age of Antibiotic Resistance Is Nigh
The growing threat of antibiotic resistance requires imminent action, the head of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) warned Tuesday. Speaking at “CDC Head: Age of Antibiotic Resistance Is Nigh”
Systemic Brutality, 'Culture of Violence' Against Adolescents at Rikers Island: Investigation
Young inmates at Rikers Island prison in New York City have their civil rights “systematically violated” by a corrections staff that uses brutal violence and “Systemic Brutality, 'Culture of Violence' Against Adolescents at Rikers Island: Investigation”
'Whose Schools? Our Schools': Chicago Students Rise Up
Over one hundred Chicago public school students, parents, and community members marched to the city’s Board of Education on Monday to demand an end to “'Whose Schools? Our Schools': Chicago Students Rise Up”
As Expected, Big Money Flood Grows Bigger in Wake of McCutcheon Ruling
Five months after the U.S. Supreme Court’s McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission ruling struck down certain limits to the campaign contributions, the election cycle is “As Expected, Big Money Flood Grows Bigger in Wake of McCutcheon Ruling”
As US Congress Dithers, Obama Expands Bombing
U.S. warplanes bombed targets south-west of Iraq’s capital city of Baghdad on Monday, the Pentagon confirmed, marking the beginning of an expanded war against the “As US Congress Dithers, Obama Expands Bombing”
Argentina Accuses Judge of 'Harassment' in Ongoing Debt Fight
Argentina charged U.S. District Judge Thomas Griesa with “excessive judicial harassment” on Monday after he found the sovereign nation in contempt of court for its “Argentina Accuses Judge of 'Harassment' in Ongoing Debt Fight”
Weekend of Action in Ferguson Begins with Peaceful Protests
A pair of mostly peaceful marches on Friday in the city of Ferguson, Missouri kicked off a long weekend of action designed to continue and “Weekend of Action in Ferguson Begins with Peaceful Protests”
Privacy Not an 'Absolute Right': British Intelligence Chief
Just days into his new job as the head of Britain’s spy agency, intelligence chief Robert Hannigan proclaimed on Tuesday that privacy “has never been “Privacy Not an 'Absolute Right': British Intelligence Chief”