Deirdre Fulton

‘Capitalism Is Mother Earth’s Cancer’: World People’s Summit Issues 12 Demands

The establishment of an independent climate tribunal to hold wealthy nations accountable emerged as a central goal of conference in Bolivia.

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By Deirdre Fulton
A doll's head floats in the polluted waters of a canal at the Mare slum complex in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Decrying capitalism as a "threat to life," an estimated 7,000 environmentalists, farmers, and Indigenous activists from 40 countries convened in the Bolivian town of Tiquipaya for this weekend's World People's Conference on Climate Change, aiming to elevate the demands of social movements and developing countries in the lead-up to upcoming United

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Mission Failure Admission: US Abandons Program To Train Syrian Rebels

The program had been criticized from the beginning as ‘either blatantly dishonest or dangerously delusional.’

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By Deirdre Fulton
'moderate' Syrian Rebels train.

The U.S. Pentagon is expected to announce Friday that it will end its oft-criticized $500 million program to train and equip Syrian rebels, offering further evidence of the Obama administration's incoherent and failed strategy in Syria and beyond. According to the New York Times, which broke the news, Pentagon officials will officially announce

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New Leak Of Final TPP Text Confirms Attack On Freedom Of Expression, Public Health

“The monopolist pharmaceutical industry has won a lot with the TPP, at the expense of people’s health,” says Public Citizen.

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By Deirdre Fulton
Members of the Trans-Pacific Strategic Economic Partnership Agreement (TPP) with leaders from other nations. (Photo by Gobierno de Chile via Flikr)

Offering a first glimpse of the secret 12-nation "trade" deal in its final form—and fodder for its growing ranks of opponents—WikiLeaks on Friday published the final negotiated text for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)'s Intellectual Property Rights chapter, confirming that the pro-corporate pact would harm freedom of expression by bolstering

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After Years Of Backroom Secrecy, Public Will Finally Get To See Full TPP Text

Legislative clock starts ticking as Obama administration prepares to release text of pro-corporate trade deal.

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By Deirdre Fulton
Protesters have long decried the lack of transparency around TPP negotiations. (Photo: SumofUs/flickr/cc)

After being shrouded in secrecy for years, the full contents of the 12-nation Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) will soon be brought into the sunlight. According to Kevin Collier at Daily Dot, U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman has said the text will be made available to the public at large in approximately 30 days—on or around November

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Obama Secures Veto-Proof Majority On Iran Deal

Still, experts warn that a ‘resolution of disapproval’ could ‘undermine and eventually unravel the deal’.

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By Deirdre Fulton
Barbara Mikulski (D-Maryland) said Wednesday that she will support President Obama's nuclear deal with Iran. (Photo: NASA HQ/flickr/cc)

In what supporters are hailing as a victory for diplomacy and peace, the nuclear deal between Iran and six world powers now appears guaranteed to survive a Republican-led congressional challenge. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.) said on Wednesday that she will support President Barack Obama's nuclear deal with Iran, giving the White House the 34

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Ferguson To Withdraw Thousands Of Arrest Warrants

Scrutiny placed on Ferguson’s courts and law enforcement agencies revealed endemic racism coursing throughout the criminal justice system.

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By Deirdre Fulton
St. Louis County Police arrest people along West Florissant Avenue, Monday, Aug. 10, 2015, in Ferguson, Mo. Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown's death was punctuated with gunshots.

A municipal court judge in Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday announced sweeping changes to the city's court system, including an order to withdraw all arrest warrants issued in the city before December 31, 2014. The announcement came ahead of a major new municipal reform law taking effect this week—Senate Bill 5, which will put a cap on court

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Misleading AP Story On Iran Deal Draws Fierce Critique

Soon after publication of exclusive report, questions began to circulate about its accuracy and aim.

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By Deirdre Fulton

An Associated Press exclusive report on the Iran nuclear program, published to much hoopla on Wednesday afternoon, appears to have been at best unintentionally misleading and at worst knowingly inaccurate, according to analyses of the reporting on Thursday. "Iran will be allowed to use its own inspectors to investigate a site it has been accused

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