Archives for May 2016

Airport Screening Made 70,000 Miss American Airlines Flights

TSA has projected it will screen 740 million people at U.S. airports this year, some 15 percent more than in 2013 despite a 12 percent cut in its staff

Photo by Ben Popkin TSA Checkpoint

Airport screening delays have caused more than 70,000 American Airlines (AAL.O) customers and 40,000 checked bags to miss their flights this year, an executive for the airline told a U.S. congressional subcommittee on Thursday. A shortage of staff and a surge in air travelers have created a nightmare scenario for the U.S. Transportation Security

Argentine President Mauricio Macri Has Almost $20 Million In US Tax Havens

Mauricio Macri previously tried to brush aside allegations arising from the Panama Papers that he has hidden his fortune in offshore accounts.

Argentine President Mauricio Macri listens as President Barack Obama answer questions during their joint news conference at the Casa Rosada in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

While the hype and protesting around the high-profile release of the Panama Papers has begun to die down, Argentine President Mauricio Macri admitted on Thursday to having over US$18 million offshore in tax havens, while the fortune he had previously made public doubled in 2015, local media reported. The information was released as part of

US Senators Demand Saudis Stop Killing Civilians Before Geting More Weapons

The United States has sold Saudi Arabia more than US$35.7 billion in weapons since 2013, enabling a devastating war in Yemen.

A young boy who lost his leg in the Yemen war uses a prosthetic limb at a government-run rehabilitation center in Sanaa, Yemen, Saturday, March 5, 2016. Yemen's conflict pits the government, backed by the Saudi-led coalition, against Shiite rebels known as Houthis allied with a former president. Yemen's war has killed at least 6,200 civilians and injured tens of thousands of Yemenis, and 2.4 million people have been displaced, according to U.N. figures. (AP Photo/Hani Mohammed)

Two United States senators are looking to impose new restrictions on the export of arms to Saudi Arabia, introducing a measure on Thursday that would require the U.S. president to certify that the Saudis are taking adequate steps to fight terrorism and protect civilians before shipping it any more weapons. The proposal, from Democrat Chris

Trucks Carrying Weapons For al-Nusra Front Arrive From Turkey Daily

Head of the Russian General Staff told journalists that trucks carrying weapons for the al-Nusra Front cross from Turkey into Syria daily. This allows the terrorist group to continue attacking local targets.

Lt. Gen. Sergey Rudskoy said in his press briefing on Friday that weapons and ammunitions are continuously being delivered to the al-Nusra Front terrorists in Syria, allowing them to engage Syrian government forces and hindering the fight against Daesh in the country. "The never-ending flow of large trucks from Turkey carrying weapons and

New WikiLeaks Trove Further Exposes TISA’s Neoliberal Agenda

Docs reveal trade deal negotiations have gone ‘very far from legitimate trade concerns into the territory of a sweeping deregulatory political agenda.’

Protesters object to CETA, TTIP (formerly known as TAFTA), and TISA in France during a 2014 demonstration. (Photo: Annette Dubois/flickr/cc)

WikiLeaks on Wednesday released a trove of documents detailing previously unknown pro-corporate provisions and updates to the Trade in Services Agreement (TISA), exposing the extent to which the U.S.-driven deal will force signatory nations to privatize public services and deregulate corporations. As the 52 nations involved in TISA comprise a

Animal Rights Activists Infiltrate Tyson Plant For Fourth Time In Less Than A Year

In the new video released on Tuesday by Mercy for Animals, sickly birds covered in fecal matter, a dying bird covered in insects, and a front-end loader scooping up hundreds of dead birds and dropping them into a dumpster.

Screenshot from Tyson Caught on Hidden Camera Ripping Heads Off Live Animals taken by Mercy for Animals.

For the fourth time in less than a year, an anti-animal cruelty group has infiltrated a facility connected to mega-meat supplier Tyson Foods and secretly filmed graphic video showing what they contend is inhumane treatment of chickens grown by America's biggest poultry producer. The new video from the Los Angeles-based Mercy for Animals was