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In this photo taken on Aug. 28, 2011, undocumented immigrant Maria Romero, holds her 8-month-old daughter Crista while she reads her Bible during a Disciples of Christ Sunday worship service. (AP/Nick Oza)

US Houses Of Worship Create ‘Underground Railroad’ For Undocumented Immigrants

Archives for December 2016

Former Cop Shocked After Treating Parkinson’s Symptoms With Cannabis

“A person like me could really use marijuana and it makes me pretty angry that I can’t get it in my home state.”

Brianna Acuesta
By Brianna Acuesta
Former police officer and medical marijuana patient, Larry Smith. (Image: screenshot from Riding With Larry)

(ANALYSIS) --- Former police officer Larry Smith began seeing the effects of the Parkinson’s disease 20 years ago and his health has been declining ever since. After two decades of attempting a variety of treatments and seeing no substantial results, he turned to medical marijuana as a last resort. In the below videos, documentary filmmakers

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Senate Dems Demand To Know EPA Nominee’s Ties To Koch Brothers

Lawmakers ask Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt to disclose relationship to public policy institute funded by Koch-related initiative.

Nadia Prupis
By Nadia Prupis
Attorney General Scott Pruitt (Republican of Oklahoma) is seen in the lobby of the Trump Tower in New York, New York, on November 28, 2016. Credit: Anthony Behar / Pool via CNP /MediaPunch/IPX

Senate Democrats are demanding to know what's behind Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) head nominee Scott Pruitt's ties to the reclusive conservative billionaire brothers Charles and David Koch. The lawmakers, led by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse of Rhode Island, wrote a letter (pdf) to Pruitt on Tuesday demanding that he provide "a full

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Trump And The Climate: His Hot Air On Warming Is Far From the Greatest Threat

Trump, who has called climate change a hoax, has frightened many with his embrace of fossil fuels. What’s truly scary, scientists and others say, is how much larger the problem is than one American president.

Andrew Revkin
By Andrew Revkin
President-elect Donald Trump waves to supporters during a rally in Grand Rapids, Mich., Friday, Dec. 9, 2016. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

(ANALYSIS) --- President-elect Donald J. Trump has long pledged to undertake a profound policy shift on climate change from the low-carbon course President Obama made a cornerstone of his eight years in the White House. "This very expensive GLOBAL WARMING bullshit has got to stop," Trump tweeted a year ago. In recent weeks, Trump doubled

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White House Says Obama Will Veto Any New UN Resolution Critical Of Israel

The US traditionally makes it a point to veto any resolution remotely Israel-themed at the UN, and last week’s abstention was the first in eight years.

Jason Ditz
By Jason Ditz
Secretary of State John Kerry speaks about Israeli-Palestinian policy, Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2016, at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

(ANALYSIS) --- Underscoring that last week’s abstention from a UN Security Council vote criticizing Israeli settlements was for show, and had no policy implications for the Obama Administration, White House officials today promised to veto any additional UN resolutions about Israel for the rest of Obama’s time in office. The US traditionally

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Montana Town Takes On Neo-Nazi Leader And His Supporters

Neo-Nazis plan to march to support the mother of white nationalist leader Richard Spencer, who is facing pressure to sell a building she owns because of its ties to her son.

teleSUR
By teleSUR
Richard Spencer, the founder of the so-called “alt-right” movement, an offshoot of conservatism mixing racism, white nationalism and populism. (AP Photo)

(REPORT) ---  Top Montana Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday warned neo-Nazis they would find "no safe haven" for a rally that could include guns planned for next month in a mountain town where white nationalists have threatened Jewish residents. The lawmakers include both Democrats and U.S. Representative Ryan Zinke, recently

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Journalists, Writers In Turkey Face Terrorism, Separatism Charges

“Under its state of emergency, Turkey has once again become the world leader in jailing journalists and prosecuting them on terrorism charges.”

Human Rights Watch
By Human Rights Watch
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, centre, Republican People's Party leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu, second left, National Movement Party leader Devlet Bahceli, left and Prime Minister Binali Yildirim look on at the start of their meeting in Ankara, Turkey, Monday, July 25, 2016.

Istanbul (REPORT) – The prosecution of writers and journalists charged with terrorism and separatism for their association with a newspaper raises serious concerns for freedom of expression in Turkey, Human Rights Watch said today. The first trial hearing begins on December 29, 2016, for four defendants detained since August and five others who are

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