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Charges dropped against railroad for Lac-Mégantic catastrophe

April 16, 2018 By Jordan Barab

This was the story not of careless, lazy workers but of a railroad carrying hazardous cargo that cut corners on safety and maintenance wherever it could.

U.K.: Labour Party seeks to limit PM’s war powers

April 16, 2018 By Peter Lazenby

A poll showed only 30 percent of people in Britain supported the attack against Syria.

Syria airstrikes added $10 billion to missile manufacturer stock values

April 16, 2018 By C.J. Atkins

War, who is it good for? Missile manufacturers, that’s who.

Thousands nationwide protest U.S. air strikes on Syria

April 16, 2018 By Mark Gruenberg

Demonstrators in D.C. and elsewhere not only said Trump didn’t prove his case, but that he wouldn’t even allow unbiased chemical weapons inspectors into Syria.

Anti-apartheid activist Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, 1936-2018

April 13, 2018 By Combined Sources

The South African Communist Party stated, "The contribution that Comrade Winnie made to the South African revolution and...the torturous responses she endured from the apartheid regime, can produce volumes of history books."