Ukraine in Context: What You Don't Know About a New Cold War
As the events in Ukraine have sent world leaders scurrying to develop and spread narratives that serve their own interests, the complexities of the geopolitical and economic implications—whether from a Russian, American, European or Ukrainian perspective—have become elusive to those trying to understand exactly what’s going on inside the country. While the U.S. media is…
'Proof of Our Flawed Justice System': Man Freed After Almost 30 Years on Death Row
Louisiana’s longest-serving death row inmate was freed on Tuesday after a state district judge voided his murder conviction and death sentence. Sixty-four-year-old Glenn Ford, who spent almost 26 years on death row at the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, had maintained that he was not involved in the 1983 killing of a neighborhood jeweler…
North Carolina Colluded With Duke Energy to Block Green Groups: Internal Docs
Internal emails released Thursday by environmental lawyers confirm what activists have long charged: the North Carolina authorities tasked with regulating Duke Energy — the company responsible for the Dan River coal ash disaster — have been colluding with the corporation behind closed doors to undermine concerned environmental groups. “These documents reveal a very cozy relationship…
Obama's Record Deportations an Effort to Appease Republicans?
Immigrant rights activists are stepping up their campaign against the Obama administration following a New York Times report published Monday that revealed that the record number of people who have been deported since Obama took office have not been “criminals,” but mostly law-abiding immigrants. This reality, the article charges, is due to the White House’s…
21st Century's First Decade Saw Doubling of Greenhouse Gas Emissions: IPCC
Greenhouse gas emissions grew in the first decade of the 21st century at a rate almost double that of the previous 30 years, despite the 2008 economic downturn, a leaked portion of the UN’s International Panel on Climate Change’s latest research reveals. Click Here: cheap INTERNATIONAL jersey “Global GHG [greenhouse gas] emissions have risen more…
Ozil ‘deeply disappointed’ Arsenal failed to ‘reciprocate’ his loyalty
Mesut Ozil is “deeply disappointed” to be axed from Arsenal’s Premier League squad and insists his loyalty to the club has not been reciprocated. The 32-year-old is the highest-paid player in Arsenal’s history but has now been omitted from both the Premier League and Europa League squads. Ozil has not played a single minute for…
Carragher hits back at Klopp over Liverpool transfer comments
Jamie Carragher has hit back at Jurgen Klopp after the Liverpool boss called him out for criticising the club’s transfer business. Virgil van Dijk will miss several months with a knee injury following Jordan Pickford’s reckless challenge during the Merseyside derby on Saturday. That leaves Klopp with Joe Gomez and Joel Matip as the main…
Fletcher likens Man Utd star to Cantona, Ronaldo in PSG win
Darren Fletcher has likened Bruno Fernandes to former Man Utd stars Cristiano Ronaldo and Eric Cantona following their 2-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night. Stand-in skipper Fernandes saw his penalty saved for the second successive match, but held his nerve to find the net – and give Man Utd the lead – after…
Ole ‘almost surprised’ at one ‘unbelievable’ display
Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says he was “almost surprised” by how good Axel Tuanzebe was during their 2-1 victory over Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday night. Marcus Rashford fired the Red Devils to another memorable victory in the French capital as Solskjaer’s men started their European campaign with a bang. After a season away…
Solskjaer praises ‘excellent’ performance as Man Utd win in Paris
Man Utd boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has praised his team’s ‘excellent’ performance as they beat PSG away from home. The Red Devils started the game strongly and soon went ahead thanks to a Bruno Fernandes penalty. The playmaker missed the first penalty, but scored the retake after keeper Keylor Navas was deemed to have been…