• Why Kashmir Is Suddenly a Potential Global Point of Conflict
• Trump Administration Rolls Back Endangered Species Protections
• Does CBD Oil Show up on a Drug Test? (And How to Pass)
• China’s Tobacco Industry is Building Schools and No One is Watching
• Torn Apart From Families, Almost 400 Remain in Detention After ICE Raids in Mississippi
• Study Claims Medicare for All would Cost $32 Trillion, but Candidates Won’t Discuss It
• Lana Del Rey Releases New Song ‘Looking for America’ in Response to Mass Shootings
• Lady Gaga Will Fund More than 160 Classroom Projects in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy
• Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to ‘Censor the Internet’ Denounced as Dangerous, Unconstitutional Edict

Why Kashmir Is Suddenly a Potential Global Point of Conflict

As each day passes, Kashmir resembles the West Bank. On August 5, India’s Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganization Bill in the Indian Parliament. The bill divides the Indian State into two parts: the Union Territory of Ladakh and the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The Legislative Assembly in the […]

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Trump Administration Rolls Back Endangered Species Protections

“The Endangered Species Act works; our communities—both natural and human—have reaped the benefits. This safety net must be preserved. The Trump administration rolled out sweeping changes to the Endangered Species Act on Monday, weakening protections for threatened species and allowing authorities to ignore the impact of climate change on wildlife. Critics argue the rollback represents […]

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Does CBD Oil Show up on a Drug Test? (And How to Pass)

Whether the CBD you take will show up on a drug test may depend on its source plant. When someone first hears the words hemp or cannabinoids, their next question is typically, “will it make me high?” followed by “does it show up on a drug test?” We realize while there are many benefits of taking cannabidiol (CBD), […]

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China’s Tobacco Industry is Building Schools and No One is Watching

Students as young as Grade 5 expressed a wish “to study hard to repay” the company, and many thought “the tobacco company is kind.” (By Jennifer Fang, The Conversation) Would you send your child to a school named after a cigarette brand? What if it was one of only two schools in your area and […]

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Torn Apart From Families, Almost 400 Remain in Detention After ICE Raids in Mississippi

680 workers from seven food processing units were detained by ICE last Wednesday in Mississippi. (Peoples Dispatch) At least 377 people remain in detention in Mississippi, U.S. on Wednesday, August 7, after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency (ICE) carried out raids against undocumented migrants in seven food processing plants. Wednesday’s raid was the largest […]

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Study Claims Medicare for All would Cost $32 Trillion, but Candidates Won’t Discuss It

One of the big stars of the Democratic candidate debates was the promise of Medicare for All. But among all the bluster and barbs the true $32 trillion cost and real challenges never came up. Candidates are giving themselves ten years from its passage to phase in the program which gives the candidates plenty of time to get reelected and retire long before the full impact is felt.

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Lana Del Rey Releases New Song ‘Looking for America’ in Response to Mass Shootings

All proceeds from Del Rey’s new song will go to relief funds for victims of El Paso, Dayton, as well as from the shooting in Gilroy, California that occurred on July 28. Grammy-nominated pop singer Lana Del Rey is getting serious with a new song she released last week, in response to the recent mass […]

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Lady Gaga Will Fund More than 160 Classroom Projects in El Paso, Dayton and Gilroy

“In this moment, I want to channel my confusion, frustration, and fury into hope. Hope that we are there for each other and for ourselves.” Grammy and Oscar-winning singer Lady Gaga announced Friday that she will fully fund classroom project needs in Dayton, Ohio; El Paso, Texas; and Gilroy, California, after mass shootings in these cities in […]

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Leaked Draft of Trump Executive Order to ‘Censor the Internet’ Denounced as Dangerous, Unconstitutional Edict

“In practice, this executive order would mean that whichever political party is in power could dictate what speech is allowed on the Internet.” (By Jon Queally, Common Dreams) Civil liberties groups are warning of a major threat to online freedoms and First Amendment rights if a leaked draft of a Trump administration edict—dubbed by critics […]

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