Local officials in New York are demanding the release of a man who was arrested after a soldier at a U.S. military base called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on the pizza delivery man while he was working in Brooklyn earlier this week. The arrest of Pablo Villavicencio—who is married to a U.S. citizen and is the father of two young daughters—was “sending shock waves throughout the immigrant community,” said Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams at a press conference on Wednesday. Villavicencio was delivering a pizza to Fort Hamilton Army Base on Friday, June 1, when a soldier asked to see his identification. According to City University of New York…

Israel’s right-wing government has apparently decided that the best way to stop global criticism of its flagrant human rights violations against the Palestinian people is not to stop committing them, but to silence and punish anyone who attempts to document its crimes. “If the government finds the occupation too embarrassing to even be visibly documented, it should work to bring it to an end—not go after photographers.” —Hagai El-Ad, B’Tselem The Israeli Ministerial Committee for Legislation on Sunday approved legislation that would sentence anyone who attempts to film the actions of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in the occupied West Bank to as much as five years in prison. As…

Joining other critics warning against President Donald Trump’s urging of NATO leaders to double their military expenditures on Wednesday, Sen. Bernie Sanders said the president’s advice to Europe has it precisely backwards when it comes to national spending priorities. “We spend $700 billion on defense, more than the next 10 nations combined, and end up with 30 million uninsured and crumbling infrastructure,” Sanders declared in a tweet. “Mr. President,” he added, “instead of demanding that Europe spend more on planes and guns, why don’t we join them in guaranteeing health care to all.” Our work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 License. Feel free to republish and…

With news of Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement this week having people legitimately worried the U.S. could soon be headed towards “Handmaid’s Tale” territory as President Donald Trump vows to move swiftly to nominate a replacement from his “list” of right-wing possibilities, a new poll out Friday shows that nearly 70 percent of American voters do not want a court that would allow Roe v. Wade to be overturned. The Kaiser Family Foundation survey found that 67 percent of respondents want Roe untouched, including 81 percent of Democrats and 73 percent of independent voters. Skewing the overall reult downward, of course, are the 53 percent of Republicans polled who do favor…

As temperatures bust heat records across the globe and wildfires rage from California to the Arctic, a new report produced annually by more than 500 scientists worldwide found that last year, the carbon dioxide concentrations in the Earth’s atmosphere reached the highest levels “in the modern atmospheric measurement record and in ice core records dating back as far as 800,000 years.” While the most significant jump was the global average for carbon dioxide (CO2)—which, at 405.0 parts per million (ppm), saw a 2.2 ppm increase from the previous year—concentrations of other dominant planet-warming greenhouse gases, methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O), also hit “record highs,” according to State of the…

A new study on the dangerous levels of toxic chemicals that nearly all U.S. coal plants are leaving in nearby groundwater should serve as “a wake-up call for the nation.” That’s according to the environmental law non-profit Earthjustice, which worked with the Environmental Integrity Project (EIP) to analyze the coal industry’s own data on the toxins its companies are polluting groundwater with, finding that out of 265 coal plants that monitor their surrounding areas, 242 reported unsafe levels of chemicals including arsenic, lithium, and cadmium. The results of the study reveal that about nine out of 10 coal plants in the U.S. are endangering Americans by dumping coal ash into unlined…

Uniqlo has launched an initiative, Re.Uniqlo, to encourage customers to give new life to clothes they no longer wear. The Re.Uniqlo project was started in Japan a year ago, which collects already worn out items from customers in order to recycle them. Starting 24 September, customers who bring their used clothing into stores to donate or recycle, will receive a store voucher. Christophe Lemaire, art director of Uniqlo’s Paris R&D Center, commented on the announcement: “My personal commitment is in line with Re.Uniqlo’s goals. The Uniqlo U Recycled Down Jacket represents Uniqlo’s and my own ongoing commitment to sustainability”. The recycled down jacket The first product to be introduced from…

Republican Matt Rosendale is tying himself closer to President TrumpDonald John TrumpSenate advances public lands bill in late-night vote Warren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases Esper orders ‘After Action Review’ of National Guard’s role in protests MORE, unveiling a new television ad on Tuesday that uses the president’s own words to make the case against incumbent Sen. Jon TesterJonathan (Jon) TesterSenate confirms Trump’s watchdog for coronavirus funds Montana barrels toward blockbuster Senate fight The 10 Senate seats most likely to flip MORE (D-Mont.). The 30-second ad spot features Trump speaking at a rally in Great Falls last month, and includes a clip of the…

One Republican candidate won six GOP primary races in the state of Vermont on Tuesday after running unopposed in four of the races. Click Here: camiseta rosario central H. Brooke Paige, a businessman and perennial candidate in the state, won Tuesday’s Republican primary for treasurer, secretary of state, attorney general and state auditor without any competition. He simultaneously defeated GOP candidates in the U.S. Senate and House primaries in the state, The Washington Post reported. ADVERTISEMENT It’s unclear for which position Paige will run in November, as state law restricts candidates to one ballot position in a general election. Paige could run for Vermont’s lone House seat, held by Rep. Peter…

The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF) launched its latest salvo against Kentucky Democrat Amy McGrath, seeking to tie her to House Minority Leader Nancy PelosiNancy PelosiTrump on collision course with Congress over bases with Confederate names Black lawmakers unveil bill to remove Confederate statues from Capitol Pelosi: Georgia primary ‘disgrace’ could preview an election debacle in November MORE’s (D-Calif.) “liberal” agenda. In two new ads provided exclusively to The Hill, the top Republican super PAC accuses McGrath, a former fighter pilot, of having little daylight between Pelosi and other progressives like Sens. Elizabeth WarrenElizabeth WarrenWarren, Democrats urge Trump to back down from veto threat over changing Confederate-named bases OVERNIGHT DEFENSE: Joint…