WASHINGTON, D.C.—“This is an issue of proportionality,” says Dr. Gerald Poje, a former member of the federal U.S. Chemical Safety Board, as he watches me get patted down by a security guard on my way into a session of President Obama’s chemical safety task force on Tuesday. “How are we proportioning our larger social resources for security and safety?” asks Poje while I put back on my belt. “We come into a government building just for a public hearing, and we have half a dozen people at the front gate doing checking. Then you look at what’s missing in our high-hazard chemical infrastructure.” Poje is referring to the failures of…

Peace activist, environmentalist, songwriter, and folk legend Pete Seeger died on Monday. He was 94. Confirmed by family members, Seeger is reported to have died of natural causes at a hospital not far from his longtime home in the town of Beacon, New York along the Hudson River. Click Here: camiseta river plate According to the Associated Press: A banjo and guitar player who once traveled the country with Woody Guthrie, Seeger was a giant of the folk music revival of the Twentieth Century, playing for audiences and children all over the world. As well known for his political activism and consistent voice against war, destruction, and oppression, Seeger was…

Iraqi security forces are illegally detaining thousands of women, subjecting many to torture, abuse, rape, and forcing them into confessions, according to a new report from Human Rights Watch. In ‘No One Is Safe’: Abuses of Women in Iraq’s Criminal Justice System, HRW reveals a pattern of systemic abuse within a failed judicial system characterized by corruption. The report estimates that over 1,100 women are detained, often without a warrant, in Iraqi prisons or detention facilities. Frequently, the women are arrested not for their won alleged actions but for those of a male relative. Sexual abuse during interrogations of women is so common that Um Aqil, an employee at a…

Former world champion Damon Hill says that Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton belong together in a very rare and exceptional class of sporting talents. Click Here: cheap all stars rugby jersey Hamilton’s victory in the Eifel Grand Prix was his 91st career win in Formula 1, matching the record for the sport set by Schumacher back in 2006. And if all goes according to plan in the remaining races of 2020, Hamilton will also soon equal Schumacher’s record tally of seven world championships. “Champions of Lewis and Michael’s level are very rarely born,” Hill told Italian sports tabloid La Gazzetta dello Sport this week in an exclusive interview. Read also:…

Residents living near the Eagle Ford Shale were promised riches and jobs when the fracking boom exploded in their region of southern Texas. However, according to a new investigation published Tuesday, with the wells came unchecked toxic emissions that would devastate both their health and the quality of their ‘easy country life.’ While much of the reporting on the negative impact of fracking has focused on the danger it poses to drinking and groundwater resources, this eight-month, joint study by the Center for Public Integrity, Inside Climate News, and the Weather Channel reveals the lesser-known impact on air quality and the unchecked and potentially lethal amounts of toxic chemicals emitted…

In what is expected to be the longest climate march in United States history, environmentalists determined to “change the heart and mind of America” and spur action to address the climate crisis set off on a cross country trek Saturday. Kicking off the march with a rally at the Los Angeles harbor, demonstrators with the Great March for Climate Action were joined by supporters which ranged from nurses to indigenous groups to Hollywood film actors. The first leg of the march runs 17.5 miles, from the harbor in Wilmington to Exposition Park in downtown Los Angeles. The goal of the march, the group writes, “is to change the heart and…

Israel pounded the Gaza strip with missiles Wednesday night in the most expansive attack on the occupied territory since its eight-day assault in 2012. An ongoing exchange of missiles and rockets between Gaza militants and Israeli Defense Forces escalated over the course of the week, culminating in roughly 29 Israeli airstrikes overnight. IDF authorities say the airstrikes only targeted Hamas bases and Al-Quds Brigades forces, the armed wing of Islamic Jihad, but critics have long criticized Israel of engaging in disproportionate response when it comes to comparing the homemade rockets of Gaza militants to its much more advanced weaponry.  Critics have also charged that Israeli strikes purportedly only targeting “militants”…

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maizière slammed U.S. spying as “excessive” and “boundless” in an interview published Wednesday in German magazine Der Spiegel. “If even two-thirds of what Edward Snowden has presented or what has been presented with his name cited as the source is true, then I would conclude that the USA is operating without any kind of boundaries,” charged De Maizière. De Maizière said he has “low expectations that meaningful changes will emerge from May talks between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and U.S. President Barack Obama. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT However, De Maizière refused to discuss use of Germany’s own counterintelligence authority to expose NSA spying, stating,…

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The build to Halloween Havoc picked up on last night’s NXT. Three matches were announced for the Wednesday, October 28 Halloween Havoc episode. Io Shirai will defend the NXT Women’s Championship against Candice LeRae, Damian Priest will defend the NXT North American Championship against Johnny Gargano, and Rhea Ripley will face Raquel Gonzalez. The return of a classic Halloween Havoc match type was also announced. At the end of last night’s show, Shotzi Blackheart — who is the host of Halloween Havoc — revealed that the stipulations for Shirai vs. LeRae and Priest vs. Gargano will be determined by Spin the Wheel, Make a Deal. Coal miner’s glove on a…