Naomi Klein Delivers Sydney Peace Prize Lecture Against Backdrop of Trump Win

"Economic pain is real and not going anywhere-four decades of corporate, neoliberal policies and privatization, deregulation, free trade, and austerity have made sure of that," said Naomi Klein upon accepting the Sydney Peace Prize. Canadian author and activist Naomi Klein accepted the 2016 Sydney Peace Prize in Australia on Friday, delivering a searing speech that reflected on Donald Trump's presidential victory in the United States and the factors that allowed it to happen.

Donald Trump May Choose Bush-Era Torture Architect for CIA Chief

Bush-era torture architect Jose Rodriguez defended his role in the clandestine program in a 60 Minutes interview in 2012. President-elect Donald Trump may choose an architect of the George W. Bush administration's torture program, Jose Rodriguez, to head the CIA, The Intercept reported Friday.

Confirmed: Trump Campaign Was In Regular Contact With Russians

When news broke Thursday that the Trump campaign had been in contact with Russia, it landed with a light tap instead of the earthquake it should have caused. It didn't, largely because the first article seemed to indicate that they had also been in contact with the Clinton campaign as a matter of course.

The Test of Time

The single most important reform we need - even more important than political and economic reform - is reform of the media. I've campaigned for direct democracy - real democracy - for over thirty years, so I believe absolutely in the right of every citizen to make the political decisions of their government - not just elect so-called representatives.

‘Hold Fast to the Causes of the Oppressed’: Chris Hedges Speaks…

Truthdig columnist Chris Hedges rallied Green Party supporters in Philadelphia during a final campaign event Saturday for presidential nominee Jill Stein and running mate Ajamu Baraka. A speech by Hedges, published here , encouraged voters to stand with the oppressed, overthrow corporate power and fight fascism when they cast their ballots in this election.

Like a ‘Gas Chamber’: Hazardous Smog Leaves New Delhi Choking for Over a Week

Indian runners take part in the New Delhi 10K Challenge amid heavy smog in New Delhi on November 6, 2016. Protesters hit the streets and emergency measures were rolled out as alarming levels of air pollution have left residents of India's capital gasping for fresh air for more than a week.

In Blow to Enbridge, Canada to Ban Oil Tankers Off Northern B.C. Coast

Diesel leaches into tidal pools after a spill in the Great Bear Rainforest last month. Canada Transportation Minister Marc Garneau made headlines this weekend when he announced that by the end of the year, a long-promised ban on oil tanker traffic will be put in place off the North Coast of British Columbia-weeks after the government was harshly criticized for its bungled response to a spill in that same region.

‘We Can’t Wait Until 2186’: French Women Strike Against Pay Gap

French women walked off their jobs en masse Monday afternoon, as part of a protest against the pay gap that encouraged them not only to leave early-but to take the rest of the year off. The strike, organized in part by the feminist publication Les Glorieuses , is calling attention to the fact that France's gender wage gap means women are effectively working for free starting at 4:34pm local time until the end of the year.

Let’s get this party started

Donald Trump is the Republican nominee, which is frightening.We must make sure his hateful rhetoric does not even come close... During the Labor Day weekend, when many people are celebrating and preparing for the upcoming school-year, Dakota Access, a... A Donald Trump White House would be a disaster, and this goes way beyond any ideological difference. As President Obama said,... My Halloween accomplice, aka Sexy Cop, poses next to a machine that delivers an old-fashioned adult beverage with new twist.

Black voters celebrate ‘Souls to the Polls’ despite efforts to cut the crucial early voting day

NORTH MIAMI, FLORIDAa S-a SIn 2011, shortly before the last presidential election, Florida's Republican-led legislature cut the state's early voting days from 14 to eight and eliminated the last Sunday before election daya S-a Sthe busiest day of early voting for black communities. In 2012, early voting by minorities dropped dramatically .

Is Reince Priebus Spilling More FBI Probe Secrets On Hillary’s Emails Or Blowing Smoke?

Ever since FBI Director James Comey put out that insanely vague letter 9 days ago regarding the discovery of new emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server, the Trump campaign has been feasting on the news like it was chum in the ocean and they are the hungry sharks. Too bad none were from Hillary Clinton or her server .

Zakaria: ‘Trump Is Not A Normal Candidate. He Is A Cancer On American Democracy’

I've had my gripes with Fareed Zakaria, who should hardly be considered a member of the "Liberal Media," whom the Trump campaign so loathes. I've disagreed with his lack of alarm to the dangers of fracking and I've been touched deeply by his attention to the crisis of the Syrian refugees and I've been miffed over his validation of David Brooks as an expert on, well...anything.