Seeking Sanctuary in Columbus
NOVANEWS By Ingrid Raphael and Kyle Kerley ICE wants to deport a 40-year-old mother of three who has lived more than half her life in the US, and most of that in Columbus, Ohio. But Edith Espinal isn’t […]
Trump’s Nuclear Dreams: Nightmares Past and Present
NOVANEWS By Rebecca Gordon, TomDispatch Donald Trump is escorted by a protocol official as he prepares to take the lectern to address the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters, September 19, 2017, in New York City. […]
Capitalism Exacerbates the Vulnerability of “Extreme Cities” to Climate Change
NOVANEWS By Ashley Dawson, Verso Books An American flag flies near homes that remain damaged and mostly untouched since Superstorm Sandy hit the coastline, May 5, 2013, in Ortley Beach, New Jersey. (Photo: Mark Wilson / Getty […]
The US, Africa and a New Century of War
NOVANEWS By William Rivers Pitt Members of the 3rd Special Forces Group, 2nd battalion cry at the tomb of US Army Sgt. La David Johnson at his burial service in the Memorial Gardens East cemetery on […]
Trump’s Proposed Tax Overhaul Would Give Billions to Trump and Cabinet While Sparking Global “Tax War”
NOVANEWS By Amy Goodman, Democracy Now! As the Senate narrowly passes a budget bill that clears the path for a historic tax reform, we’ll look at how President Trump’s proposed tax overhaul would shower billions of dollars […]
Half a Million March in Massive Uprising Against Spanish Plan to Overtake Catalonia
NOVANEWS By Julie Conley Catalonians march in opposition to Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy’s announcement that he will move to take control of the nation through invoking Article 155 of the Spanish constitution in Barcelona, Spain, […]
Under Trump, Neocons Push for Massive Military Spending and Global Domination
NOVANEWS By Mike Ludwig (Image: Lauren Walker / Truthout; Adapted: The US Army / Damien Gadal) Congress is working to spend more on bolstering military capabilities than it has in years, but that’s not enough for neoconservative war hawks […]
It’s Time to Stop Using Incarcerated People for Free Labor
NOVANEWS By Annie McGrew and Angela Hanks This article was published by TalkPoverty.org. Last week, a Louisiana sheriff gave a press conference railing against a new prisoner release program because it cost him free labor from “some good [inmates] that […]
Japan’s Vote for Abe Could Worsen Prospects for Peace With North Korea, China
NOVANEWS By Nicole L. Freiner, The Conversation Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe gambled by calling a snap election — and he has won big. Voters handed Abe’s Liberal Democratic Party a sweeping victory in the Oct. 22 balloting for […]
UN Day: Pakistan’s Army’s Peacekeeping Measures
NOVANEWS By Sajjad Shaukat Every year, United Nations Day is celebrated on October 24. On this day in 1945, the United Nations (UN) came into force when the five permanent members of the Security Council […]