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ISIS Proliferates in Syria, Iraq Despite U.S. Bombings – Civilians Pay the Price

The U.S.-led coalition that has bombed Syria and Iraq for the last 1,000 days has failed to see positive results from its strikes. Instead, the terrorist group Daesh (ISIS) has continued to gain ground in Syria and the civilian death toll from the strikes has continued to mount.

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A boy rides his bike past destroyed cars and houses in a neighborhood recently liberated by Iraqi security forces, on the western side of Mosul, Iraq, Sunday, March 19, 2017. The battle for western Mosul, including the narrow alleyways of the old city, looks to be the most devastating yet for Iraqi civilians trapped between advancing troops and increasingly desperate ISIS militants. (AP/Felipe Dana)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Today marks the 1,000th day of the U.S.-led coalition’s controversial bombing campaign in Syria and Iraq, a campaign that has become mired in controversy as the U.S. government continues to downplay the resulting civilian death toll. Originally described by former President Barack Obama as a necessary move to avert the fall of the

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Court Sides With Army In Undercover Infiltration Of Washington Anti-War Group

A Washington anti-war group claimed civilian employees of the Army violated their constitutional rights by infiltrating the group and facilitating their arrest.

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Activists sit down in front of a truck carrying military equipment thus taking control of the Port of Olympia entrance for the second time in 5 days. (Photo: Phoebe Blanding/olywip.org)

The Ninth Circuit affirmed summary judgment Tuesday against members of an anti-war group who claimed civilian employees of the Army violated their constitutional rights by infiltrating the group and facilitating their arrest. The Port Militarization Resistance protested the use of Washington state seaports to ship arms to Afghanistan and Iraq.

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Photo Essay: May Day Rallies Fill Streets Around The World

Workers around the world marked May Day with protests and demonstrations for better pay and working conditions.

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A protesters chant slogans during a May day protest in Ankara, Turkey , Monday, May 1, 2017. Workers and activists marked May Day with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions Monday.

Workers and activists marked May Day around the world Monday with defiant rallies and marches for better pay and working conditions. Police detained 70 people in Istanbul as they tried to march, garment workers in Cambodia defied a government ban to demand higher wages, and workers in Spain deplored the country's 19 percent jobless

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Warhawk Wolfowitz Guiding Trump Admin On Foreign Policy, Via Email

Infamous warhawk Paul Wolfowitz has heaped praise on President Donald Trump’s recent military action in Syria, as well as engaged top Trump administrators via email regarding future engagement in the Middle East. Are we seeing the resurgence of the “Wolfowitz doctrine”?

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Former Deputy Defense Secretary, and former World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz, center, attends a farewell ceremony for outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- This week, in an interview with Politico, the so-called “godfather” of the Iraq War Paul Wolfowitz stated his glowing optimism regarding the future policies of President Donald Trump, a sharp departure from Wolfowitz’s pre-election statement that a Trump presidency would be “unacceptable.” Wolfowitz told Politico’s Susan

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U.S. Moves Naval Assets To Korean Peninsula, North Korea Warns Against “Dangerous Act”

The aggressive stance taken by the U.S. against North Korea in recent weeks has prompted the country to demonstrate that it could retaliate against any potential attack by the U.S. Meanwhile, media reports in Japan and the U.S. are fomenting domestic fears of a possible nuclear attack.

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A South Korean protester holds up a placard opposing a plan to deploy the a U.S. missile defense system called Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense, or THAAD, near U.S. Embassy in Seoul, South Korea, April 27, 2017. (AP/Ahn Young-joon)

MINNEAPOLIS -- Soon after the Trump administration took unilateral action against Syria, the focus of U.S. foreign policy quickly shifted thousands of miles away to the isolated, authoritarian government of North Korea – drumming up fears that more U.S. unilateral military action could take place. The U.S. has so far refrained from taking any

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U.S. Targets 271 Syrians With Sanctions For Alleged Role In Chemical Weapons Program

New sanctions that will freeze the U.S. assets of 271 Syrians are being put into place. The sanctions’ targets allegedly had a role in a deadly chemical weapons attack that took place earlier this month – but some say the sanctions are being used to pressure the Syrian government.

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Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin smiles while speaking to the media during the daily briefing in the Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, April 24, 2017. (AP/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Less than two weeks after the Trump administration’s controversial missile strike on a Syrian government airbase, the U.S. Treasury has moved to place sanctions on 271 Syrians who the U.S. alleges are involved in the research and production of chemical weapons. All of the newly-sanctioned Syrians are employees of Syria’s

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Symbolic Tribunal Finds Monsanto’s Actions Violate Global Food, Health and Environmental Rights

Controversial agrotech company Monsanto has been the subject of hearings held by an international tribunal to investigate potential wrongdoing by the company. The tribunal found that the company has violated multiple rights concerning food and public health.

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Judges, witnesses and experts gather for the first session of the People's Assembly, the hearings of the Monsanto Tribunal at the Hague in the Netherlands. (Photo: Monsanto Tribunal Follow/flickr/cc)

THE HAGUE-- Six months after hearings were held, the Monsanto tribunal – an international group created to assess the many accusations surrounding the controversial corporation – issued its findings last week in a public presentation in The Hague. Monsanto has drawn strong criticism from around the world for years, most recently following

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