Politics (Page 31)

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, more people are believed to have died from cancer, respiratory and other illnesses due to exposure to the airborne toxins than the nearly 3,000 people killed in the attacks on the World Trade Center. In the weeks and months that followed 9/11, former NewContinue Reading

Twenty-five years after the 9/11 attacks, many New York City residents are still grappling with complicated health conditions related to exposure to the toxic air and debris around ground zero. “We were digging through the pile and using rakes to spread out all the debris to look for anyone’s remains,”Continue Reading

Center for International Policy Executive Vice President Matt Duss issued the following statement in response to new measures announced by the United Kingdom and other US allies in response to Israeli settlement expansion:“Banning the import of settlement goods and sanctioning those who facilitate settlement expansion are welcome, if long overdue,Continue Reading

We speak with Sara Nelson, the international president of the Association of Flight Attendants, about how flight attendants were affected by the 9/11 attacks. Nelson was working in Chicago that day, but she lost five of her friends, who were fellow flight attendants, in the attacks. “My handbook is inContinue Reading

Alex Plitsas also laid into U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff for thanking Russian President Vladimir Putin for “all these incredible stories” they’ll have., Read MoreContinue Reading

The president’s social media post left out a key disclaimer in an ad backing one of the “Great American mortgage corporations.”, Read MoreContinue Reading

After a summer of heatwaves, wildfires and record-breaking temperatures, new polling has revealed the UK public want Burnham’s government to take strong climate action to protect people in schools and hospitals. The More in Common polling, commissioned by investigative climate non-profit Global Witness, revealed high levels of concern about howContinue Reading

Bob Hennelly, general manager of WBAI Pacifica Radio in New York, broadcast live during the September 11 attacks in 2001 and has been covering developments ever since. He says officials rushed to reopen the city after the disaster, despite the health risks from toxic air and debris around ground zero.Continue Reading

“It’s shocking.”, Read MoreContinue Reading

The Democratic Texas Senate candidate hit the president with a damning reality check., Read MoreContinue Reading