Authorities are violently cracking down on protesters who oppose a bill that would extradite people to China. Is resistance futile? By CG Fewston.

The Trump administration is using new authority to take more aggressive digital action in a warning to Moscow and in a demonstration of its abilities. By David Sanger, Nicole Perlroth. (June 15, 2019)

Well look at that.

Hong Kong extradition bill: Carrie Lam backs down and 'suspends' legislation, sets no new time frame

Britain blamed Iran and its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday for attacking tankers.

Or at least he won’t let Congress do anything to stop it.

With the election approaching, lawmakers are facing up to the fact they need to do something about the explosion in manipulated media.

It's getting violent.

American retailers, manufacturers and tech companies warned President Donald Trump on Thursday that tariffs on China will damage the US economy, lead to job losses and harm millions of consumers.

End of an Era.

The country’s new "well-being budget" emphasizes citizen happiness over capitalist gain.

Marine Gen. Frank McKenzie says he believes the Iranians or their proxies may orchestrate an attack at any moment.

‘Based on no actual crimes, she wants a political opponent locked up in prison. Umm, that happens in banana republics. Beyond despicable behavior.’

The island’s 40-year-old governor is all in on statehood, calling it a “civil-rights issue of our time.”

The Agriculture Department is barely enforcing regulations on big meat companies.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government will ban single-use plastics — which could include bags, straws and cutlery — in Canada in 2021 at the earliest. "We need to cover all of Canada with this decision and that's why the federal government is moving forward on a science-based approach to establishing which harmful single-use plastics we will be eliminating as of 2021," said Trudeau during a stop Monday at the Gault Nature Reserve in Mont St-Hilaire, just outside Montreal.

One guess as to how the president will respond.

More than 1 million protesters took to the streets of Hong Kong Sunday, organizers said, to oppose a controversial extradition bill that would enable China to extradite fugitives from the city.

Gov. Jared Polis, who is gay, said the bill underscores that “Colorado is a state where everyone can be their true selves and live the life they want.”

Prince Charles spent 75 minutes longer than scheduled trying to convince Donald Trump of the dangers of global heating, but the president still insisted the US was “clean” and blamed other nations for the crisis. Trump told ITV’s Good Morning Britain on Wednesday he had been due to meet the Prince of Wales for 15 minutes during his state visit, but the discussion went on for 90 minutes – during which the prince did “most of the talking”.

“These ‘American’ companies show only one real loyalty: to the short-term interests of their shareholders," Warren wrote.

Some of the biggest names and networks in Hollywood are trying to apply pressure to stop a restreictive abortion law in Georgia from going into effect. CBC's Eli Glasner visited the state to see how the war of words is affecting the burgeoning TV and film industry.

After repeated attacks, the shock value has worn off, according to his interaction rate.

For the past 40 years, the United States and other advanced economies have been pursuing a free-market agenda of low taxes, deregulation, and cuts to social programs. There can no longer be any doubt that this approach has failed spectacularly; the only question is what will – and should – come next.

Next year’s US elections will be no more secure than in 2016. That’s the depressing conclusion from reports out this week.

Jon Stewart on Tuesday torched lawmakers in emotional testimony for failing to attend a September 11th Victim Compensation Fund hearing, calling it "shameful" and "a stain on this institution."

Rep. Justin Amash (R-Mich.) received a standing ovation Tuesday evening at his first public event since becoming the first Republican to call for President Trump's impeachment. 

Most Americans -- Democrats and Republicans alike -- want the return of net neutrality, but Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell won't give the Save the Internet Act its day in the US Senate.

A video spreading on social media of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) has reportedly been altered to make the politician appear drunk. It's one of a few.

Three decades after the first elections after Communism, a struggle over control of the narrative of the past could determine the country’s future.

The bill grandfathers in those that are already being held at two facilities in the country.

The OPCW has opened the door to ridicule, when the simple truth would have been enough. By Robert Fisk.

Yesterday, I wrote about the new, superseding indictment of Julian Assange and noted how the theories behind it were absolutely insane and a blatant attack on the 1st Amendment. The Obama administration went after leakers using the Espionage Act...

DJ Shadow, Run the Jewels

The special counsel pointed back to the words of his report. Here are its key findings.