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Iowa caucuses leave Republican and Democratic contests far from settled

Adele: Donald Trump doesn't have permission to use my music

Clinton and Sanders Essentially Tie in Iowa Caucus Delegates

Uber Drivers: “They call us partners,” he added. “But they’re treating us like slaves.”

End the New Jim Crow in the Courts

Charles P. Pierce: What We're Seeing with Bernie Sanders Was a Long Time Coming

Ted Cruz’s Surreal Last Stand

As Ben Carson’s Campaign Tanked, Top Advisors Reaped Millions

Woman stops Florida cop for speeding: ‘The reason I pulled you over today … ‘

Our Jobs Are Disappearing​: We Need a Guaranteed Income​
-- Paul Buchheit for BuzzFlash at Truthout

This Is The Jeff Sessions Election And The GOP Is Just Along For The Ride

How Obsolete, Triumphalist Militarism Is Destroying America

Big Oil and Gas Want Them Out, but One Small Clan Is Standing Up to Pipeline Expansion

Schools Across America Are Facing a Rash of Shooting and Bomb Threats

In final rally before Iowa caucuses, Bernie Sanders hits on familiar themes

William Rivers Pitt | It Begins: Iowa and an Avalanche of Mayhem

Winning the fight against gerrymandering in the South

Why the climate movement needs a reboot

Campaign live: Bernie Sanders reports raising $20 million in January and contributions record

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder Has No Plan to Remove Poison Pipes in Flint

Police department charging TV news network $36,000 for body cam footage
NYPD says it will cost $120 an hour to review, redact and process footage.

Glenn Greenwald | The "Bernie Bros" Narrative: a Cheap Campaign Tactic Masquerading as Journalism and Social Activism

No more punishment for disgraced Gen. Petraeus, CIA chief who leaked state secrets

Thousands march to protest state of emergency in France

Almost 40 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Turkey

UN Experts Catalog Seemingly Endless List of Racial Discrimination in US

Michael Moore: 10 Things They Won’t Tell You About the Flint Water Tragedy, but I Will

Rail cars laden with coal ash rolling into Virginia landfill

‘We are the Miner’s Canary’: Indigenous Organizations Call for Clean Up of ‘Homegrown’ Radioactive Pollution Crisis

Drinking Water: An Imperiled Resource

Eighty percent of Chicago PD dash-cam videos are missing audio due to "officer error" or "intentional destruction"

How to defeat the Koch brothers: Here’s what it could take to end their right-wing stranglehold

War Is Still Not the Answer

Chemical safety bill could pass Congress this year

The Guantanamo of Colombia: Pressure Mounts to Shut Down Notorious US-Funded Prison

"This Man Will Almost Certainly Die"
 Dozens of men have died in disturbing circumstances in privatized, immigrant-only prisons. The Bureau of Prisons itself says there’s a problem. And yet the privatization scheme continues.

Liberal Pundits Aren’t Amused By Bernie Sanders’ Campaign Anymore - They’re Terrified

France Warns Israel They Will Soon Recognize Palestine State

DuPont faces 40 trials a year over cancer tied to Teflon chemical

Canada Just Announced a Major Pipeline Reform

Bernie Sanders in Iowa, and Beyond

Koch network spent nearly $400 million in 2015

US-Iraqi Artist Launches Campaign to Rebuild Library Books

Sarah Palin's PAC burning through cash
Alaskan spending money on self, not conservative candidates

Quotations From Madame Hillary

Activists Accuse India of Violating UN Convention on Child Rights

Cinderella at the Iowa Ball
Hillary Clinton will be masquerading as her progressive opponent Bernie Sanders in the first major electoral event of the presidential nominating process.

Donald Trump: just how good a businessman is he?

A Hacker Attacked the Largest US Police Union, and the Leaks Are Just Beginning

'NAFTA on Steroids': National Mexican Union Protests TPP

How Bernie Sanders Could Actually Pull Off an Upset in South Carolina

Officials: Boko Haram burns kids alive in Nigeria, 86 dead

Blame US drug-overdose crisis on socioeconomic misery
The US substance-abuse epidemic is caused in part by growing inequality and the deprivation and despair it creates.

Campaign Donations Reflect the Sharp Split in Congress Among Republicans

Damascus rejects opposition 'conditions' at Syria peace talks

New Orleans waitlist for public defenders sparks ACLU lawsuit
About 20 defendants in New Orleans are in jail without an attorney; ACLU aims to change state public defender funding.

Hydropower Dams Threaten One-Third of the World's Freshwater Fish

UN Fiddles While Palestine Burns

Elizabeth Warren: Corporate Crime Runs Rampant Thanks to 'Rigged' System

End to California Execution Moratorium Raises Controversial Death Penalty Case

Amid denials, state workers in Flint got clean water

Sweden investigating Israeli death threats against its foreign minister

The Lesson From Davos: No Connection to Reality

Kool & the Gang won't celebrate Republican National Convention

10,000 refugee children are missing, says Europol

Obama’s Iranian Missile Sanctions Were Deceptive and Hypocritical

Koch-linked group blasts Kasich in ad buy
Attack follows candidate's climb in New Hampshire polls.

State Integrity Investigation spurs proposals for reform
Lawmakers seeking changes in nearly a dozen states

How Bernie Sanders Put Socialism to Work in Burlington: A Profile from 1983

Ethiopian Survivors of Somalia Boat Tragedy Return Home

Bernie Sanders Will Co-Sponsor Gun Control Bill

Copenhagen Set to Divest Funds Out of Coal, Oil and Gas Holdings

US Building Boom Fuels Spike in Construction Worker Injury and Death

After 23 years, David Koch resigns from Natural History Museum board amidst protests by scientists

Baltimore warns that children are at risk of lead poisoning from paint
After seven homes certified as lead-free were found to be contaminated, doubts over inspections mean 384 families have been urged to have their children tested

Bernie Sanders Vows to Crack Down on Greedy Corporate Tax Dodgers

The Corporate Tax Dodge Continues

Buzz builds for Rubio in Iowa

The rock in Bernie's sling

Meet the 94-Year-Old Civil-Rights Activist Who Is Now Challenging North Carolina’s Voter-ID Law
Can Rosanell Eaton succeed in getting the new voter-ID law blocked before the 2016 election?

­Elizabeth Warren: One Way to Rebuild Our Institutions

Tracking Our World's Relentless Rich

Cruz beats Trump in Iowa; Rubio comes in a strong third

Huckabee Drops Out, Oh He Says "Suspends Campaign"

Iowa Caucus: What to Look for on the Democratic Side

Circus Elephants Finally Receive Their Freedom From Ringling Bros.
-- Walter Brasch for BuzzFlash

US veteran’s children taken away over his use of medical marijuana

Trump’s Attorneys Are Trying To Silence The Staffer Accusing Him Of Discrimination

On the chopping block in Illinois

Justice Dept. to review San Francisco police

Paul Krugman: Wind, Sun and Fire

Britain gives scientist go-ahead to genetically modify human embryos

How the CIA uses ‘eyewash’ to spread false information to its own employees

Dahr Jamail | Freak Storms and Massive Animal Die-Offs: This Is Your Climate on Fossil Fuels

Hundreds Of Union Plumbers Spent The Weekend Installing Water Filters For Flint Residents For Free

Chamber of Commerce Lobbyist Tom Donohue: Clinton Will Support TPP After Election

In Coverage of Planned Parenthood Smear, Partisan Conflict Crowds Out Reproductive Rights

The Most Epically, Horribly Bad Thing That Could Happen Under an Emergency Manager

UN envoy ‘optimistic, determined’ after informal talks with Syrian opposition

First Zika Virus Test Developed in Germany

Drug Shortages Forcing Hard Decisions on Rationing Treatments
Such shortages are the new normal in American medicine. But the rationing that results has been largely hidden from patients and the public.

Switzerland will be the first country in the world to vote on having a national wage of 2,500 Swiss francs a month

State police caught on film making up charges for a protester to "cover their asses"

At least 50 people reported dead and 100 injured in three explosions near shrine of Sayyida Zeinab, south of Syrian capital

The New York Times Endorses Hillary Clinton With a Banner Ad From Citigroup

Mob calls for assaults on foreigners in Sweden; clashes at UK migrant protests

Tests Reveal a New Problem With Treating Flint’s Lead-Tainted Water

New Zealand Police Intimidate Anti-TPP Activists in Their Homes
The New Zealand government is labeling anti-TPP activists as radicals and a threat to national security, while polls show 61 percent of people oppose the deal.

Union Leaders Join Fight Against Chevron

UN Fighting Losing Battle Over Global Humanitarian Crises

Zika Virus "Spreading Explosively" in Americas, WHO Says

Announcing the Bank Whistleblowers United Initial Initiatives

Day Before Iowa: Sanders, Clinton in Virtual Tie, as Bernie Touts Campaign's Momentum

How Will Flint Residents Ever Be Compensated?
Emergency aid, settlements, refunds: It’s uncertain which solutions may come to pass.

What Does a Progressive Budget Look Like?

Reinvesting in Poor Communities Must Be a Priority
We must redirect public resources away from the militarization of the police and into communities suffering from decades of systemic discrimination and disinvestment.

Welcome to America - Now Spy on Your Friends
When Muslim immigrants apply to become citizens, they often find the process delayed for years without explanation. Then, when they are at wit’s end, they get a visit from the FBI, with an offer they don’t dare refuse.

Too poor to retire and too young to die
More and more Americans are too poor to retire.

Loyola Students Face Discipline for On-Campus Protest, Say University Violating Social Justice Commitment

Meet Yemeni Teen Who Died Filming a Criminal Saudi Airstrike

Iowa's Nasty Water War
Des Moines' lawsuit against farming counties is about more than just pollution.

Clearer picture emerging over Brazil's mining disaster
Experts say Brazil's Rio Doce region will take decades to recover, after 2015's devastating mine waste spill. Fishermen face an uncertain future, while the potential for further accidents looms.

Analysis: Addicted to oil - The first 10 years

Mexico Creates First and Second-Class Migrants

New docs confirm CIA had rendition flight lurking in Europe to catch Snowden

More Than 1 Million Face Loss of Food Aid Over Work Requirements

David Swanson | Jill Stein's platform more viable than Bernie's

Returning to world indigenous governance

The Trans-Pacific Partnership Fraud

Marco Rubio, Following Donor Dollars, Frequently Veers From Limited-Government Dogma

Democratic super PAC aided by secret money

Palestinian youths get 15 years in prison for stone throwing they denied

The Zika Virus Could Force Women to Have Unsafe Abortions
The disease, which is linked to severe birth defects, has spread to countries where abortion is illegal.

EPA’s fall in Flint: An aberration or part of a pattern?

What You Need to Know About Zika and Climate Change

Climate-Displaced Persons Deserve a Dignified Transition; Here's How to Make It Happen

Donald Trump Says He Can't Be Bought, but His Record Suggests He Can

Deported Palestinian Civil Rights Activist: Jeb Bush Lied About Working With Me

Des Moines Register Final Poll: Trump Leads by Eight, Clinton Leads by Three

New York's "Montrose 9" Continue Fight Over "Climate Necessity" of Civil Disobedience

Explainer: what are the Iowa caucuses?

Seizing valuables from asylum seekers - Denmark has lost the plot, and its heart

Ethiopian drought is 'code red' for newborns and their mothers

Half of US Workforce Has No Retirement Plan - but Illinois Has a Fix

Septic Systems Contaminate Drinking Water Wells on Cape Cod
Pharmaceuticals, flame retardants, and other organic compounds found in small concentrations in household drinking water.

How ICE Shields Its Financial Dealings With Private Prison Contractors From Public Scrutiny

Feds: Don't drink water
EPA urges Hoosick Falls-area residents (New York) to get wells tested for toxic chemical

Frenzy in Iowa as Clinton and Trump go into caucuses leading key poll

We Have Ways of Knowing If You Vote, Round Two: Cruz Campaign Cited for Intimidating Mail Campaign

World too focused on fighting ISIS in Iraq to see humanitarian needs says Doctors Without Borders

Venezuela is on the brink of a complete economic collapse

How a routine traffic stop turned into six months in solitary confinement

Infographic: How Private Prison Companies Rake In Profits From Our Criminal Legal System

Trump-less GOP Debate; Trumped-Up 'Fundraiser for Vets'; And Dems in Iowa

An Unprecedented Latino Voter Drive Could Tip the Scales in Iowa

Hardline Racist Rhetoric Takes Centerstage in GOP Debate — Even Without Trump

Clinton targets Sanders and gun control, but email news hangs over Iowa caucus
Obama administration confirms top-secret material on private server

Miami leads the South in resisting a controversial immigrant detention program

Winning the fight against gerrymandering in the South

Clinton emails labeled 'top secret'

Jeb Bush: I’m “more cerebral” and “better looking” than my brother

Facebook Moves to Ban Private Gun Sales on Its Site