Critics of the highly-secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations responded with outrage after U.S. President Barack Obama charged they have a “lack of knowledge of what is going on in the negotiations” and dismissed their concerns as…
A Chinese government agency has called out the National Security Agency and the U.S. government for maintaining what it calls an “unscrupulous” global surveillance regime that goes beyond anti-terror operations and traditional espionage by casting…
Under the Obama administration, surplus weapons from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan—from grenade launchers to machine guns to silencers—have militarized police departments across the United States at unprecedented levels, the New York Times revealed…
As the number of American troops sent to Iraq nearly doubled on Monday and the White House continues to flex its executive privilege to make unilateral military decisions,citizens and lawmakers alike are raising concerns and…
The Huffington Post will host a debate on Jan. 18 between the candidates running to be chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC). The debate will be held live on Facebook from George Washington University,…
As thousands of people in Detroit go without water, and the city moves to cut off services to tens of thousands more, concerned organizations have taken the unusual step of appealing to the United Nations…
Levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere have reached levels not seen before in human history, and climate scientists have warned that the world is on track to exceed the warming threshold of 2 degrees…
Video — This week on Being The Elite — Gator Golf — A Gator Golf tournament was announced to determine the first BTE Champion. Three first round matches were held on this week’s episode. Matt…
Amidst a temporary ceasefire on Saturday, Gaza residents sought food and supplies as well as loved ones buried in rubble. “Nothing is left. Everything I have is gone,” the Associated Press reports 37-year-old Siham Kafarneh,…
All four major service providers in the U.S. have been accused of violating the last remaining net neutrality rule, a day after President Barack Obama said he was against the Federal Communication Commission’s proposal to…