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Today was a Real Women’s Day

The Women’s March on NYC, echoing a larger demonstration in Washington, D.C. and others across the country, began near the United Nations around 11 a.m. to protest the new president — going right by his Midtown home at the Trump…

Don of a New Day

Donald Trump, a combative New York businessman who harnessed a powerful populist message for a deeply divided country in his first bid for public office, took the oath of office Friday as the 45th president of the United States. Trump,…

Women’s March On Washington Multiply to 600 ‘Sister Marches’

The Women’s March on Washington is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 21 following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, with 600 ‘sister marches’ scheduled for the same day across the globe. National ‘sister march’ spokesperson Yordanos Eyoel told The Huffington Post, “This is a global…

How America Went from Hope to Cynicism in the Obama Era

By Danny Katch Inauguration Day marks the official transfer of power from Barack Obama to Donald Trump, but the real transition became painfully apparent earlier this month. Obama gave a farewell address to thousands of adoring fans in Chicago on…

US Troops Enter Poland

U.S. and other Western nations have carried out exercises on NATO’s eastern flank in past years, but the new deployment — which includes some 3,500 U.S. troops — marks the first-ever continuous deployment to the region by a NATO ally.…

Top Twenty-Five Most-Read Articles During 2016

Below is a list of the 25 articles that were most read on pressenza.com in English during 2016. ★ Number 10 ★ “One very simple, but radical, idea: to democratise Europe” The season is nearly over, but that doesn’t mean…

Florida: 7 from Food Not Bombs Arrested Feeding People in City Park

Food Not Bombs is an all-volunteer global movement that shares free vegan and vegetarian meals as a protest to  war and poverty. Each chapter collects surplus food that would otherwise go to waste from grocery stores, bakeries and markets, as well…

Manchado on Face 2 Face

On this show we discussed with Manchado a young singer/performer, producer and designer. Originally from Colombia, Manchado came to New York at 18 by himself to pursue music. http://manchado.co

#DefundDapl has divested $40 million from Dakota Access Pipeline

On January 1st, 2017, during the Vikings/Bears football game at the Minneapolis US Bank Stadium, two water protectors rappelled from the rafters to display a large banner urging US Bank to divest from the Dakota Access Pipeline. Some livestream videos reached over one…

The Russians Are Coming

By Oliver Stone As 2016 draws to a close, we find ourselves a deeply unsettled nation. We’re unable to draw the lines of our national interest. Is it jobs and economy, is it national security, or is it now in…

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