Euractiv.com | – – Thousands of exhausted refugees and asylum seekers received a hero’s welcome Sunday (6 September) as they streamed into Western Europe. But Austria warned the emergency measures are only “temporary” as the EU struggles to establish a united response to the crisis. As they stepped off trains in Munich, many clutching young […]
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Archives for 2015
Charge that Trump had Black Casino Employees hidden from him in ’80s
By Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Black employees at the Trump Casino in Atlantic City were routinely kept out of sight whenever the real estate mogul entered the building, says one former employee. A New Yorker magazine article about Atlantic City contained the story of a […]
Invented Traditions: No, Christianity doesn’t forbid Abortion
By Larry Badendyck | (Informed Comment) | – – Let me put this right up front. There is nothing whatever either in the Bible or in the canonical, fundamental assertions of Christian doctrine to support the prohibition of abortion at any stage. On the contrary, there is quite a bit to support a pro-choice […]
1000s of Palestinians mourn as victim of Israeli Terrorist dies after losing her Toddler
Ma’an News Agency | – – Palestinian women cry during the funeral of Riham Dawabsha, on Sept. 7, 2015, at a cemetery in the West Bank village of Duma. (AFP/Thomas Coex) NABLUS (Ma’an) — Thousands of Palestinians took part in the funeral of Riham Dawabsha, 27, who died overnight Sunday after succumbing to wounds she […]
Pope Francis’ call to host Refugees contrasts w/ anti-Immigrant US “Religious Right”
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Not all American Christian leaders have covered themselves in glory when it comes to the issue of Syrian refugees being accepted by the US ( not many are). Evangelist Franklin Graham sees these refugees as a security threat because many of them are Muslim (though there […]
UN: al-Assad, ISIL, al-Qaeda committing Mass Atrocities, Endangering Int’l Security
UN News Centre | ( Office of the High Commission for Human Rights) – – Mass atrocities by Government forces and non-State armed groups continue to take place in Syria, causing immeasurable suffering to civilians and contributing to a spillover of violence affecting international peace and stability, a United Nations-appointed panel said today. The Independent […]
Trump is just as anti-Labor as the rest of the GOP
By Donald Kaul | (Otherwords.org) | – – When it comes to the way he treats workers, the Donald is as Republican as capital gains and Richard Nixon. There are those who would have you believe that Donald Trump is an aberration among Republican presidential contenders — the black sheep uncle who shows up half-drunk […]
American Workers need a Raise, & the Iran Deal, and Peace
By Michael Eisenscher | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | We’ll never rebuild this country if we keep wasting money on war. This Labor Day, like others before it, finds American workers squeezed on many fronts. Inequality is rising, union membership is dwindling, and wages aren’t keeping up with job growth. Naturally, addressing all those challenges […]
Netanyahu: Israel Not To Be ‘Submerged’ by Syrian Refugees
By IMEMC News | – – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, on Sunday, he would not allow Israel to be “submerged” by refugees after calls for Israel to take in those fleeing Syria’s war. Speaking at the weekly cabinet meeting, Netanyahu also announced the start of construction of a fence along Israel’s border with […]
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