(Yes! Magazine) – Organized hate groups span all geographic areas of the United States, from White nationalists in Washington state to neo-Nazis in Alabama to radical traditionalist Catholics in New Hampshire. While persecution of classes of people happens everywhere, the drivers that push people to join hate groups are unique to specific places. In this […]
Archives for October 2018
Irony: Nobel Peace Prize for anti-Rape Activist, as US Senate puts Alleged Abuser on Highest Court
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – If the allegations of Professor Christine Blasey Ford against Brett Kavanaugh are true, then he was a juvenile criminal. He and a friend plotted out how to get girls inebriated, force them into an upstairs side room, turn up the music to drown out screams, jump on top of them, […]
At Least Heidi Heitkamp refused to Vote for Kavanaugh: Why I’m not Surprised
(Informed Comment) – On October 4, Senator Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND) announced that she was going to vote “no” on the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. Unlike her colleague Jeff Flake who is quitting the Senate, Heitkamp is taking a grave political risk. North Dakota, which had had a 40-point lead for Trump […]
Israeli Squatters Busted Stealing Olives from Palestinian Farm
Olive-Growing is 20% of the West Bank Palestinian Economy
Israeli Police question PM Netanyahu over Corruption, Blackmai for 12th Time
Netanyahu stands accused of accepting lavish gifts from two influential businessmen in return for favourable legislation and personal favours
If Brett Kavanaugh were African-American, Would he be Going to Jail instead of to SCOTUS?
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Brett Kavanaugh may or may not be an attempted rapist, but one thing is clear. The Republican senators are according him all the honors of white privilege. That includes a presumption of innocence that statistically speaking, white juries do not accord African-American defendants. One in every six women in the […]
Thousands of Women Descend on Washington Protesting Kavanaugh: “Women must be Heard!”
by Issam AHMED | – Washington (AFP) – Jessica Cathcart, a 24-year-old from California, says university professor Christine Blasey Ford inspired her to speak up about her own sexual assault, which took place when she was in high school. Angela Trzepkowski, 55, from Delaware, says she would be devastated if Brett Kavanaugh, accused by Blasey […]
Trump Dumps Int’l Court of Justice Protocol to avoid Losing to Palestine on Jerusalem
Bolton: “we expect all other parties to abide by their international obligations”
Top Republicans Determined to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday
Washington (AFP) – Top Republicans voiced confidence Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the US Supreme Court this weekend, as they asserted that an FBI probe had found nothing to support sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump’s nominee. “Judge Kavanaugh should be confirmed on Saturday,” Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the chairman […]