By IMEMC | – – Palestinians are joining the Middle East exodus to Europe in greater numbers because of the Syrian war and ongoing Israeli occupation, a senior Palestinian official has said. Saeb Erekat, the secretary general of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO), told EU Observer, from Ramallah, that “thousands” had already left for Europe. […]
‘He would Make US like Syria’; Muslim-Americans of Dearborn on a Trump Victory
AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “Donald Trump is leading in the presidential primaries, despite some of the alarming things he’s said, including about Arabs and Muslims. We went to Dearborn, Michigan, to ask residents their thoughts on the possibility of a Trump presidency.” AJ+: “What Would You Do If Donald Trump Wins? We […]
7 Surprising Things You Didn’t Know About The Ultra Rich
By Scott Klinger | ( Inequality.org ) | – – New data provides a glimpse into the lives of the richest of rich—how the 400 highest earners make their money and pay their taxes. Each year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) publishes data on the collective income of the 400 taxpayers who report the most […]
Disillusioned Volunteer Says Syria A Battle For War Booty, Territory
By Luljeta Krasniqi Veseli and Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/RL | – – “In the beginning, when I went [to Syria], everybody was greeting us. But later, they were looking at us differently. They were scared of us,” Arben tells RFE/RL correspondent Luljeta Krasniqi Veseli.” Ideals give way to disillusionment easily in Syria, where foreign […]
As EU pays Turkey billions to stop migrants, Anger over ‘unconscionable’ border closures
By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – As EU and Turkey barter over migrant lives, campaigners decry pay-outs and border closures as ‘unconscionable’ Leaders from the European Union and Turkey on Monday held negotiations over what to do with the unprecedented wave of migrants fleeing war and violence in the […]
SNL Spoofs Election Coverage, Trump: ‘We in GOP do not say Racist Things, we Imply Them”
NBC | (Saturday Night Live) | – – “Jake Tapper (Beck Bennett) covers the outcome of Super Tuesday, including Donald Trump (Darrell Hammond) and Hillary Clinton’s (Kate McKinnon) big wins, Ted Cruz’s (Taran Killam) second place showing and Mitt Romney’s (Jason Sudeikis) feud with Trump.” NBC Saturday Night Live: “CNN Election Center Cold Open – […]
The US is a Center-Left Country; Why is its politics FrankenRight?
By: Paul Street | ( TeleSur | – – In a recent column opinion writer Roger Cohen notes that “Europe is alarmed by America’s’ embrace of a latter-day Mussolini” – namely Donald Trump. What Democracy? In a recent column the liberal New York Times opinion writer Roger Cohen notes that “Europe is alarmed by America’s’ […]
Can non-violent Revolt actually Change practical Politics?
By Mark Engler and Paul Engler | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Bernie Sanders’s insurgent presidential campaign has opened up a debate about how social change happens in our society. The official version of how progress is won — currently voiced by mainstream pundits and members of a spooked Democratic Party establishment — goes something […]
Israel prepares 10 New Laws to Discriminate against Palestinians, Rights Activists
IMEMC | (Via Alternative Information Center) – – Adalah unpacks 10 Israeli laws and bills with provisions liable to harm Palestinians and those who defend Palestinian rights. Adalah: the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel released a summary of ten Israeli laws and bills that include “discriminatory and/or anti-democratic provisions that are liable […]