Like most things in Trumpworld these investment figures are pure fantasies, and it is disturbing that he is apparently making geopolitical policy
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Why do Politicians spend $9 billion a year to Jail the Mentally Ill?
Brave New Films “Instead of helping the mentally ill, police often put them behind bars. Watch how one police department is making a positive difference. […]
Israeli Squatters beat up woman picking olives in Palestinian West Bank (400 Attacks a Year)
SALFIT (Ma’an) — A large group of Israeli settlers on Saturday morning violently beat a young Palestinian woman while she was picking olives from trees […]
The Wider Appeal of ISIL and Sunni Grievances
By Juan Cole al-Quds al-`Arabi [Arab Jerusalem] reports on the appeal of ISIL to Salafi hard line Sunni Muslims. In a worrisome development, radicals throughout […]
Iraq’s Sole Yazidi Lawmaker Says 25,000 Girls Abducted By ISIL To Be Raped, Sold
By Freshta Jalalzai and Luke Johnson via RFE/RL Iraq's only ethnic Yazidi member of parliament says that the human rights situation in her country is "deteriorating," […]
Will Egypt Intervene in Libya as part of Generals’ War on Political Islam?
CCTV Africa: “Pressure is growing on Egypt’s government to intervene in Libya. That’s after the emergence this week of an Islamic State-style caliphate – close […]
Islamophobia: Is Sam Harris As Dangerous As Sarah Palin? (The Young Turks)
The Young Turks: “”Whether you think him a truth-teller or a bigot, Bill Maher deserves credit for launching one of the most robust public cultural/intellectual […]
Walmart Plots to derail Rooftop Solar Energy Revolution
By Deirdre Fulton via Commondreams.org The Walton family—who, as heirs to the Walmart fortune, have more wealth than 42 percent of American families combined—are impeding […]
Listening to Nobelist Malala Yousafzai instead of just Honoring Her
By Juan Cole Malala Yousafzai has become the youngest winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in history, sharing it this year with India’s Kailash Satyarthi, […]
Gaza, its Power Plant hit by Israel, Waits in the Dark … and Waits
By Sam Bahour (Ma’an News Agency) When I asked my colleague in Gaza about her biggest dream, her answer made an impression on me: “I […]
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