Dr M: Trump bars Mexicans, what’s wrong if we bar Israelis?
AFP – January 22, 2019 VIENNA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad today again defended Malaysia’s ban on Israeli athletes, likening it to US President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall along […]
Worse than anyone thought: Trump’s ‘compromise’ bill would actually destroy asylum in this country
written by Matthew Chapman January 22, 2019 On Saturday, President Donald Trump gave a speech to the nation, announcing what he called a “compromise” to end the government shutdown he […]
Two years of Trump’s anti-immigration tactics have put marginalised groups in peril – another couple will create complete devastation
On the anniversary of his inauguration, it’s clear that as long as the current president is in charge, things are going to be scary for brown people, LGBT+ people, religious […]
MLK should be remembered as a revolutionary thinker – not a sanitised figure for conservatives like Mike Pence to exploit
The civil rights leader has been transformed into ‘a weightless effigy’ of sorts, but in the Trump era, America needs his actual teachings more than it realizes Andrew Dix The […]
Trump proposes wall-for-DACA in bid to end U.S. government shutdown
This content was published on January 20, 2019 By Steve Holland and Jan Wolfe http://www.swissinfo.ch WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump proposed an immigration deal on […]
Iran’s FM mocks John Bolton with ’10-year challenge’
Source: Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s foreign minister has mocked the U.S. national security adviser’s calls for a strike on Iran, in a play on the viral 10-year […]
Freedom From Religion Foundation objects to worship service included in Bill Lee’s inaugural celebration
Source: THE TENNESSEAN BY Holly Meyer, Nashville Tennessean A national group that pushes for the separation of church and state does not think a religious service should be a part […]
‘Resign Or Be Impeached’: Dems Erupt Over Trump Obstruction Report
Source: Huffington Post BY Ed Mazza The bombshell report BuzzFeed published Thursday that said President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney Michael Cohen to lie to Congress lit up social media. A spokesman for special counsel Robert […]
Justin Trudeau Passionately Defends Refugees After Islamophobic Town Hall Question
POLITICS 01/11/2019 The Canadian prime minister was confronted by a man who claimed Muslims “want to kill us.” By Carol Kuruvilla At a town hall in Saskatchewan on Thursday, […]
Prince Whipple, the African slave who served in the U.S. army
Pince Whipple has been identified by some as the African American figure in the familiar painting of Washington crossing the Delaware River. Pic credit: Now I Know If you have […]
Trump hits back at Buzzfeed report he ‘instructed lawyer to lie’
Source: BBC News US President Donald Trump has hit back over a news report that he directed his then personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, to lie to Congress. Buzzfeed News said […]
Inside the GM plant where nooses and ‘whites-only’ signs hung
Source: CNN By Mallory Simon and Sara Sidner This story addresses hate speech and contains offensive language that may upset some readers. The N-word is spelled out several times in this story to […]
Oregon Man Charged With Hate Crime For Alleged Attack On Sikh Store Owner
Source: Huffington Post An Oregon man has been charged with a hate crime after allegedly attacking a Sikh convenience store owner and attempting to steal his turban. Police say Andrew […]
New York to become 15th state to ban ‘gay conversion therapy’
Source: NBC News By Dan Avery The New York State Legislature voted Tuesday to ban so-called gay conversion therapy on minors, with Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo expected to sign the bill […]
Court rules against Pfizer in religious discrimination suit
Source: Associated Press TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — A woman who said she was fired by a major pharmaceutical company because of her religious beliefs won a court victory Wednesday when […]
Tlaib slams ‘anti-Muslim rhetoric’ after Florida official says she might ‘blow up’ Capitol Hill
Source: The Hill BY MORGAN GSTALTER Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) on Tuesday decried “hateful anti-Muslim rhetoric” after a South Florida official accused her of being an anti-Semite who might “blow up Capitol Hill.” “This […]
50 Jesuits, Including Some From Top-Ranked N.Y. Catholic Schools, Are Named as Abusers
Source: The New York Times By Rick Rojas The schools are among the most recognizable Catholic institutions in New York, with reputations extending far beyond the church’s followers and the city’s […]
Planning Commission votes to deny permit for Islamic retreat site near Warrenton
By James Ivancic and Jill Palermo Times Staff Writers Jan 18, 2019 The Fauquier County Planning Commission on Thursday, Jan. 17 voted to deny a special exception permit for […]
Misrepresentation a ‘constant problem,’ says Muslim-American journalist misidentified by Vogue
Source: CNN “Misrepresentation and misidentification is a constant problem if you are Muslim in America,” she continued. “And as much as I work to fight this, there are moments like this where I feel defeated. Tagouri later told CNN that she wasn’t surprised by the mistake, and that it happens […]
Your questions about the government shutdown, answered (part 2)
at 9:00 a.m. We recently asked readers what they wanted to know about the government shutdown. In a previous installment, we tackled questions about missed work and pay for government […]