Can Trumpism Survive Without Donald Trump?
Source: Time By Ryan Teague Beckwith November 8, 2017 In his ads, Ed Gillespie hit all the same notes as Donald Trump. He argued that his Democratic opponent was soft on MS-13, a brutal […]
Fly to Europe for Under $100 With This Airfare Sale
Source: Time By Talia Avakian November 07, 2017 The low-cost Icelandic airline WOW Air is once again offering $99 one-way flights from the U.S. to Europe. The airline announced the sale Tuesday as […]
Just why did Trump tweet about the Saudi Aramco IPO?
Frank Kane | Published — Wednesday 8 November 2017 Where does the initial public offering (IPO) of Saudi Aramco stand after the dramatic weekend intervention by President Trump in support of attempts by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to stage the record-breaking IPO? Even by his own standards, it […]
The Migrant Crisis Upended Europe
by Giulio Meotti November 6, 2017 https://www.gatestoneinstitute.org/11282/migrant-crisis-europe “The migrant crisis is the 9/11 of the European Union… That day in 2001, everything changed in the US. In a minute, […]
What Explains U.S. Mass Shootings? International Comparisons Suggest an Answer
The Interpreter By MAX FISHER and JOSH KELLER NOV. 7, 2017 The New York Times |Source: Adam Lankford, The University of Alabama (shooters); Small Arms Survey (guns). Note: Includes countries […]
Trump hails Saudi purge as prosecutor announces end of ‘Phase One’
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL A handout photo made available by the Saudi Press Agency shows King Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Saud of Saudi Arabia (R), and U.S. President Donald […]
Texas Shooting Once Again Proves Trump’s Double Standard On Mass Shootings
Source: Huffington Post By Carol Kuruvilla The massacre that took place at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday was the deadliest mass shooting in Texas history. The suspect, 26-year-old […]
Trump Administration May Ramp Up Security Training for Houses of Worship After Texas Shooting
Source: Time By Elizabeth Dias Even before Sunday’s shooting at a small Baptist church in Texas, the Trump Administration was moving ahead with efforts to train houses of worship on emergency security procedures, including active […]
2 Ways to Help the Victims of the Texas Church Shooting
Source: Time By Jennifer Calfas At least 26 people were killed and 20 others were injured when a gunman opened fire at a church in the small town of Sutherland Springs, Texas, during […]
It’s not Muslims, Mexicans or immigrants making the US unsafe – it’s men
Not only are most adult mass shooters in the US men, but most school shooters are boys too. And not only are many adult male shooters perpetrators of domestic or […]
Young People’s Blood Could Help Treat Alzheimer’s
Source: Time By Alice Park It sounds more like science fiction than real world science, but researchers at Stanford University announced the first results of a novel study in which they […]
What to Know About the South Texas Church Shooting
Source: Time By Jennifer Calfas and Mahita Gajanan Updated: November 6, 2017 7:52 AM ET | Originally published: November 5, 2017 At least 26 people died and 20 others were injured Sunday when […]
Devin Kelley: Gunman who massacred at least 20 in Sutherland Springs Baptist Church identified
One of the youngest victims was a five-year-old boy, who has been rushed to the hospital Clark Mindock New York @ClarkMindock The church in Texas is the latest to experience […]
Are the Amish right about new technology?
Source: The Guardian BY Oliver Burkeman The basic stereotype about the Amish – drivers of horse-drawn buggies, wearers of huge beards – is that they’re stuck in the 18th century: if […]
Latin America and the Caribbean declared ‘Inter-Religious Coexistence Zone’
October 30, 2017 The courthouse in Cordoba, Argentina. (Wikimedia Commons) BUENOS AIRES (JTA) — Thirty leaders of different religious traditions from Latin America and the Caribbean will sign the “Cordoba Declaration,” identifying the region as an area of interreligious coexistence. The declaration is set to be signed Monday in the […]
Canada’s Governor General Mocks Religion, Rejects ‘Divine Intervention’
The truth hurts: Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette mocks religion, creationism, and the idea of “divine intervention” while speaking to scientists. Earlier this week Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette delivered the keynote speech […]
White nationalists stage anti-refugee protests in Tennessee
Reuters International This content was published on October 28, 2017 Protesters arrive at a White Lives Matter rally in Shelbyville, Tennessee, U.S., October 28, 2017. REUTERS/Bryan Woolston (reuters_tickers) By Bryan Woolston SHELBYVILLE, Tenn. (Reuters) – About 300 white nationalists and neo-Nazis held back-to-back rallies in two small Tennessee cities […]
Donald Trump’s best new policy in the Middle East would be no new policy
We often forget that at any one time there are several governments and opposition movements trying to lure the US into a war with its enemies by demonising them as a threat to the world Patrick Cockburn @indyworld President Trump’s stance on conflict in the Middle East is a mixture […]
Reclaiming ‘Allahu akbar’ from its misuse by terrorists
Source: Los Angeles Times By Ahsan M. Khan, Fullerton To the editor: Tuesday’s terror attack in New York was another despicable and vile act of cowardice at the hands of a deranged […]
Muslims Once Again Are Being Targeted For An Attack They Had Nothing To Do With
Mosques in New Jersey are receiving terrifying voicemails, including death threats. By Rowaida Abdelaziz “We’re going to burn your mosque down,” a voice said angrily in a voicemail left […]