Americas

Would Jesus Cut Food Stamps?

Huff Post: Food Stamp Cuts Spark Bible Debate WASHINGTON — Republican and Democrats sparred this week on where Jesus Christ would stand on food stamps, a federal program that supported 47 million Americans last year. On Wednesday, the House Agriculture Committee approved Republican legislation that would reform farm subsidies and […]

Washington blunders yet again in Syria

STORY SUMMARY Washington blunders yet again in Syria It is not reassuring that we know next to nothing about the details of the international conference on Syria that has been endorsed by the United States and Russia. For the Obama administration, a conference would help initiate negotiations between the Syrian […]

America’s Chosen Muslims

Tikkun Daily: Saadia Faruqi: On May 11 at the Montage in Beverly Hills, approximately 300 people gathered to listen to a speech about standing up to extremism and intolerance in Islam. The topic was certainly not new, just another clarification of the old story: Islam doesn’t condone terrorism. The real reason why […]