How Romney used his church’s charity status to lower his tax bill

http://www.salon.com/2012/10/31/how_romney_used_his_churchs_charity_status_to_lower_his_tax_bill/ Tuesday, Oct 30, 2012 06:57 PM PDT Mitt Romney (Credit: AP/Charles Krupa) We already know that Mormon Mitt Romney has been tremendously generous to his church, giving over $5 million in the past two years alone, but now we learn that his charitable activity with LDS may not have […]

Welcoming strangers

The town of Olten has a café that is specially for refugees and asylum seekers. Margaret Stringer, who runs the church-funded café, can relate to the migrant experience, as she came to Switzerland from Britain 16 years ago. Asylum laws are in the process of being tightened in Switzerland, and […]

Abdullah tries to loosen restrictions

Riyadh: Abdul Latif Al Shaikh’s effort follows moves by King Abdullah to loosen some restrictions on Saudis and improve the position of women in Saudi society, changes intended to ease the kind of social and economic pressures that fuelled the Arab Spring revolutions that challenged governments across the region. Read  […]