Partisan Divisions Exposed while Grappling with Hate Crimes
Sep 30,2024 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Our politics and system of governance is in crisis, clearly evidenced this past week before and during the US Senate Judiciary […]
How Nikki Haley became Israel’s candidate for the White House
Feb 21,2023 – JORDAN TIMES / Ramzy Baroud Though it has been argued that the so-called American dream is long dead, Nikki Haley is proof that the dream is still […]
US: Ilhan Omar says Republicans using ‘Islamophobia’ to oust her from committee
House minority leader Kevin McCarthy threatens to remove Omar from Foreign Affairs Committee Since being elected to office in 2018, Ilhan Omar has received strong condemnations from Republicans and Democrats […]
Why Arab Americans are poised to reject the Democrats
DALIA AL-AQIDI November 07, 2022 Short Url In the US, alongside the historical theory that the president’s party usually loses seats in the Senate and the House of Representatives […]
First African American Senator in Georgia: Democrat Raphael Warnock wins Senate race
To Know more how you can benefit from the Muslim Times, go to our Homepage or About Us page Source: Financial Times Jon Ossoff clings to narrow lead in second contest that will decide […]
TODAY 6th January 2020: The big day for US democracy
Will Donald Trump be able to give democracy a big blow? Or will it all just fizzle out ? Let’s wait and see …
Georgia’s unexpected role in future of Middle East
Author RAY HANANIA December 02, 2020 Short Url https://arab.news/6bun9 Employees of the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections process ballots in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S., November 4, 2020. (Reuters) Although […]
Is more ‘religion’ the key to a Democratic victory?
Jul 27,2020 – JORDAN TIMES – JAMES J. ZOGBY During the past few weeks, I’ve seen a number of articles calling on Democrats to “get religion” and pay greater attention […]
Is AIPAC losing its grip on Democrats?
Jul 13,2020 – JAMES ZOGBY I came to Washington, more than four decades ago, to run the Palestine Human Rights Campaign (PHRC). We founded the PHRC after hearing from […]
How to make sure Trump or anyone like him never, ever returns to power
Defanging the most toxic elements of the Trumpian right would benefit the world as well as the United States. But it’s up to his opponents to devise strategies to […]
The impeachment trial proved Republicans will hold onto power no matter what. I worked in US intelligence and I’m worried
The only way Trump and his associates can prevent themselves from going to jail in 2021 is to remain in power, no matter the actual results of the election […]
I spoke to the Iranian foreign minister about Trump’s impact on his country. He has a message for all Americans
The effects of Trump’s policies mean hardliners are getting emboldened in Iran. With communication lines being severed, the Republicans are sleepwalking toward the possibility of open conflict Negar MortazaviNew York […]
Mid-term elections: Democrats win House in setback for Trump
Media caption The BBC’s Anthony Zurcher explains what losing the House means for Donald Trump’s presidency. The Democrats have taken control of the US House of Representatives in the […]
America’s ongoing civil war
Oct 18,2018 – JORDAN TIMES – JEFFREY D. SACHS NEW YORK — America continues to be in a state of civil war. Not just a civil war, but the civil […]
How to measure a dysfunctional, gridlocked Congress
Earlier this month, Brookings’s Democracy Dashboard released a new collection of indicators focusing on institutional functioning and capacity. By assembling a range of data in one place, researchers and other interested parties can assess trends in the behavior of the president, the judiciary, and Congress. Today, we’ll spend some time […]
Republicans Have Nothing Of Substance To Offer The Poor
Source: The National Memo By Cynthia Tucker Last week, Republicans marked the 50th anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s War on Poverty by denouncing it as an abject failure. Rep. Steve Southerland (R-FL), performed a mathematical sleight of hand in declaring that “more people are living in poverty than ever before.” The […]
Will a Muslim pick our next (U.S.) President?
By Catholic Online (NEWS CONSORTIUM) 10/22/2012 Catholic Online (www.catholic.org) Muslim vote is becoming important in narrow election. Muslims in the US make up less than 1 percent of the population, […]
A Campaign of Lies – US Candidates Unabashed in Stretching the Truth
By Gregor Peter Schmitz in Charlotte, North Carolina SPIEGEL.DE In this year’s US presidential election, truth is in short supply. Both the Democrats and the Republicans have become more unabashed […]
Government to shut down Texas women’s health program
(Reuters) – The Obama Administration on Thursday said it would begin shutting down a program that provides health care for more than 100,000 low-income women in Texas because the state […]
Rick Santorum’s ‘phony theology’ criticism of Obama follows a familiar theme
When Rick Santorum accused President Obama of having “some phony theology” last weekend, it was neither an isolated event nor an offhand remark. Instead, Santorum’s comments were a new twist on a […]