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Archives for February 2019

Islamophobia
GOP Rep's Tweet seen as Racist toward Muslim-American Congresswoman (Young Turks)

GOP Rep’s Tweet seen as Racist toward Muslim-American Congresswoman (Young Turks)

The Young Turks

Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian | The Young Turks | – The Young Turks: “Republican’s Tweet seeen as Racist On Twitter” Lee Zeldin let his bigotry show on Twitter. A Republican congressman was angered when Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), a Muslim and a Somali-American, was chosen to be on a committee with oversight on U.S.foreign […]

Drugs
Not at the Border: The Real Nat'l Emergency is People Dying of Opioids

Not at the Border: The Real Nat’l Emergency is People Dying of Opioids

Rajan Menon

Since 1999, 400,000 Americans have died from overdoses of opioids, including legally prescribed ones

Israel/ Palestine
UN: Israeli Forces’ Violence Interfering in Palestinian Children’s Safe Access to Education

UN: Israeli Forces’ Violence Interfering in Palestinian Children’s Safe Access to Education

Maan News Agency

More than half of the verified incidents involved live ammunition, tear gas, and stun grenades fired into or near schools by Israeli Forces

Saudi Arabia
Top Ten Reasons Saudi Women are Running away from their Country

Top Ten Reasons Saudi Women are Running away from their Country

Human Rights Watch

Rampant Discrimination, Abuse

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