Special Correspondent* | Niqash.org | Baghdad | – – Mosul Locals Explain Extremists’ Desperate Tactics Mosul locals, some of whom have escaped the extremists and some who are still under their control, describe the Islamic State group’s desperate tactics. They will fight to the death, trapped locals warn. A month has passed since Iraqi pro-government […]
What the Civil Rights Movement can teach us about Resistance in Age of Trump
By Jon Else | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – On a glorious afternoon in August 1963, after the massive March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom wrapped up on the national mall, President John F. Kennedy, prodded by Attorney General Robert Kennedy, welcomed John Lewis, Martin Luther King Jr., Bayard Rustin, and other march organizers […]
Progressive Young Jews Protest AIPAC, Occupation of Palestine
TeleSur | – – Protesters gathered under the banner, “Jews won’t be free until Palestinians are, reject AIPAC, reject occupation.” Jewish protesters marched Sunday outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington as they slammed the lobbying firm for its support for policies of the right-wing Israeli government. Protesters held a banner saying, […]
Can you stop House from selling out your online Privacy, as Senate Just Did?
By Ernesto Falcon | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – Majority Leader McCarthy Confirms House to Immediately Act on Behalf of the Cable and Telephone Industry Following the Senate Vote Last week, the U.S. Senate by a razor thin margin of 50 to 48 voted to take away the privacy rights of Internet users as […]
A distracted Trump administration Couldn’t even focus on its own anti-ISIL summit.
By Paul Rogers | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | – – Donald Trump’s election campaign made much of his predecessor Barack Obama’s failure to control and defeat ISIL, contrasting this with his own determination to destroy the movement if and when he became the United States president. Around the time of his inauguration in January, he […]
Trump’s Coal Plants, Auto Emissions are causing our Alzheimer’s Epidemic
By Jiu-Chiuan Chen | (The Conversation) | – – Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the […]
In Erdogan’s Turkey, an Artist is Jailed for Painting Reality
TeleSur | – – A Turkish court has handed down a two-year, nine-month and 22-day jail sentence to a Kurdish artist because of her painting of a Kurdish village being razed by Turkish security forces. Turkish Artist Zehra Doğan Sentenced to Prison for Painting of Kurdish Town Attack — Alexander Rubinstein (@AlexR_DC) March 24, 2017 […]
How to Impeach an American President
Dena Takruri | AJ+ | (Video Clip) | – – “How do you impeach a president? Well, let us explain.” AJ+ “How To Impeach An American President”
Dems Should be Careful about using Deep State to get at Trump
By Ian Berman | (Informed Comment) | – – Ever since the November election, Democrats have been looking for a reason to take down President Trump and vindicate Clinton’s loss. Refusing to acknowledge how flawed the candidate and campaign were, the focus has been on the allegation of the “Russians Hacking the Election.” With the […]
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