Maddow “Gets in the robot”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjP2k3dyq48 In a scathing op ed, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC goes on a 20 minute tirade about the historical implications of the current managment of...
Huge Russian Ammo Explosion Sends Shockwaves for Miles, leaving many arms control concerns.
An accident at a Russian Army ammunition depot turned catastrophic today as a series of explosions killed one soldier and hurled shrapnel more than nine...
Rabies vaccine scandal reveals China’s tattered moral fabric
Lijia Zhang says the Communist Party’s violent discarding of traditional values, suppression of religion and later embrace of cutthroat capitalism has severely damaged social trust. The party has attempted moral campaigns since then but, as the Changsheng scandal shows, they have not worked
Real Border Security Comes From a Moral Foreign Policy
Rather than build internment camps, the US should build equitable relationships with Latin America and the Caribbean.
UN Human Rights Council Should Act on Venezuela
By: Leila Swan Senior Associate, UN Advocacy and Emergency Response No one was surprised when Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro was re-elected last May, or...
Will Shujaat Bukhari’s assassination finally force India to wake up?
Shujaat Bukhari, one of Kashmir’s foremost journalists, was assassinated Thursday, the eve of Eid, which marks the end of the holy month of Ramadan. For Indians, Bukhari’s...
The case of Wilbur Ross’ phantom $2 billion
Fresh off a tour through Thailand, Laos and China, United States Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross Jr. picked up the phone on a Sunday afternoon...
ILLINOIS HAS HIGHER PROPERTY TAXES THAN EVERY STATE WITH NO INCOME TAX
Illinois’ extraordinarily high property taxes are a symptom of a serious problem: too much spending that local governments cannot control. But some claim Illinois’ high...