Maddow “Gets in the robot”
In a scathing op ed, Rachel Maddow of MSNBC goes on a 20 minute tirade about the historical...
Read More
Category: Corruption
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 miles. At least eight others are reported wounded with windows in a nearby...
Read MoreRabies 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
Read More
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.
Read MoreUN 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 when the opposition alleged voting irregularities. Unofficial...
Read More
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,...
Read MoreThe 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 in October to discuss something deeply personal: how much money he has. A year...
Read MoreILLINOIS 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 property taxes (and sales taxes) are the result of the...
Read More