Demands for transparency from Saudi Arabia following the mysterious disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi are putting the Trump administration in an awkward situation. Khashoggi was a Washington Post columnist who strangely vanished in the kingdom’s consulate ...
Before Nicole Maines was an actress, she first rose to prominence as a plaintiff in the 2014 Maine Supreme Court case Doe v. Clenchy over transgender bathroom rights. There’s a new superhero in town. Nicole Maines is making ...
The right wing group Patriot Prayer again came to blows with its arch nemesis, the left wing Antifa, at a rally in Portland, Oregon on Saturday. Video of the incident showed members of Patriot Prayer ...
Detective Roger Golubski of Kansas City PD is accused of extorting poor black women for sexual favors and retaliating against one woman who refused him by framing her son for a double homicide. After being ...
An explosive report from a relatively unknown journalist, Gary Webb, claimed the CIA helped foster the crack epidemic that ravaged Los Angeles in the 1980s. In 1996, a bombshell report by journalist Gary Webb claimed ...
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) recently signed a 10-year $450 million deal to host events within the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The deal initially received tepid critique from those questioning the company doing business with a ...
The limits of machine learning were realized when Amazon tried to build an AI engine to screen for the top talent in a pool of job applicants. Amazon wanted an automated process for screening job ...
A new observational study by a Harvard professor will look at whether marijuana suppositories can help relieve menstrual symptoms. Foria is a California based startup that develops marijuana products for women including a marijuana suppository ...
Ethics complaints stemming from statements Brett Kavanaugh made during his confirmation process have been passed on to federal judges in Colorado. Public ethics complaints filed against Brett Kavanaugh arising out of his confirmation will be ...
Washington state ruled the application of the death penalty is racially biased and converted eight death penalty sentences to life in prison. The state of Washington struck down the death penalty last Thursday. The state’s ...
The Women’s March on the Pentagon is a week away. To help spread the word, we are publishing below a press release from organizers of the march. PRESS RELEASE: WOMEN’S MARCH ON THE PENTAGON In direct ...
My P.O.R.V. My Point Of Rear-View The world is flat. Thomas L. Friedman wrote the book, over a decade ago. The Internet explosion and outsourcing have brought us into instantaneous connection with everything that can ...
When it comes to the idea of a constitutional convention, it’s important to know who is doing the asking, why they are asking, and what the risks are should such a proposal come to pass. ...
The historic $250 million punitive damage verdict awarded against Monsanto may be overturned due to insufficient proof the company acted with malice. Superior Court Judge Suzanne Ramos Bolanos granted a tentative ruling that would overturn a ...
My P.O.R.V. My Point Of Rear-View I remember 1982. Graduating the previous December from SUNY@Fredonia, earning a B.M. in Music Education, I would spend January and February in a reactive depression – sleeping all day, ...
[et_pb_section bb_built=”1″][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=”4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=”3.15″] Both Sides articles give you the opposing viewpoints on the most important issues of today. This week, Florida was devastated by hurricane Michael. The category 4 storm brought winds over 155 miles ...
Animal rights activists in Greece have achieved an important milestone in protecting donkeys on the tourist island of Santorini. Greek lawmakers have banned overweight and obese tourists from riding on donkeys. The move came after ...
“It’s great that the defendants were found not guilty,” said Dr. James Hansen, “but we missed an opportunity to inform the public about the injustice of climate change.” (Common Dreams) In a victory for three ...
US arms sales to foreign militaries increased 33 percent over last year and look to possibly hit a new record high next year. The Pentagon enthusiastically reported that the U.S. took in $55.6 billion in ...
Greece has charged members of a migrant rescue group with human trafficking in an effort to crack down on the organization’s aid to refugees crossing the Aegean Sea. At least four humanitarian workers and members ...
How the EU Redefined Imperialism During the days of Empire, the rich countries of Europe exploited the resources of the poorer nations of the world through conquest. These days, there is a new system; no ...
Thanks to the S.W.A.M.P. Index you can now know how well your state fights corruption compared to the rest of the country – North Dakota you got work to do. The non-partisan group Coalition for ...
After a year plus of negotiation the U.S., Canada and Mexico have agreed on a revamped version of NAFTA called the USMCA. While the nation was consumed with the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh to the ...
In a matter of days, the Strike Against Kavanaugh movement has sprung up at law schools across the country. A movement has sprung up at law schools across the country to protest the appointment of ...
Turkish officials say Saudi Arabia dismembered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi Arabia and the royal family. Jamal Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist who was a columnist for the Washington Post, walked ...
“I think that if we elect a new generation of leaders that I hope to be, that we could actually change the tide in Washington,” – Dr. Kyle Horton, NC 7th District candidate for Congress. ...
Presidents and policy changes come and go, but behind the scenes it is business as usual, and the business of America, is war. It’s getting hard to remember what life before Trumpdom was like. The ...
Back pain is something that most Americans have to deal with on a daily basis. The human spine is made of many complex components that are easily susceptible to different types of minor injuries. Such ...
With Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the United States Supreme Court being an international topic of conversation, it would be logical for most to believe Americans would agree on the importance of exercising their voting rights ...
Environmental activists have reason to celebrate – the Escazú Agreement is the first ever multi-national commitment to protecting environmental defenders. Heads of state in 14 Latin American countries have signed the first international treaty pledging specific ...
Yoga may not only help with anxiety, stress and symptoms of depression but may also help improve memory and concentration and decrease paranoid or obsessive thoughts. Researchers studied a surprising way for prison inmates to ...
Doctor Who will be played by a woman for the first time, but not everyone is happy with the new trend of turning male characters into females – including some women. The long-running British television ...
Jair Bolsonaro easily won the first round of Brazil’s presidential election. His hardline, pro-military stance has endeared some and worried others – earning him the nickname Brazilian Trump. Last Sunday, Brazilian right-wing politician Jair Bolsonaro, ...
Introduction: Fire in the library The national student debt recently hit $1.5 trillion in May 2018, more than doubling from $600 billion just ten years ago. It is difficult to grasp the scale of these numbers. ...
A massive data breach of Google+ has prompted Google to shut down the largely unsuccessful social platform. Google got hacked and didn’t tell anyone, at least according to documents discovered by a new Wall Street ...
The tragic limo crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people may be due to the limousine company’s use of a car that failed inspection. The most fatal U.S. auto accident of the last ...
Singapore already one of the world’s top performers in education announced education reforms to de-emphasize competition and focus on individual development. Singapore, which has one of the highest achieving education systems in the world, just ...
Marijuana legalization is on the ballot in multiple states this November while support for legalization is continuing its upward trend. A new poll released Monday from the Pew Research Center says that now 62 percent ...
Awkwafina hosted SNL last Saturday night, becoming only the second Asian female to do so – between 1975 and 2016 90 percent of SNL’s hosts were white. Awkwafina hosted “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, becoming ...
The murder of Bulgarian journalist Viktoria Marinova is the third death of a prominent journalist in the European Union in the last year. The body of Viktoria Marinova, a 30-year-old Bulgaria TV journalist, was found ...
After a ruling by the ICJ that angered the U.S., the country is now looking at pulling out of all international agreements that expose them to ICJ jurisdiction. Last Wednesday, the Trump administration pulled out ...
The annual United Nations General Assembly debate forum wrapped up last week and delivered more than a few memorable moments. Every year the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) hosts a high-level forum for debate, which ...
What happens when the King’s men disavow the regime? Well, in Saudi Arabia’s absolute monarchy they get kidnapped, imprisoned, most likely questioned, and should they have applied themselves to offending the king: they will be ...
Pesticide activists are outraged as two new reports detail how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) abuses emergency exemptions of pesticides – a provision in the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) – to ...
A lawsuit in Alaska is posing a real threat to the era of “dark money” ushered in by Citizens United. There’s a lawsuit in Alaska working to overturn the infamous 2010 Citizens United ruling that ...
Is the growing popularity of animal cafes and dining with animals helping or hurting our furry friends? Are you a cat, bird or reptile lover? Would the idea of having coffee while a cat softly ...
After one of the most contentious battles in the history of the Supreme Court nominations process, Judge Brett Kavanaugh has been confirmed as the newest associate justice of the highest court in the land. The ...
Drug influence and corruption have spread across several local and regional Mexican police authorities, forcing the government to disband entire agencies. The Mexican government has deployed the military to take over police functions in the ...
A Japenese politician said the council had not taken kindly to her since the November incident because their “outdated attitudes had been exposed and criticized in public.” Yuka Ogata, a Japanese politician, was in November ...
The guardians of children who were diagnosed with PTSD stemming from exposure to gun violence are suing the state of Illinois for stricter gun control measures. Two mothers and one grandmother in Illinois are taking on ...
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