How to Rebalance U.S.-Saudi Relations
Ties between Washington and Riyadh are at one of their lowest points in history. There is plenty of blame to go around for this outcome. The regional policies of President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia’s King Salman simply did not align. They disagreed on Syria, assessed the Iranian threat dissimilarly, and approached the Arab uprisings […]
Iranians Charged With Plan to Attack Israeli Embassy
A Kenyan court has charged two Iranian nationals with planning an act of extremism after they filmed the Israeli embassy in Nairobi. The two men were driving in a diplomatic car when authorities caught them filming Israel’s diplomatic mission with a mobile phone on Tuesday, according to AFP news agency. The Nairobi court charged Sayed […]
What Happens to Millions of Syrian Refugees if Assad Remains in Power?
The Syrian conflict has uprooted more than five million Syrians who have fled to neighboring states and Europe to maintain resistance against President Bashar al-Assad or to escape the airstrikes and barrel bombs, as well as fighting in their war-torn country. With the balance of battlefield power swinging possibly irreversibly in favor of the Assad […]
Sarah Palin lambasts Carrier deal
WASHINGTON, December 04, 2016 – Sarah Palin, a public supporter of the President-elect, lashed out against Donald Trump’s recent deal with Carrier to keep a plant in Indiana and nearly 1,000 jobs for US workers. The former Alaska governor wrote an op-ed piece for Young Conservatives called the recent deal ‘crony capitalism.’ Palin wrote, “When […]
Green Party To Take Pennsylvania Recount To Federal Court
The Green Party refused to back down in its efforts to initiate a state-wide recount in Pennsylvania. The campaign announced late Saturday it is switching its strategy in the swing state, seeking the help of federal courts instead of state courts. The campaign announced it would seek an emergency federal court order Monday, hours after […]
Trump Issues New Warning to US Corporations Moving Jobs Overseas
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump sternly warned American businesses again Sunday that if they move their operations overseas they would face a 35 percent tax if they then try to sell their products back in the United States. In a series of Twitter comments, Trump said he plans to “substantially reduce” taxes and regulations on businesses. […]
Stop Donald Trump Petition Receives 4.7 Million Signatures
A petition to elect Hillary Clinton as president and keep Donald Trump from being sworn in as commander in chief is winning over the internet. Trump won 306 electoral votes to Clinton’s 232, but she is the popular vote winner, with 65,259,681 votes to his 62,692,056.
Health Bill Packed With ‘Goodies’ for Big Pharma
A bipartisan coalition of lawmakers is rushing to finalize a new healthcare law that would overhaul the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and earmark billions of dollars for medical research. The bill, called the 21st Century Cures Act, is also a huge win for lobbyists: 1,455 lobbyists,…
Madonna says she feels “ashamed” to be an American in politically charged Miami show
Madonna kissed Ariana Grande, repeatedly criticized President-elect Donald Trump and said she was ashamed to be an American in a magnetic performance in Miami on Friday night where she raised more than $7.5 million for the African nation of Malawi. The Material Girl dug deep into her personal treasures, auctioning off pieces from her own […]
Rohingya in Rakhine state suffer government retaliation
When Faizul* fled the smouldering remains of his village in Myanmar’s Northern Rakhine state, he barely noticed the shards of wood that punctured every extremity of his body. He just wanted to escape the bullets raining down from a helicopter above. But by the time he reached Bangladesh, a shrapnel wound on his right leg […]