Law Enforcement Officials: New York Bomber Watched Islamic State Propaganda
Law enforcement officials say the man who set off a crude pipe bomb in the New York City subway system Monday had watched Islamic State propaganda on the internet and told investigators he acted in retaliation for U.S. military aggression. Authorities have identified the suspect as 27-year-old Akayed Ullah, a Bangladeshi immigrant and former taxi […]
The moral questions in the debate on what constitutes terrorism
Who is a terrorist? Evan McCaffrey/Shutterstock.com Akayed Ullah, a 27-year-old man, has been accused of detonating a pipe bomb strapped to his body in a New York subway, injuring four people on the morning of Dec. 11. The Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the attack…
Trump Blames Democrats for Stoking Sexual Misconduct Allegations
U.S. President Donald Trump blamed Democratic lawmakers Tuesday for fueling the controversy surrounding allegations of sexual misconduct before he was in the White House. One day after 56 congresswomen, all members of the Democratic Women’s Working Group, called on House leaders to investigate the allegations, Trump accused Democrats on Twitter of playing partisan politics and […]
Donald Trump: A president swallowed by history
US President Donald Trump is a great impersonator. Not a day goes by without his desperate effort to masquerade as human. Surrounded by faux gold and fawning fools from his earliest days, Trump has stumbled from scam to scam, bank to bank, grope to grope, as he reached the absolute pinnacle of moral failure. His […]
Child marriage is still legal in the US
By Nicholas Syrett, Professor of Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University of Kansas. Women protest against child marriage in Albany, New York. AP Photo/Anna Gronewold The recent outrage over Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore allegedly targeting teenage girls for sex has elicited reports that some evangelical churches actually encourage teenage girls to date older […]
3 Women Renew Sexual Misconduct Allegations Against Trump
Three women, who last year accused Donald Trump of making unwanted sexual advances, renewed their allegations Monday, saying it was time Congress investigate claims against the president in the wake of dozens of other powerful American men being held accountable for their treatment of women. Rachel Crooks, who accused Trump of forcibly kissing her 12 […]
Salah named BBC African player of the year
Egypt star Mohamed Salah won the prestigious BBC African Player of the Year award on Monday, rewarded for a 2017 packed with sparkling displays for Liverpool, Roma and his national team. The 25-year-old topped a poll that saw a record number of votes cast after firing Egypt to the final of the Africa Cup of […]
Trump’s Treasury Admits Tax Plan Won’t Pay For Itself
After months of pressure from watchdog groups, the U.S. Department of the Treasury, led by Trump-appointee Steve Mnuchin, has released a one-page analysis of the Republican tax bill. The report shows that even when analyzed under Republican-favored methods, the tax cuts will enlarge the federal deficit and will require additional policy changes to create the […]
White House Most Corrupt Governmental Institution: Poll
In the year since Donald Trump was elected president on a promise to “drain the swamp” of Washington’s corruption, Americans have become more, not less, convinced that Washington is corrupt, and that the White House is the most corrupt institution in U.S. government. A new public opinion poll conducted over the last two months found […]