Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump in US election clash
Polling stations have opened as the first ballots were cast in the US presidential election, pitting Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton against her Republican rival Donald Trump. Voters in nine states got a first crack at electing the new president on Tuesday, with the rest of the country due to get started later in the day.
American Muslims brace for the worst after US election
Atlanta, United States – With the US presidential election only days away, many in the US – particularly the Muslim-American community – are bracing for the worst over fears that a win, or a loss, by Republican candidate Donald Trump could bring violence. Fueled by Trump’s inflammatory rhetoric, members of local militia from across the […]
Meet The Militia Group That Plans To Watch Polling Stations On Election Day
Stewart Rhodes is certain that the 2016 election is being manipulated by “competing cartels” of power-hungry politicians — and that it’s his job to stop it. A Yale Law graduate and the founder of the anti-government group the Oath Keepers, Rhodes traces election rigging back to accusations that John F. Kennedy used dead peoples’ votes […]
What the FBI Found in the Emails on Weiner’s Laptop
The Federal Bureau of Investigation determined that almost every email discovered in a laptop used primarily by the husband of an aide to Hillary Clinton was a duplicate of previously produced documents or personal emails, a person close to the case told Newsweek. As a result, FBI Director James Comey sent a letter to Congress […]
James Comey Is Unfit for Public Service
James Comey should not simply be fired as director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He must be barred forever from any form of public service. In the last 10 days, Comey has whipsawed the election for president of the United States. Now we know he did it for no reason. When his agents found […]
USA – Fear for the future among New York’s Muslims on eve of election
A day before Americans vote in one of the most divisive presidential elections in decades, there is a palpable sense of tension among the citizens of Ozone Park, a quiet, residential neighbourhood in Queens, New York. People here have a reason to be more apprehensive than most: the area is home to a sizeable Muslim […]
How will US election affect Middle East policy?
No matter who wins Tuesday’s presidential election, one thing is clear: The United States will continue to meddle in the conflicts of the Middle East, analysts say. Barack Obama, who shied away from large-scale military intervention in favour of more covert drone warfare, will end his eight years of presidency with a deeply controversial legacy, […]
Why I will not vote in this US presidential election
Why would anyone want to vote in this toxic and ignominious US presidential election? Participating in a democratic process is a privilege that must restore one’s trust in public good. This particular election is the epitome of a disgraceful public spectacle of corruption on one side, and neo-fascism on the other.
The US homeless camps offering a lesson in democracy
Portland, Oregon, United States – When Marge Pettitt’s seven-year-old daughter broke down in tears in a homeless shelter in 2009, she made one of the hardest decisions of her life: Sending the child to live with her father, who had married another woman and moved into her apartment.
Muslims Targeted In Florida
Amid a national climate of tension and fear surrounding Islam in the United States, vandals reportedly spray painted signs outside of a Florida Islamic center Wednesday early morning with anti-Muslim messages. “F*** Islam,” the vandals wrote in all caps on the Alamin Center in Palm Beach. “F*** ISIS.” Officials told local news outlets that they […]