bolsonaro targets commission on political disappearances
RIO DE JANEIRO — President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday removed several members of commission investigating disappearances and murders during Brazil's, in the killing of leftist activist... ..…
almost half of state supreme courts have only white judges, report
Brennan Center for Justice analyzed the racial and composition of all 50 state supreme courts, finding that both minorities and women are drastically underrepresented on the bench.. ..…
the most important article you’ll never read? how western media
he was upending particularly tedious case of conformism from that era, namely that West was fighting Communists in North to defend Saigon. However, the professor was right. ..…
saudi women can obtain passports without male guardians’ permission
The new regulation in a sense grants the right to adult Saudi women to travel without the permission of their guardians. . ..…
extremist otzma yehudit still seeking merger with united right as
Despite having been thus far left out of the alliance made up of Union of Right-Wing Parties and New Right party, Otzma Yehudit's Itamar Ben Gvir said there was still possibility that they would join, even with just hours left to finalize the party list... ..…
revolution as accelerated modernity
Chinese troops crushed a pro-democracy demonstration held by students and other demanding democratic reform in Tiananmen Square on June 4. . ... Wilhelm Marx.- Sitting, from left to right: Wilhelm Marx, Ernst Wilhelm Scholz and Paul Fleischer . ..…
middle east nationality laws and the negation of women’s rights
The group added, however, that while it was in the right direction, the new law does not offer solution to suffering... ..…
soros pours $5.1 million into new 2020 pac
New filings also show Soros directly contributed $55,000 in April to the Youth Progressive Action Catalyst PAC, a youth-led group that connects young people directly to progressive candidates and campaigns. ..…
msu's samuel stanley arrives with record of achievement, controversy
Law had mixed feelings because, he had worked with Stanley since the beginning of the 10 years at Stony Brook, on New York's Long Island. ..…
the right has power in latin america, but no plan
The new right-wing governments of the biggest economies of South America — Brazil and Argentina — clamored for “free trade” agreements with the US. ... Unsurprisingly, given Trump’s protectionist tendencies, new trade agreements usually haven’t been a topic of..…
nearly 1 in 3 young black people say the democratic party doesn’t
new study from Gen Forward, University of Chicago-based polling initiative, takes deeper look at the political attitudes and preferences of young people aged 18-36, group that is comprising growing share of the electorate. ..…
averting the middle east's 1914 moment
Halbfinger, “Mossad chief bluntly blames Iran for tanker attacks”, The New York Times, 1 July 2019.Hide Footnote In June, the U.S. was, according to President Donald Trump, minutes away from airstrikes against Iran after the IRGC – by its own admission – downed a U.S. drone that..…
49 killed in two attacks in yemen's aden: official
The banners criticized United Right, union between Jewish Home, National Union and New Right, for failing to include Otzma Yehudit, claiming that without 'Otzma there is no right-wing government... It slammed New Right leaders Ayelet Shaked and Naftali..…
the rise of the american gestapo: has it already happened?
Adolf Hitler is alive and well in United States, and he is fast rising to power. — Paul Craig Roberts, former Assistant Secretary of Treasury, on the danger posed by FBI to our civil liberties. ..…
u.s. ends cold war missile treaty, with aim of countering china
Military vehicles carrying ballistic missiles through Tiananmen Square during a military parade in Beijing in 2015. ... Senior military officials agree, but have added that once the I.N.F. treaty dies, it is hard to imagine a negotiation to renew New START, which expires in February 2021,..…
publications - research & commentary: state medicaid costs associated
Free-Market Physicians Look to Save America’s Broken Health Care System – Directly . http://www.maciverinstitute.com/2017/10/free-market-physicians-look-to-save-americas-broken-health-care-system-directly/ . Matt Kittle of the MacIver Institute examines the potential for direct primary care in..…
kick-starting stalled investments will give much-needed boost to greek
When New Democracy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, was elected Prime Minister on July 7th, El Dorado Gold share went up 10-12% because the right-wing party won... ..…
nicaraguan opposition slams government's no show at talks
FILE - In this Nov 4, 2016 file photo, children swing in park next to billboard promoting Nicaragua's President Daniel Ortega and running mate, his Rosario Murillo Managua, Nicaragua. ..…
auckland.scoop.co.nz » a new dawn for work skills and training
Too many Māori, Pacific and disabled learners are being left behind to achieve at a lower level because the system just won’t respond to their needs. . “New Zealand needs to lift productivity and for that to happen we need more companies to be involved in training and taking on more..…
dassk grateful for japanese support during myanmar’s “difficult
I believe Japanese people who have passed through difficult times will have compassion and understanding for Myanmar people, said Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. ..…
» ashrawi: un failure to recognize israeli crimes against palestinian
Additionally, the right-wing in Israel is exploiting the current US-Israeli partnership to create new facts on the ground with absolute disregard to international law and declared rejection of the internationally-endorsed requirements of peace, including Palestinian statehood. ..…
photos of the month: july
The siege and brief occupation of Legislative Council, or Legco, took the demonstrations to new and dangerous level on day - July of Hong Kong's return to China from Britain. ..…
presstv-israel drives us foreign policy on iran: writer
The US Departments of State and Treasury announced the imposition of sanctions on Wednesday against Zarif stating he “acted or purported to act for or on behalf of, directly or indirectly, the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran.” . In June, Trump announced new sanctions..…
roman catholic churches face financial strain from sex abuse lawsuits
'Every Catholic has a right to their sacraments.” . Scandalous allegations will be aired about priests and bishops once thought above reproach. New terminology will enter the Catholic catechism: vicarious liability, religious corporations law, sub secreto, channeling injunction*. . ..…
the triumph of their will
The prolific far-right YouTuber was forced to resign from his position Virginia, August 2017. ..…
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