Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham; Director of the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Brent Leggs; Spencer Crew, professor of US History at George Mason University; ASALH 400th Commemorative Chair and professor at John Jay College Gloria..…
For YPG, the choice is Face incursion by Turkey or cut deal with Assad and at least live to see the day, said Dana Stroul, senior fellow at Washington Institute for Near Policy.. Both Russia and Assad government want to prevent Turkey from gaining even more Syria and are willing to cut..…
IFPTE President Paul Shearon speaking out at a rally in Washington DC about the plight of federal workers who won’t get a paycheck due to the government shutdown. ... WASHINGTON—Add Paul Shearon to the union voices blasting GOP President Donald Trump’s 35-day shutdown/lockout..…
EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS, Associated Press PHILIP ELLIOTT, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss — Former Mississippi Gov. WASHINGTON INFORMER — Outrage mixed with panic for thousand federal workers who marched Thursday to White House in appeal to President Trump... ..…
And just millions of people saw powerful display showing that U.S society is not so united Amid the jingoistic unveiling of ludicrously American flags, handful of Black players quietly knelt or raised fist during the anthem to register protest against racist police violence... ..…
Though the IMF is different from the World Bank in several respects, such as its stated mission and focus, it too is largely dominated by U.S. government influence and funding. For instance, the IMF is also based in Washington and the U.S. is the company’s largest shareholder — the..…
Carter acknowledged that “we’ve done nothing but lose politically” by opposing settlements, but he continued to pressure Begin to the point that Begin feared “a total break with Washington” over the settlements and Palestinians. . Still, the Israeli government expanded settlements..…
Some doctors, as well as members of Doctors Against Forced Organ Harvesting, said in 2016 that Chinese government denials the practice has continued cannot be verified, according to the New York Times. . A 2017 Washington Post report, however, noted that many sources including..…
The new Taliban government in Kabul had no diplomatic relations with Washington at that time, but that didn’t seem to be a problem. ... On October 7, 1996, just as the Taliban was claiming victory in Afghanistan’s civil war (and five years to the day before Khalilzad’s soon-to-be boss..…
Jeff Cimmino is a media analyst at the Washington Free Beacon. He is a senior pursuing a B.A. in history and a minor in government at Georgetown University. ..…
The foreign ministers of both Colombia and Brazil, the two countries that border Venezuela were Washington Tuesday for discussions with Pompeo and National Security Adviser John Bolton. ..…
'I never knew a better legislator or a stronger voice,' added Wolman, who knew Dingell from their time together in Washington and Detroit. . ... John Dingell was never one to name drop, even though his hunting buddies included former President Bill Clinton, Secretary of State James..…
While Israeli leader, Benjamin Netanyahu, often complains of the lack of a 'Palestinian partner', his government, with the aid of Washington, has done its utmost to ensure Palestinian division. . ..…
TEHRAN - The US military views major global financial institutions like World Bank, International Monetary Fund, and Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development according to secret document released by WikiLeaks.. ..…
Under the labor movement, the pension leagues and the Washington Pension Union fought for and won a $50 state pension for workers. This helped force the federal government to implement Social Security for retirees and others. . ..…