Yearly Archives: 2015
The Prison-Industrial Complex Takes Another Hit
Officials who built their careers on mass incarceration are now calling for this madness to end. Could this be a turning point for the prison-industrial complex?
The US Corporate Media are Essentially Propaganda Organs of the US Government
Can the US corporate media, particularly when it comes to foreign affairs, but also when it comes to matters like intelligence and domestic spying, be trusted to present the truth?
Donald Trump Supports Registry, Special Identification for Muslim Americans
Donald Trump expressed this week that he would support forcing American Muslims to carry special identification showing their faith. The presidential candidate also supports forcing Muslim Americans to be registered in a database.
Three Supervisors Charged With Causing Workers’ Deaths on Oil Drilling Platform
Three companies and three supervisors have been charged in the deaths of three workers. The companies and individuals failed to follow proper safety precautions resulting in a fatal explosion.
A Post-Paris “Clash of Civilizations”?
All of this is like manna from heaven for the Islamic State, the more “pitiless” the better. Their dream is to live in a black-and-white world of utter religious and political clarity (and calamity), while engaging in what American pundits like to term a “clash of civilizations.”
Even War Has Rules
Hospital attacks in Yemen and Kunduz have not been mentioned in any of the U.S. presidential debates or forums so far. We need a full investigation of these crimes, to hold those responsible accountable.
Could ISIL Be Strengthened by U.S., French, Russian Bombing?
A conversation with longtime journalist Abdel Bari Atwan about how the bombings could backfire and help grow the Islamic State.
Stop Shopping, Start Living
REI is doing its part to preserve the spirit of Thanksgiving. Let's follow their lead - stop shopping and start living.
Whether Dealing With Jewish Refugees in ’30s or Syrians Today, U.S. Falls Short of...
Steve Jobs’s father was an immigrant from Syria. We need more like him, and we need fewer children washing up dead on beaches. If we’re going to bomb Syria, we need to take care of the displaced.
27 U.S. Governors Refuse to Accept Refugees Fleeing Violence in Syria
In the wake of Friday’s attacks in Paris, governors of at least 27 U.S. states have said they will not accept Syrian refugees. Hear the reaction from Roula Allouch, national board chair of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.