Professor to Students: Stop Global Warming or ‘Blood Will Be on Your Hands’

A screen shot from a YouTube video posted by a conservative group shows an LSU professor admonishing his students of the dangers of global warming.(YouTube) BATON ROUGE, La. – Was a college professor “provoking discussion” — or criticizing students who don’t … Read More

Extreme exploitation of migrants is taking place in Italy, the UN Special Rapporteur says

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe

African migrants shown harvesting oranges in Rosarno, Reggio Calabria. Credit: ANSA/ Franco Cufari Migrant agricultural workers in some parts of southern Italy are “enduring extreme levels of labor exploitation and coercion, and inhumane working and living conditions,” the UN Special … Read More

College offers course on reading Bible ‘through queer theory’ — it falls under ‘Religious Studies’

posted in: Breaking News, News

A new course at a liberal studies college in California offers an examination of the Bible through a “queer” lens. (Image source: YouTube screenshot) A California college is offering a course for the 2019 semester called “Queer Theory and the … Read More

First tariffs, and now a move to isolate China in global trade. Can the US succeed?

posted in: News, United States

George Magnus says America’s new trade agreement with Mexico and Canada contains two provisions – limiting currency manipulation and trade with a ‘non-market economy’ – drafted with China in mind, and could be used as a template for future accords. … Read More

‘We have exhausted all options – time to hit Hamas hard’

posted in: Israel, News

Liberman holds security assessment in Gaza region, hinting at disagreements within cabinet. ‘I hope cabinet will make the right decision.’ Ariel Hermoni, Defense Ministry – Liberman in Gaza Division Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman held an assessment of the situation in … Read More

EU leaders gather for ‘moment of truth’ Brexit summit

posted in: European Union, News

European Council President Donald Tusk touches his eyebrow after delivering a statement during a joint news conference following a Tripartite Social Summit roundtable at the European Council headquarters in Brussels, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco) (Francisco Seco) BRUSSELS … Read More

Ukraine, Russia ramp up confrontation

posted in: News, Russia

The US has increased its military support for Ukraine, which sends a message to Moscow. CNN’s Matthew Chance reports. In Europe, a shadow conflict is capturing headlines: The Salisbury poisonings and the unmasking of alleged Russian agents in the Netherlands … Read More

Arab and Kurdish crime clans ‘Systematically recruiting’ refugees in Merkel’s Germany

Arab and Kurdish crime clans are “systematically recruiting” refugees and building parallel societies in Germany, an investigation has found. “The clans have systematically been recruiting refugees for the dirtiest jobs, such as selling drugs in parks and the subway,” Thomas … Read More

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