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Mar 18 2020
News
Amid coronavirus, Iraq aims for a higher politics
A prime minister-designate tries to form a government that lives up to young people’s democratic ideals – and protects Iraqis from the virus outbreak.
With courage and elbow-bump caution, lawmakers around the world are trying to carry on their work during the pandemic. The machinery of government still needs the grease of politics. This is particularly true in Iraq where a 17-year
Christian Science MonitorMay 09 2013
News
Debt Limit Bill Passes House, Ordering Obama To Pay Only Some U.S. Creditors On Time
The House passed a measure Thursday that would amount to the rough equivalent of declaring bankruptcy for the United States, directing the government to meet only certain obligations if Congress failed to raise the country's borrowing limit.
Republicans characterized the measure as a responsible step to mitigate the fallout from such a failure, but Democrats slammed it as the "Pay China
HuffPostJan 16 2020
News
White House hold on Ukraine aid violated federal law, congressional watchdog says
The White House violated federal law in its hold on security aid to Ukraine last year, according to a decision by a congressional watchdog released on Thursday and reviewed by The Washington Post.
The Government Accountability Office, a nonpartisan agency that reports to Congress, found the Trump administration violated a law that governs how the White House disburses money approved by
Washington PostDec 04 2014
News
Obama Speaks on Racially-Charged Police Killing: ‘This Is an American Problem’
President Barack Obama said the decision by a New York grand jury not to indict the police officer who ultimately killed Eric Garner “speaks to a larger issue” in America.
Some responded with outrage after a grand jury opted against the indictment on Wednesday. The police officer put a chokehold on Garner during the arrest and it ended up killing him.
“It is incumbent upon all of
The BlazeSep 04 2019
Opinion
Odessa, Texas mass shooting responses tie together evangelical Christians and guns
When guns evoke such positive (even sacred) feelings of security and national belonging, is it any wonder that so many evangelicals refuse to consider gun control?
The names and dates change, but the story remains the same: another mass-casualty shooting, another period of shock, grief and soul-searching for the nation. Like clockwork, the usual divisions emerge, with contradictory
Guest Writer - LeftOct 02 2012
Opinion
Whatever Happened to "We the People"
The traditional American liberal story is the story of We the People.
As Americans, the most important part of our social identity is our role as citizens. To be a citizen means to be part of, and a de- fender of, the commons of our nation. The water we drink, the air we breathe, the streets we drive on, the schools that we use, the departments that protect us - these are all the
TruthOutApr 22 2019
News
Supreme Court to Consider Gay, Transgender Rights in Workplace
High Court to rule on whether federal civil rights law prohibits employment discrimination on basis of sexual orientation, transgender status
The Supreme Court on Monday said it will consider three cases to decide whether federal law protects gay and transgender workers from employment discrimination.
The cases mark the first major consideration of gay rights by the justices
Wall Street Journal (News)Jun 30 2020
News
Supreme Court says Montana program aiding private schools must be open to religious schools
A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday endorsed a Montana tax incentive program that indirectly helps private religious schools, a major victory for those who want to see more public funding of religious institutions.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr., writing for a conservative majority in the 5 to 4 ruling, said the Montana Supreme Court was wrong to strike down the program because of a
Washington PostThink Tank / Policy Group
ACLU
The ACLU is our nation's guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. These rights include:
Aug 28 2019
Opinion
Donald Trump Has Worn Us All Out
And maybe our exhaustion spells his end.
Donald Trump’s presidency has baffled me, enraged me and above all saddened me, because I’m a stubborn believer in America’s promise, which he mocks and imperils.
But last week his presidency did something to me that it hadn’t done before. It absolutely flattened me.
I woke up Saturday, made my coffee, shuffled to my computer,
Frank Bruni