Pope Francis’ two-day visit to Ireland on August 25-26th comes at a time when people need hope. The Irish Church has been devastated by the abuse scandals, which have never been properly dealt with. The victims and survivors of church abuse have told their stories and knocked on church doors trying to get a hearing. […]
Read MoreTo reaffirm faith in fundamental human rights, in the dignity and worth of the human person. . . . — Preamble to Charter of the United Nations The good news is that, as of this writing, there is no talk of the Chinese imposing reciprocal sanctions on the United States. According to a report in […]
Read MoreAround two dozen right-wing Israeli settler youth were recorded on video taunting relatives of Ali Saad Dawabsheh, the 18-month-old Palestinian toddler murdered along with his parents in a July 2015 arson attack. The Times of Israel reports the extremists chanted “Ali is burned, where is Ali, Ali is on the grill” as Hussein Dawabsheh, Ali’s grandfather, and Nasr […]
Read MoreWhat are the political implications of meeting the established human right for everyone to enjoy an adequate standard of living? In short, it necessitates a redistribution of wealth and resources on an unprecedented scale, which is why activists should resurrect the United Nations’ radical vision for achieving Article 25. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights is […]
Read MorePress TV said emergency and evaluation teams are operating and Red Crescent teams have been dispatched to the area. ### The tremor struck at around 2:00 a.m. local time (5:30 p.m ET Thursday) in Iran’s East Azerbaijan Province and there have been more than 50 aftershocks, Press TV said. It added that buildings in the […]
Read MoreFour protesters were killed in Baghdad on Saturday after Iraqi Security Forces pushed back hundreds of protesters and burnt several tents that were being used for an overnight sit-in, according to Iraqi activists. ### Teargas and live ammunition was used by Iraqi security forces in the al Khalani commercial area, about 1 kilometer from Tahrir […]
Read MoreClick:postpartum hair loss After defeating two last-minute amendments by ultra-hawkish Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) that would have completely gutted the measure, the Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed Sen. Bernie Sanders’ (I-Vt.) resolution to end U.S. military support for Saudi Arabia’s years-long assault on Yemen by a bipartisan vote of 56-41. The vote—which marks the first […]
Read MorePraise be! Congratulations are in order for Alexis Bledel. On Sunday, the actress nabbed an Emmy for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series” for her turn as Ofglen in The Handmaid’s Tale at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards. Bledel’s guest-starring performance in the dystopian Hulu series was so well-received that she’s slated to return as a […]
Read MoreGlobal outcry erupted on Monday—with one critic condemning the move as “ethnic cleansing with impunity”—after Israeli forces demolished dozens of homes in Sur Baher, a Palestinian village that straddles East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank. “These demolitions are a flagrant violation of international law and part of a systematic pattern by the Israeli authorities […]
Read MoreWe’re always crushing on Demi Lovato—the person and her music. Now, we have yet another reason to love her. Demi Lovato revealed who her new breakup song’s about, and we definitely didn’t see this coming. You’d think it would be her ex Wilmer Valderamma, or perhaps her ex Joe Jonas—but you’d be wrong. Of course, the song […]
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