Elections in India and the European Union in recent days have resulted in some sweeping wins for politicians with strident nationalist messages. Anti-immigrant rhetoric abounds. The out-of-touch elites are savaged. The middle ground is crumbling. In India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi easily secured a […]
According to Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin, $20 bills featuring Harriet Tubman’s likeness won’t appear in circulation until 2028, years after Trump leaves office. In keeping with Tubman’s character, her likeness has shown up unannounced, according to the Sun-Sentinel. A few minutes after Mnuchin announced that Tubman’s likeness was […]
President Donald Trump’s decision to vilify Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) has had real, harmful effects not just on the first-year congresswoman, but on Muslim candidates running for public office at the state and local levels as well. In March, Omar faced significant criticism ― including from members of her […]
In an exclusive interview with CNN, Zarif warned the US was “playing a very, very dangerous game” by boosting its military presence in the region. Zarif criticized the US for sending the USS Abraham Lincoln carrier strike group and a bomber task force to […]
Investors would be wise to closely monitor the relationship between the United States and Iran, where tensions have soared after Iran suspended parts of the nuclear deal that briefly brought an end to its economic and diplomatic isolation. US says Afghan forces killed […]
The mother of Trayvon Martin noted in the 2018 documentary “Rest in Power” that it took her teen son being shot down by then-neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman for her to find the voice to stand up to the racially-charged injustices that permeates throughout […]
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