As Peace Process Stalls, US Imposes Sanctions on South Sudanese Officials

The U.S. announced sanctions targeting two South Sudanese officials as a deadline for forming a national unity government is again moved back. After much frustration over stalled efforts to form a unity government in South Sudan, the United States Department of Treasury officially announced sanctions on two of South Sudan’s highest-ranking officials. Both the Minister [...]

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India’s Government Is Going to War Against Its Own People

Protests against India’s new Citizenship Act are now ongoing in every part of India, with a cross-section of society outraged by the religious implications of this law. On December 13, the United Nations high commissioner for human rights released a powerful statement that criticized India’s new citizenship law. This “fundamentally discriminatory” Citizenship (Amendment) Act of 2019 would expedite citizenship [...]

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Cash-Strapped NRA Discloses Spending on Foreign Fundraising For First Time

The NRA’s tax records show its involvement abroad, expanding to a longer list of regions from the Middle East and Asia to Europe and sub-saharan Africa. (By Anna Massoglia, Center for Responsive Politics) The National Rifle Association disclosed spending on foreign fundraising for the first time in the gun rights group’s history as it faced a multimillion-dollar [...]

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Israel Wants $150 Billion Compensation for Jews Who Left Arab Countries

“Israel could seek to claim these funds by going to US courts. The whole thing would be laughable if it were not for this fact.” (MEMO) Israel is preparing to claim a total of $150 billion in compensation for the property of Jews who migrated from Arab countries to occupied Palestine, Israel Today has reported. The [...]

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Almost Half Of All Americans Work Low Wage Jobs as Praise Heaped on ‘Strong Economy’

“We don’t have any basis or any evidence for calling this a hot labor market.” – Fed Chairman Jerome Powell Despite strong job growth and a 50-year low unemployment rate, nearly half of all American workers qualify as low wage, according to a Brookings Institute analysis published last month. The report found that “53 million [...]

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India Cracks Down on Protests Against Discriminatory Citizenship Law

Four people have already been killed by police in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, seen by many as a step towards establishing India as a Hindu majority country. (By Peoples Dispatch) Across India, tens of thousands of people have hit the streets against the discriminatory and controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (earlier known as the [...]

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Anti-Impeachment Rep. Van Drew to Flip to GOP After Taking Six Figures From Democratic Colleagues

New Jersey Congressman Jeff Van Drew is expected to switch parties from Democrat to Republican after taking large amounts of campaign cash from his Democratic colleagues. (By Karl Evers-Hillstrom, Center for Responsive Politics) Anti-impeachment Rep. Jeff Van Drew (D-N.J.) is expected to switch parties from Democrat to Republican after meeting late last week with President Donald Trump, enraging those [...]

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How to Know Which Impeachment Polls to Believe – and Which to Skip

Comparing results from different polls using different wording can be confusing and misleading, so it is best to compare polls conducted by the same organization at different points in time. (By Michael Traugott, The Conversation) Pollsters are trying their best to track public opinion about the House Democrats’ decision to charge President Trump with two [...]

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