Tag Archive: socialists

on November 30, 2015 in World News

Majority of Americans Believe Ordinary People Do Better Job Than Elected Officials

Majority of Americans Believe Ordinary People Do Better Job Than Elected Officials by Alex Swoyer A new Pew Research Center poll found 55 percent of Americans believe ordinary people could do a better job of “solving national problems” than elected officials, and only 19 percent of Americans trust the federal government “always or most of the time.” Just 15 years ago, a clear majority of Americans — 60 percent — trusted the government. “Since then trust has been steadily eroding in the face of the Iraq War and the economic uncertainty,” reported Voice of America. The survey results show that elected officials are viewed… View Article

click here for more
on November 29, 2015 in World News

7th-grader told to kill herself for not denying God

7th-grader told to kill herself for not denying God Teacher threatened failing grade, student refuses to back down In a story gaining momentum since late October, a seventh-grader from Katy, Texas, was made to state “God is a myth” by her middle-school teacher. Now the student is facing startling repercussions for her refusal to back down. It started when 12-year-old Jordan Wooley’s teacher assigned a quiz at West Memorial Junior High School asking students to label statements as “fact, assertion, or opinion.” Statements included “America is the most free country on Earth,” and “there is a God.” Jordan said the… View Article

click here for more
on November 29, 2015 in World News

GOP establishment to back Hillary if Trump nominee

GOP establishment to back Hillary if Trump nominee ‘They want a puppet that they can control, Donald will never be that person’ Although Donald Trump has signed a pledge to support the Republican Party’s nominee, that doesn’t mean the party’s establishment will support him, should he win the GOP presidential nod. A report by the Hill suggests the big money Republican donors are actually looking to support Hillary Clinton for commander in chief if Trump is at the top of the GOP ticket. Yes, the Democrat Hillary Clinton could be getting millions of dollars from Republicans. The website says: “In… View Article

click here for more
on November 29, 2015 in World News

Global Climate March: Tens of thousands rally around the world against climate change

Global Climate March: Tens of thousands rally around the world against climate change Protesters are marching across the world to pressure their governments into taking steps to fight climate change. The massive rallies fall on the eve of a UN summit in Paris which will see more than 190 nations gather to try and cut harmful global emissions. More than 570,000 people across 175 countries have so far taken part in the rallies, making the 2015 action ahead of the summit the biggest set of global marches in history, according to a campaign director at Avaaz.org, a global advocacy organization…. View Article

click here for more
on November 29, 2015 in World News

How political correctness rules in America’s student ‘safe spaces’

How political correctness rules in America’s student ‘safe spaces’ A student backlash against hearing words and ideas that oppose their own, citing emotional “trauma”, is changing the culture of the American campus writes Ruth Sherlock, US Editor from Harvard University By Ruth Sherlock, Boston Follow As the law professor prepared for her class on sexual assault, she opened her emails to find a strange request: could she give assurances that the content of the class would not be included in the end-of-year exam, her students asked? They were concerned there might be victims of sexual assault among their classmates, they… View Article

click here for more
on November 29, 2015 in World News

The rise of liberal intolerance in America

The rise of liberal intolerance in America Edward Luce There is no doubt that racial prejudice is alive and well but quashing free speech is no answer High quality global journalism requires investment. Please share this article with others using the link below, do not cut & paste the article. See our Ts&Cs and Copyright Policy for more detail. Email [email protected] to buy additional rights. http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/095c7a8e-96a5-11e5-9228-87e603d47bdc.html#ixzz3svbvtcVV It ought to be a triumphal moment for American liberalism. In the space of a few years gay marriage has been accepted, marijuana has been legalised, America has twice elected its first black president… View Article

click here for more
on November 29, 2015 in World News

Donald Trump Declares: ‘Second Amendment 100%’

Donald Trump Declares: ‘Second Amendment 100%’ by AWR Hawkins On November 28 Republican presidential hopeful Donald Trump told supporters in Sarasota, Florida, that he is “Second Amendment 100%.” According to CNN, Trump referenced the Paris terror attacks and suggested an armed citizenry would have made a difference. He said, “If they would have had the guns, they wouldn’t have had the carnage they had.” He added, “I just want to say upfront, right now, Second Amendment 100%.” During a November 22 appearance on ABC’s This Week With George Stephanopoulos, Trump made a similar observation, saying: You know George, I am a really… View Article

click here for more
on November 29, 2015 in World News

5 Devastating Facts About Black-on-Black Crime

5 Devastating Facts About Black-on-Black Crime by Jerome Hudson The mainstream American media is, again, happily hitting the Black Lives Matter crack pipe in its pernicious pursuit of high ratings. These blood-lusting junkies were nowhere to be found when, with haunting predictability, Chicago news headline after headline detailed the carnage that has consumed dozens of communities in that city where black men kill each other with terrifying regularity. Where were these Black Lives Matter protesters after the slaying of Chicago’s little Tyshawn Lee, the 9-year-old lured into an alley and shot to death by a black man seeking gang-related vengeance against… View Article

click here for more
on November 28, 2015 in World News

Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey

Kremlin says Putin ‘fully mobilized’ to tackle threat from Turkey By By Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt   By Andrew Osborn and Polina Devitt MOSCOW (Reuters) – President Vladimir Putin is fully mobilized to tackle what the Kremlin regards as an unprecedented threat from Turkey following the shooting down of one of its warplanes by a Turkish F-16, the Russian leader’s spokesman said on Saturday. In comments which underscore how angry the Kremlin still is over the incident, Dmitry Peskov, Putin’s spokesman, called the behavior of the Turkish air force “absolute madness” and said Ankara’s subsequent handling of the crisis… View Article

click here for more
on November 28, 2015 in World News

Refugee debate stokes tensions in Hamtramck, America’s Muslim capital

Refugee debate stokes tensions in Hamtramck, America’s Muslim capital Mayor says city is ready to welcome more Syrian refugees as national politicians raise security concerns in wake of Paris attacks By Nick Allen,  Follow Hamtramck, Michigan Shortly before dawn in Hamtramck, Michigan, the first call to prayer reverberates through the narrow rows of snow-dusted white clapboard houses as American flags flutter on porches in the chill wind off Lake Erie. Around the corner from the Al-Islah Mosque the five daily calls can be heard at the Martha Washington bakery. As customers trickle in one non-Muslim woman refers to it as… View Article

click here for more