Since the start of Syria’s war in 2011, $26 million worth of antiquities have been imported to the United States from the war-torn country, according … Ancient Syrian treasures worth $26m shipped to USRead more
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US’ NSA spying on BJP
United States National Security Agency (NSA) is spying on India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a report said on Tuesday. According to a report published … US’ NSA spying on BJPRead more
75th Anniv. of Internment of Japanese Americans
Seventy-five years ago yesterday, on February 19th, 1942, Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, that forced more than 120,000 men, women and children of … 75th Anniv. of Internment of Japanese AmericansRead more
James Baldwin and the Meaning of Whiteness
Raoul Peck’s “I Am Not Your Negro” is one of the finest documentaries I have ever seen—I would have stayed in the theater in New … James Baldwin and the Meaning of WhitenessRead more
WikiLeaks Inform Voters
Naomi Klein’s remarks. ” how dangerous it is for media organizations to be taking such a highly political approach to this election, because they so … WikiLeaks Inform VotersRead more
What Happened to Japanese Americans 75 Years Ago Is Newly Relevant
In May 1942, just six months into World War II, a medical doctor in the U.S. Army went to a notary in Fort Smith, Arkansas … What Happened to Japanese Americans 75 Years Ago Is Newly RelevantRead more
U.S. Congress votes for corruption by overturning historic transparency law in gift to big oil
Today’s decision by the Republican-led U.S. Senate to overturn a rule designed to stop oil companies striking corrupt deals with foreign governments is a grave … U.S. Congress votes for corruption by overturning historic transparency law in gift to big oilRead more
First Black Female Muslim US Judge Found Dead
Sheila Abdus-Salaam, the first female Black Muslim judge in U.S. history, was found dead in the Hudson River in New York on Wednesday. Abdus-Salaam’s husband … First Black Female Muslim US Judge Found DeadRead more
Hacking governments since 2011
Malware that WikiLeaks purports belongs to the Central Intelligence Agency has been definitively tied to an advanced hacking operation that has been penetrating governments and … Hacking governments since 2011Read more