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"Polish Death Camps" Controversy
President Duda’s recent amendment to Poland’s criminal code began as an effort to placate nationalists enraged by the frequency with which the phrase “Polish death camps” has been used to refer to Nazi concentration camps where large numbers of non-Jewish Poles were also imprisoned. But an effort to refocus attention on Polish suffering, and away from the Holocaust has prompted widespread criticism from Israel, the United States, Polish historians, and Germany’s foreign minister.
NRA Money to Congress — Follow the Cash and Make a Change in 2018
The survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting are the most formidable foes the NRA will face. If they want to make a difference, they need to convince other young people to vote against Members of Congress who accept money from the NRA. Young people often fail to take part in elections. Will the Parkland, Florida deaths finally change that?
A Personal Account of Hawaii's False Missile Alert
The warning read, "BALLISTIC MISSILE THREAT INBOUND TO HAWAII. SEEK IMMEDIATE SHELTER. THIS IS NOT A DRILL." The Hawaii false missile alert was issued via the Emergency Alert System and Commercial Mobile Alert System over television, radio, and cellphones and sparked panic across the islands for more than half an hour.
The Day Hell Came to School
Five Years ago today, a 20-year-old stormed into the Sandy Hook Elementary School and massacred 20 first graders and six adults in a frenzy of gunfire. The killer used a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle to slaughter the students and educators. It took him less than five minutes. All but two of his victims were shot multiple times.
How a Democracy Can Implode
The biggest challenge to democracy comes from the voters themselves. As Americans, we have a duty to vote not just Republican or Democrat, but for those who will uphold our Supreme Law. In 2014, voter turnout for mid-term elections plunged to the lowest rate in 72 years. The overall national turnout was a disgraceful 36.3 percent.
U.S. Senate Seats up for Reelection in 2018
The U.S. Senate elections will be held on November 6, 2018. Thirty-three of the 100 Senate seats are up for reelection. The Republicans will be defending just 8 seats, while the Democrats will be fighting for 23, plus another 2 held by independents. The winners of those seats will serve a six-year term from January 3, 2019, until January 3, 2025. The time to start organizing is now.
Middle East
ISIS Brutality Becomes a TV Series
Teri Schure
ISIS, Turkey and Oil: Interview with Pelicourt
James Stafford
Khalid al-Asaad Slaughtered by ISIS
Teri Schure
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Europe
Isolated in Greek Camps, Migrants Find Work
Alice Maiden
The Jedwabne Massacre of 1941: An Interview with Marcin Malek
Teri Schure
Is Russia Plotting to Bring Down OPEC?
Dalan McEndree
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Asia-Pacific
Could Iran Emerge as the Middle East Superpower?
Doreen Horschig
Taiwan Seeks to Join Fight Against Global Warming
Ying-Yuan Lee, Minister of Environmental Protection Administration, Republic of China (Taiwan)
Myanmar: Transition Within Transition
Rajiv Bhatia
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Americas
States With Confederate Monuments on Public Property
Worldpress.org
Americans Who Gained Health Insurance Coverage Under the ACA by State
Teri Schure
Immigration and Health Care Reform Will Wreak Havoc on Rural America
Teri Schure
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Africa
Child Brides in Zimbabwe
Stephen Tsoroti
Food Insecurity and Climate Change in Egypt
Joshua Goldfond
Tunisia: Escaping the Great Mosque of Uqba
Angela Smith Kirkman
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