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Category Archives: Current Events
The Third Monday of January
Every year for the past ten years, I have spent at least part of the third Monday of January listening to Dr. King’s “I Have Been to the Mountaintop” speech. It’s my tradition and one I encourage you to partake … Continue reading
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It wasn’t long ago that there was a “Blue Collar Caucus” in congress that included a mill foreman, a barber, a pipe fitter and a house painter. Between 1984 and 2009, the median net worth of a member of the … Continue reading
Russia proposes draft resolution on Syria
After Russia (along with China) vetoed a resolution on Syria back in October, the UN Security Council has remained in a stalemate. This week though, Vitaly Churkin, the Russian ambassador to the UN, introduced a draft resolution on Syria that … Continue reading
UN human rights chief ups Syria death count to 5000
Navi Pillay, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, has upped the estimate of the death count in Syria to 5,000.. And with reports of troops massing near Homs and another pipeline explosion, the question is: Are we headed to … Continue reading
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Is Syria preparing for a new Hama Massacre?
The last major uprising against an al-Assad regime in Syria ended with a massacre in the city of Hama. Reports differ as too how many people actually die. The Syrian Human Rights Committee says 30,000. Journalist Robert Fisk says 20,000. … Continue reading
Politico honors two undeserving lawmakers
Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) and Sen. Pat Leahy (D-VT) are the sponsoring a pair of bills (Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), and the Protect Intellectual Property Act (PIPA) ) that are designed to suppress speech and has the potential to … Continue reading
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Bashir al-Assad denies killing his own people
Bashir al-Assad comes off as pretty crazy in an interview. Hell he even says “No nation in the world kills its people unless it is led by a crazy person”, which almost sounds like an admission. In the interview excerpt … Continue reading
