Sign the Petition Against the Demonization of Israel
Sign the Petition October 2, 2013 14:02 by Simon Plosker Recent cases of anti-Israel bias have crossed the line. Demonization of Israel is recognized as a form of anti-Semitism in both the U.S. State Department and European Union Working Definitions of Anti-Semitism. It’s time for the media to adopt these recognized and considered definitions of anti-Semitism. Find out more […]
Obama: Raising Debt Ceiling ‘Does Not Cost Taxpayers a Single Dime’
Raising the debt ceiling “does not cost taxpayers a single dime,” Pres. Obama declared in a speech today. In fact, raising the debt ceiling is “routine,” Obama said, addressing Republicans’ opposition to increasing the ceiling: “For example, one of the most important things Congress has to do in the next couple weeks is to raise […]
Cyber Failures in Obamacare Exchanges: Dangerous to Your Wallet and Privacy
Yesterday marked the grand opening of the new Obamacare health insurance marketplaces, and the rollout did not go smoothly. Even more worrying is that these website errors are only the tip of the iceberg. Just a few weeks ago, Members of Congress and several experts challenged the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for […]
How’s the Economy at Your House?
The news media, the President, and Congress should be cautious in trotting out “victims” of the government shutdown. As national media continue the hype, the furor over Washington furloughs will only take you so far in the rest of America. IN WASHINGTON: While the country’s national parks are closed and some federal employees are worried […]
Sikh Professor in New York scapegoated for Islamic Terrorism
Sikh professor attacked by mob who broke his jaw and called him ‘Osama’ PUBLISHED: 23:19, 23 September 2013 | UPDATED: 17:30, 24 September 2013 Professor Prabhjot Singh, 31, was punched in the face around three times A Sikh professor at Columbia University in the US has been attacked and injured by a mob of up […]
World War II Veterans Don’t Let Shutdown Interrupt Visit to Memorial
Rene Mattes/ZUMAPRESS/Newscom Storming the beaches of Normandy was the real battle. But World War II veterans proved today that they may be retired, but they are not done fighting. As part of the federal government shutdown, all national parks are closed today, including the World War II Memorial. At least it was, until a group […]
How the Middle East Map could be Redrawn
How 5 Countries Could Become 14 Analysis by ROBIN WRIGHT Slowly, the map of the Middle East could be redrawn. SYRIA: THE TRIGGER? Sectarian and ethnic rivalries could break it into at least three pieces 1. Alawites, a minority that has controlled Syria for decades, dominate a coastal corridor. 2. A Syrian Kurdistan could break […]
The Story Behind the Government Shutdown
Much like the day after sequestration budget cuts kicked in, most people will wake up today to find that the country and their lives aren’t much different. All the fearful fretting over shutting down the government—which is reaching Y2K proportions in the media—is really a distraction. Government funding isn’t the issue. It’s Obamacare. The House […]
Obama on Islam and Christianity: 20 Quotes
You are about to read some of the most shocking quotes that Barack Obama has ever uttered in public. A few of these have been widely circulated, but most of them are very obscure. Even though he claims to be a Christian, throughout his political career Obama has repeatedly attacked traditional Biblical Christianity and he […]
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and 1600+ Days Without a Budget
We have reached 1600+ days without an operating budget for our country. But who’s actually counting right now? And why should we care? Currently, we had Syria at the forefront of discussion, which has put any substantive monetary debates on the back burner. Besides the question of whether or not to authorize and spend money […]
Issa to Propose a Bill to Force Obama into Negotiations
On Monday afternoon, after the Democratic Senate rejected a Republican House bill that would have continued to fund the government and would have delayed the implementation of Obamacare by one year, Rep. Darrell Issa (R-CA) said that the House would attempt to pass a bill requiring all Obama administration officials to sign up for Obamacare. […]
