I remember when they arrived, with little more than the clothes on their backs. This is depicted sweetly in the new film, The Good Lie, opening October 3, when employment counselor Carrie (Reese Witherspoon) asks, “Did your luggage come down
While some schools in Jefferson County, Colorado, have had to close because of organized teacher “sickouts,” thousands of students in the district continue to protest, reportedly because they have been told that a member of the new reform-minded school board
Iberian region Catalonia is making preparations for a referendum on it’s future in November, despite all efforts by the Spanish government which has declared the vote illegal, and sworn to use “all means necessary” to prevent Catalan independence, shy of
Ahead of a general election which could prompt a referendum on Britain leaving the EU, Prime Minister David Cameron has become the latest Conservative leader struggling to hold his party together over Europe. Cameron has been hit by the defection
In early 2012, at the Breitbart News offices, as we watched one of the more disappointing presidential primary debates with our founder Andrew Breitbart, an interesting debate unfolded: would it be better for Mitt Romney (by then the inevitable nominee)
BIRMINGHAM, United Kingdom — Conservative Party donor, publisher and pollster Lord Ashcroft has today unveiled new polling showing the latest movements in Conservative-held seats on the run up to the General Election next year. His event, which was packed to
Student protestors in Jefferson County (JeffCo), Colorado have walked out of classes this past week, claiming that a reform-minded school board member’s proposal to review the new A.P. U.S. History curriculum (APUSH) intended to censor their views. Last year, however,
Those interested in separatist movements around the world will shift their focus from Scotland immediately onto the Spanish region of Catalonia, following the announcement in the past 24 hours that the Catalan government has formally approved independence referendum plans, and
Conservative Member of Parliament Mark Reckless has this afternoon defected to the UK Independence Party in another surprise move by Nigel Farage’s political party. Reckless will “resign” his seat at the House of Commons and force another by-election, he has
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The president of Spain’s powerful northeastern region of Catalonia on Saturday formally called an independence referendum, the latest secession push in Europe and one of the most serious challenges to the Spanish state in recent years.
Last weekend at their state convention, the California GOP rolled out the red carpet for Fresno Mayor Ashley Swearengin, the GOP nominee for State Controller. The opening night’s main event was a dinner banquet profiling the “Women of the GOP”
British Prime Minister David Cameron has apologised to the Queen for letting slip her delight at the result of the Scottish independence referendum. The Prime Minister was recorded earlier this week discussing the Queen’s reaction with former New York mayor
A new poll has shown support for Welsh independence has collapsed in the days following the Scottish referendum, and voter attitudes towards a number of other institutions including the Welsh Assembly and UKIP has also seen dramatic change. Interviewing over
The rise of the German Eurosceptic Alternative for Germany (AfD) party threatens to “paralyse” efforts to hold the Eurozone together, financial services company Standard & Poor’s has said. The party has seen its electoral support shoot up in recent months,
Nicola Sturgeon on Wednesday announced her bid to replace pro-independence leader Alex Salmond as head of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the regional government. First Minister Salmond announced on Friday after his defeat in last week’s independence referendum that
The communist state of Laos has categorically banned any online criticism of the government in a new set of laws that criminalizes speaking ill of the government on the Internet and any outlet that facilitates the publication of such online
The tiny European state of San Marino is to maintain its total ban on abortion. The country’s governing Grand and General Council voted to reject proposals to end the ban, and also decided against recognising same-sex marriages celebrated abroad. The
You Can Take Away Our Freedom, But You Can’t Take Away Our Whores! Episode 59 delivers final word on the battle for independence in Scotland as well as a fascinating look at the attack upon the $65 billion video game industry by
Labour party leader Ed Miliband is to lay out his battle plan for the May 2015 election on Tuesday in a bid to become the next prime minister. In his keynote speech in the last annual party conference before the
Britain’s main opposition Labour Party was on Monday debating how to win next year’s general election at its annual conference as it struggles to avoid divisions after Scotland’s independence referendum. The economy was centre-stage as finance spokesman Ed Balls delivered
A Survation poll has put Ukip support at the next general election on 23 percent, a mere seven points behind the Conservatives, and just eleven behind the Labour Party. The poll was conducted online on Friday on behalf of the
Nearly 25% of Americans, largely fueled by their anger toward the permanent political class in Washington, D.C., would consider secession. According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll released a day after voters in Scotland rejected an “independence referendum” by nearly 10 points, “23.9
This week Scotland voted “No Thanks” to independence, choosing in record numbers to remain part of the United Kingdom. After a two and a half year campaign and a last-minute leap in the polls, Salmond and his party just missed
Prime Minister David Cameron’s plan for “English votes for English laws” is in trouble after Labour appeared to back away from the political truce that helped save the Union and persuaded Scotland to vote ‘no’ to independence. Following the ‘no’
Police struggled to control crowds in Glasgow’s City Centre last night as groups unofficially aligned with the ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ sides of the Scottish Independence Referendum taunted each other in the streets. Twitter users reported that pro-union campaigners burned Scotland’s
