Wednesday and Thursday marked two defeats and one victory for the anti-Semitic boycott, divestment, and sanctions movement against Israel. The movement, which is designed to cut off funding to companies that do business with the Jewish state, met with two
As Elizabeth Warren tells it in her new book, A Fighting Chance, it all began with a single question from the press about a long-ago forgotten Harvard Crimson story. “It started in April with a question,” she writes. “Sixteen years
Marion County, Oregon commissioners approved an order Thursday to stop an incinerator from using aborted babies to generate power. The order states that the incinerator must stop accepting medical waste until procedures are in place to ensure aborted babies are
In what could be a sign that Republicans cannot simply win over Hispanics by being Democrat-lite on immigration issues, Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) received no love from Hispanic leaders a day after he made a left turn on immigration policy
UNION CITY, New Jersey–A study released this week found the number of children in New Jersey living in extreme poverty rose 32% between 2008 and 2012, while almost one third of children in the state are “low-income.” New Jersey’s economy,
Reuters writes that, after news that political prisoners at Iran’s Evin Prison received severe beatings last week, semi-official Iranian government media reported that prison chief Gholam-Hossein Esmaeeli had been transferred to the judiciary. Last Thursday, news surfaced from relatives of political prisoners at
Supporters of the Common Core standards frequently make the claim that the standards are rigorous, reflect college-readiness, and have been internationally benchmarked and are, therefore, comparable with standards of high-achieving nations. A new study, however, challenges these claims. Since five
GRIMSBY, England (Reuters) – Like many in the once thriving fishing town of Grimsby, Dave thinks an influx of east European migrants has made it harder to find work and he plans to register his anxiety by voting in an
Sacramento County supervisors voted unanimously on Tuesday to ban outdoor marijuana grow operations countywide, according to a report in the Sacramento Bee. The move comes in response to increasing public nuisance and safety concerns in the area. While enforcement of
Rep. Tony Cardenas, D-Los Angeles, is determined to sell Huy Fong Foods, the makers of Sriracha Hot sauce, on the idea of moving their factory to San Fernando Valley. The saucemakers have been fighting with the city of Irwindale over
Ukraine’s Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday their forces liberated the town of Sviatogorsk from pro-Russian forces. There were no victims and the ministry did not reveal details of the operation that succeeded. Officials said the town is important because it borders
Hamas and the Palestinian Authority, the two main factions of the Palestinian Nationalist movement, have announced a reconciliation agreement, creating the image of a united front towards Palestinian statehood. Palestinian Authority President Abbas sent a delegation to the Gaza Strip
The Kyiv Post is keeping a tally on the people kidnapped in east Ukraine. As of Wednesday afternoon the total is up to 16. The number includes journalists and politicians. American journalist Simon Ostrovsky, with VICE News, was taken early
A new report released on Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors found that last month sales of previously owned homes fell to their lowest pace in 20 months. The report also shows a widening rift between the performance of
The Geneva agreement between the US, European Union, Russia, and Ukraine apparently did nothing to alleviate tensions. Russia told Ukraine they will use military force if they are attacked. “If we are attacked, we would certainly respond,” Sergey V. Lavrov,
Russian nationalism has come into full bloom in Ukraine as Moscow engages in a propaganda war to win over its opposition and gin up support from pro-Russian nationalists. Russia’s aggressive moves in Ukraine did not end with the retaking of
Islamist terror group Boko Haram–whose goal is to eradicate Christianity from Nigeria and impose Sharia law through violence–has increased its manpower in droves by bribing unemployed teens from Niger to commit unspeakable acts of terror for money. The BBC reports
Last Wednesday, Colorado Democrats abandoned a NARAL-supported bill that would have banned any state regulation of abortion. The proposed legislation was dropped after the Democrat state senator who is the deciding vote publicly expressed his concerns about the proposal, making
The special legislative session in Sacramento this week is weighing the future of California’s rainy day fund, particularly how much of it should be used for paying down the state’s debt. When they’re considering the trade-offs between saving for the
The original Earth Day was proposed at the 1969 United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization Conference in San Francisco by peace activist John McConnell and supported by UN Secretary General U Thant to honor peace on earth and the
A leaked memo from the country’s top intelligence director informs the government’s intel employees that they are forbidden to talk to the media, a new report claims. Still stung by the intelligence leaks made public by Edward Snowden, the memo
As diplomacy between Russia and Ukraine deteriorates and neighboring countries continue to depend almost exclusively on Russia for oil and natural gas, UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey is calling for the G7 to intervene and limit the economic power Russia
In a new report released by the Los Angeles County Economic Development Corp, the oil and gas industry creates about 49,000 jobs in Los Angeles County and generates billions in tax revenue in California. The Los Angeles Times reports that
California gun control bill SB 916 contains a requirement that manufacturers of guns that have fallen off California’s “roster of handguns that have been determined not to be unsafe” pay a fee to the CA Department of Justice in order
Vice President Joe Biden met with Ukraine’s interim President Oleksandr Turchynov and Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk in Kyiv. He pledged more support from the US and condemned Russia for not acting to end the violence in east Ukraine. Pro-Russian forces
