Glenn Greenwald | The Anti-Muslim Controversies of the Last Week, Reimagined
Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "Those who justify bigotry against Muslims are typically fond of cherry-picking passages from the Quran to depict Islam as an ideology of evil, as though all Muslims interpret those passages and apply them to their lives the same way."
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Glenn Greenwald, The Intercept
Greenwald writes: "Those who justify bigotry against Muslims are typically fond of cherry-picking passages from the Quran to depict Islam as an ideology of evil, as though all Muslims interpret those passages and apply them to their lives the same way."
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US Soldiers Told to Ignore Afghan Allies' Abuse of Boys
Joseph Goldstein, The New York Times
Goldstein writes: "Rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan, and American soldiers and Marines have been instructed not to intervene - in some cases, not even when their Afghan allies have abused boys on military bases, according to interviews and court records."
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Joseph Goldstein, The New York Times
Goldstein writes: "Rampant sexual abuse of children has long been a problem in Afghanistan, and American soldiers and Marines have been instructed not to intervene - in some cases, not even when their Afghan allies have abused boys on military bases, according to interviews and court records."
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Pope Francis's Philadelphia Prison Visit Highlights Crisis in US Justice System
Alan Yuhas, Guardian UK
Yuhas writes: "Some 80% of the inmates at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility have not yet been convicted of the crime with which they were charged. Most of them are behind bars because they have not paid or cannot afford to pay bail while awaiting trial."
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Alan Yuhas, Guardian UK
Yuhas writes: "Some 80% of the inmates at the Curran-Fromhold Correctional Facility have not yet been convicted of the crime with which they were charged. Most of them are behind bars because they have not paid or cannot afford to pay bail while awaiting trial."
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Teamsters Protest as Treasury Debates Allowing Pension Cuts for 1.5 Million Retirees
Bruce Vail, In These Times
Vail writes: "About 300 angry Teamsters descended on Washington, D.C., September 10, demanding federal action to protect the pensions of union members threatened with benefit cuts."
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Bruce Vail, In These Times
Vail writes: "About 300 angry Teamsters descended on Washington, D.C., September 10, demanding federal action to protect the pensions of union members threatened with benefit cuts."
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Boston Cop Beats Unarmed Woman on Bus, Pulls Gun on Witnesses
Carimah Townes, ThinkProgress
Townes writes: "The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police Department in Boston is currently under fire, after video of an officer hitting an unarmed black woman with a baton on a bus went viral Friday. When witnesses - the majority of whom were black - attempted to de-escalate the situation, the unnamed officer pulled his gun on them."
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Carimah Townes, ThinkProgress
Townes writes: "The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Police Department in Boston is currently under fire, after video of an officer hitting an unarmed black woman with a baton on a bus went viral Friday. When witnesses - the majority of whom were black - attempted to de-escalate the situation, the unnamed officer pulled his gun on them."
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Immigration Reform: Obama Helping Immigrants to Become Citizens and Vote Ahead of 2016 Elections
Elizabeth Whitman, International Business Times
Whitman writes: "The White House is urging 8.8 million legal U.S. residents eligible for naturalization to do precisely that: become U.S. citizens and gain the right to vote."
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Elizabeth Whitman, International Business Times
Whitman writes: "The White House is urging 8.8 million legal U.S. residents eligible for naturalization to do precisely that: become U.S. citizens and gain the right to vote."
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Four Ways Monsanto Might Launch 'Sneak Attack' to Get DARK Act Passed in Senate
Ronnie Cummins and Alexis Baden-Mayer, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Could Monsanto be cooking up another 'sneak attack,' similar to the one it conducted in 2013, that led to passage of the Monsanto Protection Act? Only this time, the sneak attack would be aimed at stomping out the GMO labeling movement?"
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Ronnie Cummins and Alexis Baden-Mayer, EcoWatch
Excerpt: "Could Monsanto be cooking up another 'sneak attack,' similar to the one it conducted in 2013, that led to passage of the Monsanto Protection Act? Only this time, the sneak attack would be aimed at stomping out the GMO labeling movement?"
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