Saturday, December 5, 2015

RSN: Obama Ignores Russian Terror Victims, Trump to Jewish Republicans: 'I'm a Negotiator Like You Folks', Saudi Women Begin Historic Municipal Election Campaign




It's Live on the HomePage Now: 
Reader Supported News

Robert Parry | Obama Ignores Russian Terror Victims 
Egyptian soldiers collect passengers' belongings at the crash site. (photo: Russian Ministry for Emergency Situations/AP) 
Robert Parry, Consortium News 
Parry writes: "President Obama has displayed a stunning lack of sympathy for the Russian civilians killed in an ISIS plane bombing in Egypt and for two Russian military men slain as victims of U.S. weapons systems in Syria, putting insults toward President Putin ahead of human decency." 
READ MORE
Trump to Jewish Republicans: 'I'm a Negotiator Like You Folks' 
Amita Kelly, NPR 
Kelly writes: "Speaking Thursday at a forum hosted by the Republican Jewish Coalition in Washington, D.C., Trump tried to appeal to the Jewish audience, and his attempts have elicited strong reaction online - some criticize that he played right into stereotypes." 
READ MORE
The Entire Labor Movement Should Be Paying Attention to Wisconsin's Kohler Strike 
Joe Burns, In These Times 
Burns writes: "Two thousand workers at the Kohler faucet plant in Northern Wisconsin have been walking the picket since November 16. Such a strike would have been commonplace decades ago. Nowadays it is a rarity." 
READ MORE
5 Facts You Need to Know About Disability Injustice Today 
teleSUR 
Excerpt: "For International Day of Persons with Disabilities, teleSUR English looks at the state of disability injustice today and how this often intersects with race, gender, and migration."
READ MORE
Saudi Women Begin Historic Municipal Election Campaign 
Feminist Wire 
Excerpt: "On Sunday, for the first time in Saudi Arabia's modern history, more than 900 women have registered to run for the municipal elections. The municipal elections on December 12th will also mark the first time women are allowed to vote." 
READ MORE
Harvey Wasserman | Is Dr. James Hansen Actually Anti-Nuke? 
Harvey Wasserman, Reader Supported News 
Wasserman writes: "Dr. James Hansen published an article with three co-writers Thursday in The Guardian. It advocates nukes as a solution to global warming. All have impressive resumes in the fight to save the Earth. But their argument for nukes makes sense only as parody." 
READ MORE




No comments:

Post a Comment