'How Can You Be Moral?': Here Are 9 Questions You Don't Need to Ask an Atheist — And Their Answers
Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog | alternet.org | 2018-10-16
"Why are atheists so angry? " | Asked of Hispanic-Americans: "Are you in this country legally? " Asked of gays and lesbians and bisexuals: "How do you have sex? " Asked of transgender people: "Have you had the surgery? " Asked of African Americans: "Can I touch your hair? "Every marginalized group has some question, or questions, that are routinely asked of them — and that drive them up a tree; questions that have insult or bigotry or dehumanization woven into the very. . .
alternet.org/how-can-you-be-moral-here-are-9-questions-you-dont-need-ask-atheist-and-their-answers
Top wildlife official resigns after posing on hunt with dead baboons & giraffe (PHOTOS)
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-16
An intense backlash has prompted the resignation of Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner Blake Fischer after he was pictured posing with a family of dead baboons and a dead giraffe while on an African hunting trip.
rt.com/usa/441415-idaho-commissioner-resignation-baboons/
The Khashoggi Extortion Fiasco
The Saker | iranian.com | 2018-10-16
A mystifying diplomatic escalation ensued following the disappearance of Saudi Washington Post columnist, Jamal Khashoggi, after visiting the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. Why would the United States of America make such a fuss over the disappearance of a non-American citizen? Why would America turn a blind eye to the Saudi killing of thousands of Yemeni […] | The post The Khashoggi Extortion Fiasco appeared first on The Iranian.
iranian.com/2018/10/16/khashoggi-extortion/
Saudi War on Yemen: World's Worst Famine in a Century Could Claim 13 Million
Juan Cole | mintpressnews.com | 2018-10-16
The United Nations coordinator for Yemen has warned that the world has only 3 months to halt the slide toward catastrophe in Yemen | The post Saudi War on Yemen: World's Worst Famine in a Century Could Claim 13 Million appeared first on MintPress News.
mintpressnews.com/saudi-war-on-yemen-worlds-worst-famine-could-claim-13-million/250777/
Leidesdorff Day 2018, Historic Negro Bar, Sacramento County
Khubaka, Michael Harris | indybay.org | 2018-10-16
Restoration and reconciliation of the stolen legacy from the "African Founding Father of California" Honorable William Alexander Leidesdorff, Jr. may help mitigate some of today's challenges seeking to remove the name Negro Bar, Folsom Lake Recreational Area by showcasing to the world the amazing contributions by "hidden figures" of Pan Africans during the California Gold Rush Era.
indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/13/18818195.php
Racist dog whistles against Andrew Gillum could backfire on Florida GOP
John Wojcik | peoplesworld.org | 2018-10-15
After Andrew Gillum became the first major party African-American nominee for governor this year in Florida, Republicans immediately launched a barrage of racist attacks on him. Since then, they've gone way beyond old dog whistle tactics. Republican ads have described him as "lazy" and unwilling to do the hard work of…
peoplesworld.org/article/racist-dog-whistles-against-andrew-gillum-could-backfire-on-florida-gop/
Wildlife official who killed 'whole family of baboons' faces backlash, calls for resignation
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-14
An Idaho Fish and Game Commissioner who shared graphic images of animals he killed in Africa, including a "family of baboons," is facing calls to resign.
rt.com/usa/441234-fischer-hunter-baboons-idaho/
Trump under pressure to stop arms sales to 'good partner' Saudi Arabia over Khashoggi affair
RT | rt.com | 2018-10-12
As public pressure mounts on the Trump administration to halt arms sales to Saudi Arabia over the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the US defense industry is alarmed while critics of the Yemen war hope for the best.
rt.com/usa/441127-trump-saudi-weapons-khashoggi/
Rep. Ro Khanna Condemns Saudi Barbarity from Disappearance of Saudi Journalist to War in Yemen
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-12
President Donald Trump is rejecting calls to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia following the disappearance and probable murder of the Saudi-born Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The Washington Post is reporting the Turkish government told U.S. officials it has audio and video evidence that Khashoggi was killed last week inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul. Officials say the recordings confirm that a Saudi security team detained Khashoggi after he walked into the consulate on October 2, before killing him and dismembering his body. We speak with Ro Khanna, Democratic congressmember from California.
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/12/rep_ro_khanna_condemns_saudi_barbarity
Decades After Taking Henrietta Lacks's Cells Without Consent, Johns Hopkins Names Building After Her
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-12
Johns Hopkins University has announced plans to name a new research building after Henrietta Lacks, an African-American woman who permanently changed modern medicine nearly 70 years ago when it was discovered that her cells could live forever. These "immortal cells" have helped scientists produce remedies for numerous diseases, including the first polio vaccine, that have saved hundreds of thousands of lives. But Lacks's cells were taken without her consent when she was a patient at Johns Hopkins University Hospital in 1951. For decades, the woman whose cells would transform modern medicine was unknown. Instead,…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/12/decades_after_taking_henrietta_lackss_cells
"Something Out of a Horror Movie": Egyptian Security Forces Tortured and Raped American-Citizen Detainee, Rights Group Says
Alex Kane | theintercept.com | 2018-10-11
Khaled Hassan's case is the most brazen example of Egypt abusing a U.S. citizen. But he's not alone. | The post "Something Out of a Horror Movie": Egyptian Security Forces Tortured and Raped American-Citizen Detainee, Rights Group Says appeared first on The Intercept.
theintercept.com/2018/10/11/egypt-american-citizen-torture-rape-khaled-hassan/
"Voting needs to become ubiquitous to the Black community as quickly as possible," says NAACP President
Vanessa Mbonu@naacpnet | naacp.org | 2018-10-10
NAACP President and CEO, Derrick Johnson, penned an opinion piece for Essence magazine, a leading magazine publication for African-American women. In it, he emphasizes the need to mobilize the Black vote for the 2018 midterm elections, the organization's plan to support this effort, and the Black individual's role in relational organizing: "Voting needs to become […] | The post "Voting needs to become ubiquitous to the Black community as quickly as possible," says NAACP Pre…
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American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen
Mohamad Bazzi | thenation.com | 2018-10-10
American Officials Could Be Prosecuted for War Crimes in Yemen…
thenation.com/article/american-officials-could-be-prosecuted-for-war-crimes-in-yemen/
Eve Ensler: Nobel Peace Prize for Mukwege & Murad Is an Award for Every Rape Survivor in the World
Democracy Now! | democracynow.org | 2018-10-05
After a landmark year for the "Me Too" movement, which ignited an international conversation on sexual assault, the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday morning to two champions of women's rights who have built their careers fighting sexual violence: physician Denis Mukwege and human rights activist Nadia Murad. Dr. Denis Mukwege founded the Panzi Hospital in the Democratic Republic of Congo in 1999. The clinic receives thousands of women each year, many of them requiring surgery as a result of sexual violence. Nadia Murad is a 25-year-old Yazidi Kurdish human rights activist from Iraq. She was kidnapped and held…
www.democracynow.org/2018/10/5/eve_ensler_nobel_peace_prize_for