While some states are restricting abortion, others move to bolster access
The abortion debate in America has lately been dominated by news that conservative lawmakers in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio and Missouri had approved sweeping new restrictions to abortion access. But meanwhile, several states with Democratic majorities have been pushing through bills that fortify abortion rights. While proponents of abortion rights had few outright victories, they say […]
CA parents not surrendering kids to sick sex-ed
More and more California parents are learning about their state’s mandatory sex-ed curriculum in public schools, and now many of them are engaging in civil disobedience to protest. Informed Parents of California has announced parents are keeping their children home as part of a sit-out day planned for today, May 17. Their target is the […]
Middle school invites drag queens to encourage students to be themselves
In middle school, it’s hard to be different. It’s even harder if a student identifies as LGBTQ. This week, a couple of teachers at Central Park School for Children in Durham, North Carolina, decided to enlist the help of some local drag queens to celebrate the unique differences between the school’s students. Taylor Schmidt, an […]
Saudi Arabia, Iran Say They Don’t Want War, but Are Ready to Fight If Provoked
De-escalation follows Trump administration’s move to ease tensions amid hostile rhetoric that followed attacks on tankers, kingdom’s oil interests many blamed on Tehran Middle East tensions appeared to ease over the weekend after the Trump administration moved to de-escalate two weeks of crisis, while Saudi Arabia and Iran toned down their threatening rhetoric in an […]
MASSACHUSETTS PROPOSES REMOVING ‘SO HELP ME GOD’ FROM OATH
It is not uncommon for people to have to swear oaths in court or when they were declaring their allegiance to America to utter the phrase “so help me God” or some variation thereof. However, state legislators in Massachusetts are considering a move that would make a secular version an oath available to all people […]
U.S. MAY REVIEW TIES WITH COUNTRIES DEEMED ANTI-ISRAEL
The United States may review its ties with countries it deems as being anti-Israel after what a U.S. envoy said on Sunday was a shift in policy towards equating anti-Zionism with antisemitism. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said in a March speech that anti-Zionism – opposition to Israel’s existence as a homeland for the […]
Aircraft carrier sent to Middle East after indications Iran planned attack on US forces
The United States is deploying an aircraft carrier strike group and a bomber task force to the Middle East on short notice in response to “clear indications” Iran and Iranian proxies were planning an attack on U.S. forces in the region, a U.S. official said. Late Sunday night, the White House made a surprise announcement […]
President Trump Withdraws U.S. from United Nations Arms Trade Treaty
During his speech to the 2019 NRA-ILA Leadership Forum, President Trump announced that he would “unsign” the United Nations Arms Trade Treaty (ATT) effectively withdrawing the United States from the treaty. Officially signed onto by the United States in 2013 by former Secretary of State John Kerry, the ATT represented the most dangerous step yet […]
The chill in US-Russia relations has some worried about stumbling into a military conflict
It has the makings of a new Cold War, or worse. The deep chill in U.S.-Russian relations is stirring concern in some quarters that Washington and Moscow are in danger of stumbling into an armed confrontation that, by mistake or miscalculation, could lead to nuclear war. American and European analysts and current and former U.S. […]
Cali. Dems hoping to cover abortions for all coeds
Even though then-Governor Jerry Brown vetoed the legislation last year, abortion advocates in the California Legislature have reintroduced an abortion measure with hopes that Governor Gavin Newsom (D) will sign it into law. The bill would require that all state colleges and universities provide free chemical abortions for all coeds beginning in January 2023. In […]