By Warren StrobelWASHINGTON (Reuters) - Terrorist attacks worldwide surged by more than a third and fatalities soared by 81 percent in 2014, a year that also saw Islamic State eclipse al Qaeda as the leading jihadist militant group, the U.S. State Department said on Friday.In its annual report on terrorism, the department also charts an unprecedented flow of foreign fighters to … [Read more...] about Terror attacks, deaths up sharply in 2014: State Department
Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: South Carolina Church Shooting and the NRA
South Carolina Church Shooting and the NRA by Mike Peters OF RELATED INTEREST: --NRA board member blames Charleston shooting deaths on pastor’s vote against guns in churches --NRA board member blasts reverend killed in Charleston attack --The legal loophole that allowed Dylann Roof to get a gun --It’s not about mental illness: The big lie that always follows mass … [Read more...] about Mike Peters Guest Cartoon: South Carolina Church Shooting and the NRA
The Great White Hype
UPDATED BELOW You have to admit this much: the White GOPs find themselves, increasingly, defending the indefensible with increasingly flaccid tropes. Defending discrimination against LGBT. Defending voting against Veterans' (desperatedly needed) benefits. Defending NOT doing anything to lift the bootheel of the recession from American throats. Defending NOT doing anything … [Read more...] about The Great White Hype
Jeb: 4% Growth…..Because!
Kevin Drum details the latest 2016 GOP "voodoo economics" proposals on Mother Jones. Rand Paul says his secret to success is that his tax cut plan will supercharge economic growth. Jeb Bush says his secret to success is that merely by being president he will supercharge economic growth. I guess I have to give this round to Paul. He at least tried to come up with … [Read more...] about Jeb: 4% Growth…..Because!
The Rejection of Multi-Culturalism
In the aftermath of Wednesday's tragic mass killing of nine African-American church goers by Dylann Roof, both the left and the right have used this incident to try to push their political agenda. Most pundits and writers from the left, including President Obama, are pushing for stricter gun control. Others are pushing for the removal of South Carolina's flag which still … [Read more...] about The Rejection of Multi-Culturalism
Cartoon: NRA Bible Study
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Now, with Charleston, we mourn again (Guest Editorial)
The following editorial appeared on The Charlotte Observer website the morning of Thursday, June 18: ——— So now we mourn. We mourn for nine men and women killed Wednesday during a prayer meeting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. We mourn for their husbands and wives, their children and their families, including Charlotte's… … [Read more...] about Now, with Charleston, we mourn again (Guest Editorial)
Cartoon: Church Shooting
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WATCH: Stephen Colbert goes all Donald Trump in campaign ‘announcement’
His hair swept across his face in the unmistakable ... style ... of Donald Trump, Stephen Colbert took to a podium Tuesday emblazoned with the phrase "Shut up, dummy!" The ensuing video -- a rambling, six-minute speech -- amounts to a Trump-themed promo for his Sept. 8 debut as host of "The Late Show." "Thank you… … [Read more...] about WATCH: Stephen Colbert goes all Donald Trump in campaign ‘announcement’
Cartoon: Charleston South Carolina
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Russia Demands Probe into U.S. Moon Landing
Russia's investigative committee spokesman has demanded that an international investigation be launched into the U.S. 1969 moon landings, after a US-led investigation into the world governing body FIFA, cast doubt over the fairness of choosing Russia to host the next World Cup. Nine FIFA officials were implicated in a U.S. and Swiss investigation into the alleged… … [Read more...] about Russia Demands Probe into U.S. Moon Landing
Remember Mother Emanuel
WASHINGTON -- Maybe it was white rage that provoked a young man to kill nine innocent worshipers as they prayed. Maybe it was mental illness or some other twisted motivation. The one thing about which there can be no debate is that he had a gun. The gun is what ties the unspeakable atrocity in Charleston, S.C., to the long and apparently never-ending list of mass … [Read more...] about Remember Mother Emanuel
Charleston Shooting: Confederate Flag Still Flying at Full Mast SC Statehouse
CHARLESTON SHOOTING: The Confederate flag at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia is still flying at full mast, despite the U.S. flag being lowered to mourn the mass shooting at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. Mother Emanuel happens to be the oldest historically black church in the South. Wow, I didn't realize that the Confederate flag carries more weight in South … [Read more...] about Charleston Shooting: Confederate Flag Still Flying at Full Mast SC Statehouse
(VIDEO) President Obama Says South Carolina Racial Hate Crime Shooting Reflects “dark part” of our history
President Barack Obama today said the murders of 9 innocent people at Charleston's historic Emanuel A.M.E. Church by a 21-year-old who made it clear his motive was racial hatred reflected a "dark part" of our history. I'd take it a step further: it reflects imprinting now going on as you read this in our society -- racial hatred, political hatred and ideological hatred. … [Read more...] about (VIDEO) President Obama Says South Carolina Racial Hate Crime Shooting Reflects “dark part” of our history
A Carpetbagger, A Mass Murderer and A State
A Schizephrenic Southern Splinter State The Confederate Flag Flies At Full Staff The View From The Virgin Islands By JOHN McCARTHY TMV Columnist There’s no denying it. South Carolina has a violent and racist past, with some tolerance mixed in. The mere name “South Carolina” – suggests that it broke away from a larger Carolina – and that would be true. The name … [Read more...] about A Carpetbagger, A Mass Murderer and A State
Sanders Surge Surprises Clinton In South Carolina
While it is encouraging to see Bernie Sanders do better than expected in his neighbor state of New Hampshire, for his campaign to have any real chance he will have to also obtain support in other states. Backing from organized labor could help Sanders compete with Clinton nation-wide. Today Politico reports Bernie Sanders surge forms backdrop for Hillary Clinton S.C. … [Read more...] about Sanders Surge Surprises Clinton In South Carolina
The New Urban Nightmare
America has woken up this morning to the latest tragedy sparked by racial hatred - the senseless murder of nine people meeting at a church in Charleston, SC. Pastor Clementa Pickney and eight parishioners were taking part in a bible study when they were gunned down by a lone, white gunman. With the recent events in Ferguson, Baltimore and now Charleston, there will be … [Read more...] about The New Urban Nightmare
Cartoon: Charleston SC
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(UPDATED) This Time It’s Charleston: The Deep Sickness In American Society
1963 BIRMINGAM CHURCH BOMBING VICTIM Words to not begin to describe the horror of the continuing assault on our black brothers and sisters, but as inadequate as my own words may be, I offer a few anyway. The murder of of a pastor and eight congregants, six of them men and three women, in a mass shooting at an historically black Charleston, South Carolina church … [Read more...] about (UPDATED) This Time It’s Charleston: The Deep Sickness In American Society
Politix Update: Why Republicans Are Screwed No Matter How The Supreme Court Rules
It isn't exactly news that the Republican Party lost sight years ago of what governing is all about. Not coincidentally, this was about the time the GOP got its teeth handed to it with the 2008 election of Barack Obama on the wave of an energized coalition of minorities, women and college students and found itself bereft of ideas to counter the young president's ambitious … [Read more...] about Politix Update: Why Republicans Are Screwed No Matter How The Supreme Court Rules