by Amber Randall A Black Lives Matter activist now urges more police presence in his community after being robbed at gunpoint. Jerry Ford Jr., a University of Houston graduate student, said he saw a young man hanging around his apartment complex, reports ABC 13. When Ford went to unlock his door, the man pulled a…
by Rachel Stoltzfoos An Egyptian state media columnist claims the United States invented the Islamic State, and the West similarly orchestrated 9/11 in order to justify invading the Middle East. “I don’t know who [the Americans] are fooling, us or themselves,” journalist Noha Al-Sharnoubi wrote in Al-Ahram, according to an English translation by the Middle East Research Institute….
by Amber Randall A 10-year-old Texas girl knelt during the Pledge of Allegiance at her school to protest the national anthem. Sklya Madria, a fifth grader at Alexander Middle School, knelt three times in protest because the third verse of The Star Spangled Banner references slavery, reports KCEN TV. “When I heard the third verse of the national anthem,…
by Juliegrace Brufke Former President Bill Clinton inadvertently admitted the family’s nonprofit, The Clinton Foundation, is involved in politics during an appearance on “The Daily Show” Thursday. Clinton’s wife, Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton, has come under fire for using pay-to-play tactics with donors during her tenure as secretary of state. The 42nd president noted he will have…
by Saagar Enjeti Edward Snowden’s story of being kicked out the U.S. Army for breaking his legs is a lie, a new report from the House Intelligence committee notes. “He claimed to have left Army basic training because of broken legs when in fact he washed out because of shin splints,” a damning sentence in the committee…
by Phillip Stucky Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton returned to the campaign trail Thursday, but one protester in Greensboro, N.C. wasn’t excited to see her back. WATCH: During her speech, an unknown protester yelled out “F*ck Hillary,” and received significant applause from the audience. Clinton returned to the campaign trail after a four-day absence that sparked a fall…
by Phillip Stucky Republican nominee Donald Trump gets a lot of flak for questioning President Barack Obama’s birthplace, but Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton supported the idea all the way back in 2008. Trump refuses to tell the press that he believes that Obama was born in the United States, despite the fact that campaign spokesperson…
by Kitty Testa Exactly one month after the Constitution of the United States was signed by the delegates to the Constitutional Convention, an essay was published in the Independent Gazetteer under the pseudonym, “Montezuma,” entitled A Consolidated Government is a Tyranny. The sardonic and sarcastic essay begins with a scathing portrayal of the framers: We…
by Blake Neff A professor at Ithaca College in New York says she no longer teaches about sexual assault during an otherwise-relevant course because too many students were triggered by it. Rebecca Plante is a professor in the school’s sociology department, and teaches a class titled Sociology of Sexualities. Sexual violence seems like it would…
by Amber Randall Officials in St. Anthony, Minnesota may create a “racial bias” task force to investigate alleged racism among its police officers in the wake of the Philando Castile shooting. St. Anthony’s police force received negative attention nationwide after Hispanic police officer Jeronimo Yanez shot and killed Philando Castile, a black man, during a traffic stop. The shooting, though still…