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Protesters outside the Houston ISD's Arabic Immersion Magnet School carry signs reading "Qatar out of my school" and "Everything I ever cared to know about Islam was taught to me by Muslims on 9-11-2001" on the first day of school, Monday, Aug. 24, 2015. |

Anti-Muslim Protests Spoil The First Day Of School For Kindergartners In Houston

Archives for أغسطس 2015

Snowden Effect: Intel Agency Restrictions Reflects Global Spying Crackdown

Authorities in the UK and Germany are cracking down on intelligence activities as public opinion swings against mass surveillance, coupled with heavy criticism from human rights groups and setbacks at the European Court of Human Rights.

Sputnik News
بواسطة Sputnik News
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden

Following a wave of scandals, spy agencies around the world are coming under pressure to be more open about their actions. It follows the repealing of powers held by US services, with leaks like the Snowden revelations paving the way for an unprecedented reduction in the power of security services. Now, authorities in the UK and Germany are

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Answering ‘Resistance From All Sides,’ Germany Moves To Ban GMO Crops

Following Scotland’s lead, Germany becomes latest in EU to pursue opt-out clause in GMO rules.

Nadia Prupis
بواسطة Nadia Prupis
GMO

Germany on Monday became the latest country in the European Union to take a stand against genetically modified (GMO) crops in its food supply. German Agriculture Minister Christian Schmidt told government officials that he will seek to implement the European Union's "opt-out" rule to stop GMO crop cultivation in the country, including those

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“Go ‘Head”: Trump Gives Nod Security To Eject Latino Journalist

The billionaire presidential candidate tells Jorge Ramos to “Go back to Univision” before the security team member had given approval to remove the well-known journalist.

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump tells Univision anchor Jorge Ramos to "sit down" during a press conference in Iowa on Tuesday evening. (Photo: Screenshot/CNN)

With eye contact and a short "Go 'head" to a swift-moving member of his security team, Republican presidential candidate and billionaire media personality Donald Trump appeared to authorize the physical ejection of Univision's anchor Jorge Ramos from a press event on Tuesday evening. Captured by numerous cameras at the event in Iowa, the display

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US Falls Behind Canada, Finland And Hong Kong In Freedom Index

The ongoing U.S. “war on terror” and changes to property laws after the 2008 financial crisis were among the factors cited as causing a loss of freedom.

MintPress News Desk
بواسطة MintPress News Desk
In this photo reviewed by US military officials, an American flag waves within the razor wire-lined compound of Camp Delta prison, at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba on Tuesday, June 27, 2006. The Supreme Court this week is expected to rule on the legality of President Bush's decision to create U.S. military tribunals for the detainees at Guantanamo, the first such tribunals since World War II.

WASHINGTON --- The United States lags far behind other developed countries in terms of personal, civil and economic freedoms, according to a study released this month. Its neighbor to the north, for example, ranked 14 spots ahead of the so-called “Land of the Free.” Three international think tanks -- the U.S.-based Cato Institute, Canada’s

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Big Ag Is Big Money For Congress: Monsanto Spends $2.5M Lobbying In 2015

Monsanto hired notorious lobbying firm WilliamHale, featured in the film “A Civil Action” for defending the right of a corporation to pollute the water supply of a Massachusetts town.

Kit O'Connell
بواسطة Kit O'Connell
Hugh Grant, right, Monsanto chairman and chief executive officer, speaks with Mo. Gov. Jay Nixon next to a 3D agricultural chalk art piece at Monsanto's Chesterfield Village Research Center expansion groundbreaking on Tuesday, Oct. 22, 2013 in Chesterfield, Mo. The event commemorated the $400 million expansion which is expected to create 675 new jobs in St. Louis over the next three years. (Whitney Curtis / AP Images for Monsanto Co.)

WASHINGTON --- Monsanto spends millions of its billions of dollars in annual revenue on lobbying and hiring some of Washington’s most notorious firms to ensure that laws continue to favor the agribusiness giant’s profits. OpenSecrets.org, a project of the Center For Responsive Politics, reported that, as of July 21, Monsanto had already spent

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