Monthly Archives: September 2016

      “I am sending you out like sheep among wolves.Therefore be as shrewd as snakes and as innocent as doves. Be on your guard; you will be handed over to the local councils and be flogged in the synagogues … Continue reading →

As Islamic State militants in Iraq and Syria are systematically sexually enslaving and physically abusing women, at least one anonymous woman in the group’s stronghold in Iraq has reportedly taken it upon herself to kill the jihadis. In the news … Continue reading →

HOW TO READ BONES LIKE A SCAPULIMANCER BY JACOB MIKANOWSKI In the ancient Chinese ritual of scapulimancy, questions were inscribed onto the surfaces of turtle shells and ox shoulders. The oracle bones could foretell disaster, or at least give an … Continue reading →

A North Korean Defector On His Fight For Survival After Losing Both Parents   After both of Sungju Lee’s parents disappeared, he needed to come to terms with his new life.     READ FULL ARTICLE Share:

Can Barack Obama Stop Vladimir Putin Stealing the Arctic?   A White House summit is called to confront the new world that has opened up in the Arctic.     READ FULL ARTICLE Share:

Featured…     Memo for Armchair Strategists: Four Key Factors for Election Day by David Morris The system indeed is rigged, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be a winner.       News…     Congress Votes to Override … Continue reading →

Charlotte: 9-Year-Old Girl’s Testimony About Police Killings Goes Viral SEPTEMBER 2016 HEADLINES Meanwhile, a nine-year-old girl’s testimony at a City Council meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina, about police brutality has gone viral, as protests continue over the fatal police shooting … Continue reading →

Meet the young leaders fighting against violent extremism https://www.oneyoungworld.com/news/meet-young-leaders-fighting-against-violent-extremism Global Youth Summit | Counter Extremism Project http://www.counterextremism.com/global-youth–summit Sep 28, 2015 – Global Youth Summit Against Violent Extremism … In May 2016, the U.S. State Department and USAID released their first … Continue reading →

Gunman Opens Fire, Injuring 9, at Houston Shopping Center: Police say he was carrying Nazi emblems and had Civil War paraphernalia in his car. SEPTEMBER  2016 HEADLINES In Texas, at least nine people were wounded after a gunman opened fire at … Continue reading →

Crony Capitalism and Political Privilege: Earthshaking. Literally. By Thomas Knapp Hydraulic fracturing, aka fracking, causes earthquakes. Or, rather, deep-injection disposal of the wastewater from fracking causes earthquakes. Some people — namely, public relations flacks and lobbyists for the petroleum and … Continue reading →