by Glenn Greenwald The Washington Post today describes the failure of regimented programs in Afghanistan to reintegrate Taliban teenagers (“Taliban” (alt.: “Terrorist”) means “any Afghan who fights against the presence of foreign military forces in their country” and “reintegrate” means “persuading or compelling them to passively acquiesce to those forces”) The teenage insurgents spend their […]
WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate blocked a House bill Friday that would provide disaster aid and keep government agencies open, escalating the parties’ latest showdown over spending and highlighting the raw partisan rift that has festered all year. In a tit-for-tat battle, the Senate used a near party-line vote of 59-36 to derail the measure […]
Kim Delaney, what were you thinking? The star of Lifetime’s “Army Wives” was escorted off stage at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center Thursday night (Sept. 22) after delivering a highly inappropriate and seemingly incomprehensible speech. Warning: It’s not pretty. At the event, which was honoring former defense secretary Robert Gates, Delaney incomprehensibly rambled on the podium […]
I don’t have a problem with dating White men, but personally I haven’t decided to go searching for my “something new” just quite yet. Why? Because I love (and prefer) to date black men. Yesterday as a debate began to brew in our office about the politics of interracial dating (as usual) I was struck […]
While the world spoke out in a global protest against the inevitable execution of Troy Davis, there was another execution happening in Texas that didn’t generate as much attention, but many believed was justice in effect. White supremacist Lawrence Russell Brewer was executed at 6pm Wednesday night for the 1998 murder of a black man, […]
A young mother may face criminal charges for raising thousands of dollars while faking her 14-month-old daughter’s fight against leukemia. “This child is not ill, ” North Hampton District Attorney John Morganelli told to NBC Philiadelphia after reviewing the evidence and speaking with Arielle Brooks, the mother of the baby in question. Brooks has put together both a Facebook […]
Vesta Williams (Photo: VestaWilliams.com) In honor of R&B singer Vesta Williams’ life and musical legacy, we’ve been searching high and low for some of her most recent live performances. We found one that brought her classic R&B sound back to the forefront taken from the now defunct late night show The Mo’Nique Show on BET. […]
Noted film director John Singleton has new movie out this weekend called “Abduction” starring Taylor Lautner.
A twenty-two-year-old man with down syndrome is recovering from his injuries nearly a week after Miami-Dade police officers beat him outside his home. According to police reports, a violent confrontation ensued after officers tried to handcuff Gilberto Powell to investigate a bulge they spotted in his pants. After he was detained they realized the bulge […]
Vesta Williams was loved and respected by other singers and celebrities, and several of her peers took to Twitter to remember her after learning of her death.
UNITED NATIONS (AP) – The Palestinian president on Friday formally asked the United Nations to recognize a state of Palestine, defying U.S. and Israeli opposition. The application for full U.N. member sidesteps nearly two decades of troubled negotiations and risks a threatened American veto. Nearly two decades after embarking on historic peace talks with Israel, Palestinians […]
Police in Missouri arrested a man for an incident last Saturday after he pulled a shotgun on a Taco Bell employee for forgetting to include hot sauce with his order. Police said Jeremy Combs, 30, arrived home after making an order at a Lee Summit, MO. Taco Bell. Combs returned to the restaurant’s drive-through with […]
