The Supreme Court, religion and the future of school choice
John E. Taylor, West Virginia University The Supreme Court recently decided that Trinity Lutheran Church should be eligible for a Missouri state grant covering the…
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Live TV Streams Update
We have updated our live TV news streams and all should be working for the time being. The URLs change frequently, so we are not…
The G20 summit shows a world divided in its attitudes toward globalization
Jennifer Johns, University of Liverpool The theme of this year’s G20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, is “Shaping an Interconnected World”. The gathering of 20 world…
On abortion, persistent divides between – and within – the two parties
Abortion has long been a contentious issue in American politics and one that splits deeply along partisan, ideological and religious lines. Today, a 57% majority…
Rachel Maddow Warns News Orgs: Beware Of Forged Documents Connecting Trump To Russia
MSNBC: Rachel Maddow explains how an ostensible top secret NSA document submitted through the show’s inbox is likely a fake, and points out the perils…
US, Russia reach deal for ceasefire in southwest Syria: report
The U.S. and Russia have reached an agreement on a ceasefire for southwest Syria, The Associated Press reported Friday, citing U.S. officials. The ceasefire will reportedly begin…
Facts versus feelings isn’t the way to think about communicating science
The message might not come through if you put all your communication eggs in one theoretical basket. buydeephoto/Shutterstock.com John Cook, George Mason University and Sander…
Most American voters support limited travel ban: poll
Six in 10 American voters support the new ban on people from six predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States unless they can show…
Why poverty is not a personal choice, but a reflection of society
A homeless camp in Los Angeles, where homelessness has risen 23 percent in the past year, in May 2017. AP Photo/Richard Vogel Shervin Assari, University…
Daily Source Bias Check: Center for Advanced Defense Studies
LEAST BIASED These sources have minimal bias and use very few loaded words (wording that attempts to influence an audience by using appeal to emotion or stereotypes)….
Demand for Qatar to close down al-Jazeera ‘unacceptable’: U.N.
The logo of Al Jazeera Media Network is seen on its headquarters building in Doha, Qatar June 8, 2017. A demand by Saudi Arabia and…
Presidential Commission Demands Massive Amounts of State Voter Data
by Jessica Huseman ProPublica, June 29, 2017, 6 p.m. On Wednesday, all 50 states were sent letters from Kris Kobach — vice chair for the…
U.S. Travel Ban Set to Take Effect Today
By Arshad Mohammed and Mica Rosenberg WASHINGTON/NEW YORK (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on people from six predominantly Muslim countries and all refugees…
House appropriators vote to repeal 9/11 war-making power
A panel of House lawmakers agreed Thursday to repeal the legislation authorizing the use of military force against terrorists that Congress passed after the 9/11…
Donald Trump Tweets about Mika Brzezinski’s Bleeding Facelift
On Thursday Morning Donald Trump took to Twitter to bash the hosts of the Morning Joe TV show on MSNBC. In the tweets Trump claims…
Senate Republicans Struggle to Salvage Healthcare Effort
By Susan Cornwell and Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The top U.S. Senate Republican struggled on Wednesday to salvage major healthcare legislation sought by President…
MSNBC signs conservative columnist Bret Stephens
MSNBC and NBC News have signed conservative New York Times columnist Bret Stephens as an on-air contributor. MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace announced the hiring during…
Possibility of revolt looms over senate healthcare bill as GOP decides to delay the vote
Republicans in the US Senate today announced that they would be delaying the vote on the senate’s proposed overhaul of the US health system amid…
Global Cyber Attacks Continue as Businesses Reel
By Eric Auchard and Jack Stubbs FRANKFURT/MOSCOW (Reuters) – A major cyber attack, believed to have first struck Ukraine, caused havoc around the world on…
4 ways the Supreme Court could rule on Trump’s travel ban
Anthony Johnstone, The University of Montana The Supreme Court has decided to hear two legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s revised “travel ban.” Among other…