Month: May 2016
Conservative Ideologue Peddles Textbook That Butchers Mexican-American Heritage
When the Texas State Board of Education voted two years ago to create instructional materials for Mexican-American studies, educators and activists walked away cheering. They had asked the SBOE to create a full Mexican-American studies class, citing research showing that it would help boost performance in the state’s majority-Hispanic public schools. The Republican-dominated board declined, […]
Every household told: sign up now to vote in historic EU poll
Massive turnout campaign launched as David Cameron says Britain has 40 days to stave off economic disaster Twenty-eight million UK households will be targeted this week in a mass campaign to encourage people to vote in the EU referendum, after David Cameron warned of terrible economic consequences if the country votes for Brexit. Sorry, your […]
The next Paul Verhoeven? I’d buy that for a dollar
The Dutch directors new thriller Elle is at Cannes, but whatever happened to the master of 80s/90s sci-fi bombast who gave us Robocop, and Total Recall? At 77, Paul Verhoeven does not seem to be planning retirement anytime soon. Screen Daily reported this week that the maverick Dutch film-maker has at least three upcoming projects […]
Trump and GOP leaders bury hatchet on bizarre day
(CNN)Here’s a concept new to the 2016 campaign: Donald Trump and dtente. Donald Trump, who built a campaign on lambasting Republican elites, Thursday came to the citadel of the political establishment — Capitol Hill — for a summit with House Speaker Paul Ryan and other party leaders designed to halt the GOP’s self-immolation.
Former U.S. Marine Describes Being Tortured For Years In Iranian Prison
Amir Hekmati was one of four Iranian-American prisoners released from the country in January as part of a negotiated prisoner agreement with the U.S. He is now seeking unspecified damages from the Iranian government for false imprisonment and torture, according to a civil complaint filed Monday with the U.S. District Court for the District of […]