I’m a Minneapolis City Council Member. We Must Disband the Police—Here’s What Could Come Next I’m a Minneapolis City Council Member. We Must Disband the Police—Here’s What Could Come Next article By Steve Fletcher . Every member of the Minneapolis City Council has now expressed the need for dramatic structural change. I am one of …
The U.S. ARMY JUNE 14, 1775 Establishment of the Continental Army The On June 14, 1775, the Continental Congress passed the following resolution: Resolved, That six companies of expert riflemen [sic], be immediately raised in Pennsylvania, two in Maryland, and two in Virginia; … [and] that each company, as soon as completed [sic], shall march …
D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser NOTE: Washington, DC is unique in the American political system – the mayor, DC’s chief executive, functions as a governor, county executive, and mayor. Like governors, Mayor Bowser runs Medicaid, issues driver’s licenses, and has tax authority. Like county executives, Mayor Bowser runs the local jail. In 2020, Washington, DC is …
The UN estimates that around 5,000 women and girls are murdered each year in so-called “honor killings” by members of their families“Honor” killings are widely reported in regions throughout the Middle East and South Asia, but these crimes against women occur in countries as varied as Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, India, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Morocco, Pakistan, Sweden, Syria, Turkey, Uganda, …
“You Are Finished!”: Turkey’s Growing War on Christians by Raymond Ibrahim When pretexts cannot be found, assailants sometimes resort to other tactics. In an apparent attempt to conceal the online presence of at least one church, for instance, authorities labeled its website “pornographic,” and blocked it.“[T]his hateful environment did not emerge out of nowhere. The …
