Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2019 The arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange in London followed by the unsealing of his indictment and requested extradition by the U.S. government have given rise to a frenzied debate among advocates of the Free Press and First Amendment guarantees. But conservative media critics cited by this online […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 12, 2019 The Catholic Church’s abuse crisis was fueled by the sexual revolution of the 1960s, former Pope Benedict XVI has written. Benedict, who resigned the papacy in 2013, says in a newly-drafted 6,000-word document – titled “The Church and the Scandal of Sexual Abuse” – that many in the ’60s […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2019 In 2018, Mexican immigrants in the U.S. sent a record $33.48 billion in remittances to their homeland. Much of that cash flow, which could have funded the border wall, was enabled by a program operated by the U.S. Federal Reserve, a government watchdog group reported. The program – named […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2019 The National Women’s Hall of Fame last month announced its newest inductees. Included among them were Jane Fonda and Angela Davis, two fervent supporters of the infamous leftist cult leader and mass murderer Jim Jones. During research for his book “Cult City: Jim Jones, Harvey Milk, and 10 Days […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 11, 2019 While allowing a lawsuit to proceed against an Illinois school district which allows transgender students to use the facilities of their choice, a federal judge threw out the student-plaintiffs’ argument that they have the right to “bodily privacy,” saying that right refers to physically being touched by others, “not […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 Last month, reports emerged of a work atmosphere at the leftist Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) that included allegations of sexual harassment and racial and gender discrimination. Morris Dees, who co-founded the SPLC in 1971, was fired. President Richard Cohen and legal director Rhonda Brownstein, both of whom had […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2019 The Trump administration will soon present a Mideast peace plan “to resolve a problem that’s been going on for decades and decades that previous administrations couldn’t solve,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on April 9. Testifying before a Senate subcommittee, Pompeo declined to respond when Democrats asked […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 10, 2019 Conservative commentator Candace Owens blasted Democratic Rep. Ted Lieu for what she said was the congressman’s out-of-context use of a previous quote from Owens about nationalism and Nazi Germany. “I think it’s pretty apparent that Mr. Lieu believes that black people are stupid and will not pursue the full […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 A federal judge on April 8 blocked the Trump administration’s policy of sending asylum seekers to Mexico as they wait for an immigration court to hear their cases. San Francisco-based U.S. District Judge Richard Seeborg granted a request on behalf of 11 asylum seekers from Central America and legal […]
by WorldTribune Staff, April 9, 2019 In its effort to bring all religious groups under Communist Party control, the Chinese government is offering cash rewards to citizens who inform on underground churches. China has up to 40 million “official” Christians, but membership in underground churches is believed to far exceed that number, The Christian Institute […]