Salon Magazine has accused the Republican Party of being out of touch with “post-Christian America,” warning the GOP that if it doesn’t renege on its alliance with Christianity, it will soon become irrelevant. Ted Cruz’s failure to get the GOP nomination, Matthew Sheffield proclaims in Salon, “is a perfect window into trends that will set […]
This year’s Republican and Democratic National Conventions yielded an unexpected takeaway: Most Americans don’t know much about slavery. On the latest episode of her MTV web series Decoded, comedian and activist Franchesca Ramsey highlighted the unfortunate tendency many Americans have to ignore or erase the role slavery played in the country’s past. “We […]
AP By Joe Bilello – Fox News Once again, the federal government has set its sights and your money on solving a problem that doesn’t exist. Apparently, the rich, white man has dominated America’s farmland for too long and the federal government is seeking to remedy this abomination of justice. If Americans only knew how […]
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Anticipation is building for today’s “world trailer premiere” of Captain America: Civil War, with just eight weeks to go until the film is released. Marvel fans are facing the painful choice between two of their favourite superheroes: Captain America or Iron Man… What’s the film about? A year after the events of Avengers: Age of […]
i A group of young Muslim friends in Washington, D.C., meets occasionally to support each other in their work and discuss the struggles their community faces. Brandon Chew/NPR hide caption toggle caption Brandon Chew/NPR A group of young Muslim friends in Washington, D.C., meets occasionally to support each other in their work and discuss the […]
“Michigan has been stripped. You look at those empty factories all over the place, and nobody hits that message better than me,” Trump told CNN’s Anderson Cooper on Wednesday. READ: Why Americans are so angry in 2016 The two men are not just playing on pre-occupations of those who see themselves as victims of the […]
Bernie Sanders’ upset in the Michigan primary Tuesday can be attributed, in part, to a strong showing in Dearborn, Michigan, which has the largest concentration of Arab Americans in the nation. Sanders won almost 60 percent of the vote there, besting rival Hillary Clinton. Apparently, something about Sanders resonated with residents. “Believing in something unpopular […]
Destination America has greenlit “Ghost Brothers,” Variety has learned exclusively. A comedic take on ghost hunting, the unscripted six-part series showcases the first African-American paranormal investigation team on television. “Ghost Brothers” is set to debut April 15 at 10 p.m. The series follows best friends Dalen Spratt, Juwan Mass and Marcus Harvey on a mission to uncover whether some […]
Claim: A high student was forced to leave school because an assistant principal found his Captain America costume to be “offensive.” Mostly False WHAT’S TRUE: Rondout Valley High School student Steven Snyder’s Captain America costume caught the eye of school administrators due to its inclusion of a prohibited ammunition belt. WHAT’S FALSE: The school deemed […]
