Mairead Maguire Cancels World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Appearance over US State Department Participation
Northern Irish Nobel Peace Prize winner Mairead Maguire has canceled a trip to the World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates because she..
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Former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson Says Legalizing Marijuana Will Reduce Border Violence
Former New Mexico governor and current Libertarian presidential candidate Gary Johnson, a longtime supporter of marijuana legalization,..
Deputy Israeli Prime Minister Dan Meridor Admits Iran’s Ahmadinejad Never Vowed to “Wipe Israel off the Map”
It is one of the most widely cited reasons why Iran poses an existential threat to Israel, used to justify all sorts of militant rhetoric..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Connecticut Senate Votes to Abolish Death Penalty
Connecticut moved one step closer to abolishing capital punishment today after the state Senate voted to do away with the death penalty...
“Triumph of the People”: Aung San Suu Kyi, NLD Win Burma Parliamentary Elections in Historic Landslide
In an historic day for Burma, former political prisoner and Nobel Peace laureate Aung San Suu Kyi and her National League for Democracy..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Rhode Island National Guard Sgt. Dennis Weichel Dies Saving Afghan Girl’s Life
A US Army sergeant with three children of his own gave his life saving the life of an Afghan child. ABC News reports that Dennis Weichel, a..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Poland Charges Former Intelligence Chief Zbigniew Siemiatkowski over Secret CIA Torture Prison
Poland has become the first country to press charges against one of its officials over involvement in secret CIA torture prisons on its..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Rep. Bobby Rush (D-IL) Ejected from House Floor for Wearing Hoodie in Solidarity with Slain Teen Trayvon Martin
A US congressman was thrown off the House floor for donning a hoodie in support of slain Florida teen Trayvon Martin. Rep. Bobby Rush..
Republican Congressman Richard Hanna Tells Women to Donate to Democrats
A Republican congressman has raised eyebrows by suggesting to women at an equal rights rally that they ought to donate to Democrats because..
‘The Moral High Ground’: Goldman Sachs Executive Director Greg Smith Quits “Morally Bankrupt” Firm in Disgust
It’s not very often that you see Goldman Sachs and “the moral high ground” in the same sentence, but every now and again..
