Month: October 2023
How the war in Ukraine is being fought in the media
As is the case with any war, the war in Ukraine is being fought on many fronts: in the streets, in the financial realm, and in the media. The battle over information about the war…
White House indicates people making ‘violent antisemitic threats’ not classified as ‘domestic terrorists’
The White House indicated Tuesday that people in the U.S. making “violent antisemitic threats” were not going to be classified as “domestic terrorists.”The comments, made by National Security Council spokesman John Kirby during the White…
Oil prices surge following Hamas’ attack on Israel
If the Israeli-Hamas conflict widens, it could impact the supply of oil from the Middle East. Prices have already risen since the first airstrikes Saturday. Bill Watts, a markets editor for MarketWatch, joins CBS News…
Gov. Evers sues Wisconsin Legislature for obstructing basic government functions
Democratic Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers sued the state’s Republican-controlled Legislature on Tuesday.Evers accused lawmakers of obstructing basic functions of government, taking particular issue with their failure to sign off on pre-approved University of Wisconsin employee…
The Amazon Labor Union is just getting started
After the independent and worker-led Amazon Labor Union made history by unionizing the JFK8 fulfillment center on Staten Island—the first Amazon facility in the US to successfully vote to unionize—workers at a second facility in…
Youngkin order calls for crackdown on anti-Semitism, other religious hate crimes in Virginia
Gov. Glenn Youngkin issued an executive directive Tuesday aimed at combatting antisemitism and other forms of anti-religious hatred in Virginia amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.The governor’s order instructs law enforcement to “increase information exchange and…
NYPD officers were touring Israel when Hamas attacked
A group of NYPD officers were in Israel when Hamas attacks began Saturday morning. Richard Priem, the COO of Community Security Service, joins CBS News with his account of the strikes and what his group…
A cop falsely arrested him for DUI, but what his lawyer uncovered is even worse
The troubled police department of the Northern Colorado city of Loveland is already under fire after a civil rights lawsuit alleging a pattern of overzealous DUI enforcement leading to multiple false arrests. In this episode…
Israel omitted from online maps in China amid war on Hamas in Gaza
People in China are calling attention to the fact that the state of Israel is not present on online maps in China, a concerning development given China’s historical obsession with map boundaries.While it is unclear…
A cop charged her with failure to obey—his body camera tells a different story
The indiscriminate use of arrest powers is one of the most destructive forms of overpolicing in a country accustomed to aggressive law enforcement. In this episode of the Police Accountability Report, we examine the questionable…
Tunisian party leader sentenced to 15 months in prison for terrorism support, incitement
The leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist party was sentenced to 15 months in prison for supporting terrorism and inciting hatred in the North African country, once seen as a model for democracy in the Arab…
Israeli forces mobilize along Gaza border following deadly Hamas attacks
Israel says it has reclaimed control of the southern part of the country after the deadly attacks by Hamas militants. It has also carried out hundreds of airstrikes in Gaza while Hamas has fired rockets…
Some Towns In The U.S. Ban Trick-Or-Treating On Halloween
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2 dead in El Salvador as Tropical Storm Pilar batters Central America
Tropical Storm Pilar lashed Central America on Tuesday with heavy rains that have been blamed for two deaths in El Salvador as the storm meanders off the Pacific coast.The U.S. National Hurricane Center said early…
Prisoners allege abuse at ‘shock’ camps
On March 10, the Moriah Shock Incarceration Correctional Facility in upstate New York closed its doors. Opponents to the closure said that the Moriah Shock facility provided essential jobs for the community and that the…
Magnitude 6.6 earthquake rattles Chilean coast, neighboring Argentina
A magnitude 6.6 earthquake struck off the coast of northern Chile on Tuesday morning and was felt in several provinces of neighboring Argentina, but there were no immediate reports of damage and authorities said there…
More than 900 Israelis have died since Hamas attack Saturday, officials say
Although the death toll is expected to increase significantly on both sides, Israel confirmed today their number of dead is approaching 1,000. CBS News national security correspondent David Martin, and Matthew Levitt, a director with…
Noam Chomsky: A Left Response to the Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The ongoing war in Ukraine is a humanitarian disaster with tremendous geopolitical, economic, social, and climate-related repercussions that are being felt throughout the world. How have these horrific events come to pass? What will the…
Finnish neo-Nazis convicted of gun crimes after terror plots are foiled
Three Finnish men who embraced neo-Nazi ideology were found guilty Tuesday of committing crimes with terrorist intent including plotting attacks against migrants, critical infrastructure, and their perceived political opponents.The Paijat-Hame District Court sentenced the main…
No, Russia isn’t ‘reviving the Soviet empire’
Even before Russia’s invasion of Ukraine began on Feb. 24, pundits and politicians in the West have uncritically made bizarre claims that we are witnessing Vladimir Putin’s master plan to “revive the Soviet empire” or…
Outgoing senior UN official calls for one-state solution, slams US and Israel: ‘Chilling words’
A high-ranking United Nations official has retired after calling for a one-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. In his letter, the official wrote on what he called “essential points” regarding the war between Israel and…
