• Iraq requests UN to end political mission by 2025

    The Iraqi government has asked the United Nations to end its governance and human rights mission in Iraq by the end of 2025. Reuters, in a report published on Friday, May 10, wrote that Mohammed Shia’ Al Sudani, the Prime Minister of Iraq, has called the continuation of the UN mission—especially its political operations—in Iraq […]

  • America: The end of the beginning, or the end?

    by WorldTribune Staff, May 16, 2024 Contract With Our Readers Is America in the batter’s box of doom? Is the Mighty Casey of the modern world about to strike out? Or is there still a home run that keys a massive rally left in that bat? “All empires fall,” independent journalist Steve Rodan noted in […]

  • Sanders: Rafah op must mean end to US support

    United States Senator from Vermont Bernie Sanders declared late Friday that if Israel were to carry out a military operation in the southern city of Rafah in Gaza, it should result in the termination

  • Letters: Sask. government, teachers must co-operate to end dispute

    "The educational future of our province’s students is in limbo and very much at risk," writes Dave Morgan.

  • Trump turned a fringe religious group into a political force in the 2024 election: report

    Former President Donald Trump has empowered a fringe movement of Christian extremists known as the New Apostolic Reformation (NAR), according to the Religion News Service.This movement has previously been flagged by scholars as a serious new political force preparing to flex its muscles in the 2024 election."This NAR movement runs like a golden thread through recent flashpoints of evangelical Christian support for Donald Trump, Christian nationalism and Christian extremism," said the report....

  • Donovan Mitchell's Cavaliers tenure could end soon, but Cleveland must embrace the lesson of his acquisition

    The Cavaliers need to get ambitious and creative to get over the potential loss of Donovan Mitchell

  • Public schools must teach pro-adoption, anti-abortion lesson by end of school year, per new state law

    A little-known law passed in 2023 requires public schools to teach "the reasons adoption is preferable to abortion" in grades 6-12

  • Another court affirms religious schools can be religious

    The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has reaffirmed the right of a Catholic school to employ only teachers who live according to the moral teachings of the Catholic Church. In a unanimous judgment, the court affirmed that the Diocese of Charlotte was well within its rights to fire Lonnie Billard, a former English and […]

  • The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, May 15-21

    Spring has sprung, and there's no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect learn and have a good time. We've compiled seven must-do events, including performances by Persian violinist Mehrnam Rastegari and Mediterranean psychedelic-surf trio Habbina Habbina at the Bandwagon Summer Series in Putney. Take a Trance on Me Saturday 18 This year's Bandwagon Summer Series, presented by Next Stage Arts, kicks off at the Putney Inn with an unbeatable double billing....

  • Warragamba Dam: the political yo-yo of failed water politics

    Warragamba Dam is spilling again, but it didn’t have to be this way. There have been warnings for decades about…What to read next: Are they criminalising hate speech, or valid criticism of gender politics? | Julie Bishop highlights ‘female privilege’ in politics (by accident) | Just Stop Oil: the locusts of politics | Is there a plot afoot to get rid of Albo?

  • The Magnificent 7: Must See, Must Do, May 8-14

    Spring has sprung, and there's no shortage of ways for Vermonters to connect learn and have a good time. We've compiled seven must-do events, including a screening of independent filmmaker Vera Drew's meticulously fair use-compliant masterpiece, The People's Joker. Why So Serious? Thursday 9 Independent filmmaker Vera Drew's meticulously fair use-compliant masterpiece The People's Joker screens at the Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center Film House in...

  • Confident in your politics? New study uncovers a dark side of political efficacy

    Individuals who are confident in their political knowledge and abilities are more likely to exhibit intolerance and hostility toward those with differing views, according to new research published in the journal Public Opinion Quarterly. Those who question their political prowess, in contrast, tend to approach disagreements with more openness and fairness. Previous research into political behavior has often highlighted the virtues of political engagement and confidence. Historically, scholars...