Long absent from the national agenda, the issue of compensating African-Americans for their ancestors' time in servitude is poised to become a hot-button issue in President Obama's second term.
According to key White House adviser Valerie Jarrett, the Obama administration will take a 'very serious look' at the issue of reparations over the next year, and hopes to offer the nation's 40 million African Americans a large cash payout in early 2014. ... Read More →
British Prime Minister David Cameron is considering appealing to a Euroskeptic public with a plan force to non-British E.U. nationals resident in the U.K. to wear a European flag badge outside their clothing, The Daily Currant can reveal.
According to a draft document, the Conservative Party has crafted a rule decreeing that Europeans from other countries must affix a biometric passport featuring the 12-starred E.U. logo to their lapels when appearing in public places. Those who do not comply would face deportation to their home countries.... Read More →
The Obama administration reacted today to criticism over its lack of female faces in key cabinet appointments by naming a woman as the White House's chief receptionist.
In a low-key ceremony at the Rose Garden, White House Chief of Staff Jack Lew officially promoted 28-year-old Susan Michaud to the coveted position which had hitherto been dominated by men. ... Read More →
As the U.S. Senate prepares for confirmation hearings on Chuck Hagel's appointment as Secretary of Defense, South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham is passionately leading the charge against his former colleague.
The differences between the two men are reportedly more personal than professional. According to former aides, Graham has had it in for the Nebraskan since a previously unreported 2005 incident where he "inappropriately propositioned" Hagel and was firmly rebuffed.... Read More →
Former Australian Prime Minister John Howard has apologized for his denial of global climate change, saying Australia's recent heat wave has finally awoken him to the threat.
Howard had previously been a staunch skeptic of the scientific consensus that human activity is driving an increase in global temperatures, even promoting a book describing the idea as a "hoax" and a "scam".... Read More →
Argentina's President Cristina Kirchner demanded this week that the British government "return" the disputed Falkland Islands to Argentina.
Today the indigenous Mapuche people of Patagonia have in turn asked Kirchner to return the entire country of Argentina back to its native population, from whom the nation was stolen 400 years ago by Spanish colonists.... Read More →
In a move to restore its battered reputation and generate much needed revenue, the Catholic Church announced plans today for a nationwide chain of for-profit daycare centers.
A new church-owned company, Good Boy Daycare Centers Inc, will establish over 300 child care facilities in all 50 U.S. states over the next two years. It aims to provide a badly-needed service to young parents while simultaneously serving as an outreach vehicle for the declining religion.... Read More →
Conservative members of the Tea Party raided House Speaker John Boehner's office over the weekend, destroying several thousand dollars worth of property and leaving behind giant bags of tea.
Capitol Hill police were at first stumped as to how the intruders gained entry, but soon came to realize that the incident had been an 'inside job' perpetrated by fellow members of Congress.... Read More →
Ireland's leadership of the European Union has only just begun, but its already started making waves by suggesting one longtime member should quit the struggling supranational organisation.
In an interview with the Brussels based European Voice, Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny said today that the United Kingdom should leave the E.U. immediately due to its "belligerent attitude" towards other members and "childish obstructionism" of the European project. ... Read More →
Former Vice-Presidential candidate Paul Ryan denied today that he voted for the fiscal cliff compromise bill which raised taxes significantly on the top 2% of American households.
Although the official tally from the House Clerk's Office shows that Ryan voted to pass the legislation, the representative from Wisconsin went on The Today Show this morning to claim that his vote was miscounted.... Read More →
The National Rifle Association generously donated assault rifles to survivors of the Newtown, CT, massacre today, telling the group that the only way to prevent another attack is to arm themselves to the hilt.
At a press conference in Newtown, NRA President Wayne LaPierre said his organization was sending a free Bushmaster AR-15, the same type of gun used in the shooting, by mail to each and every family with children who survived the Sandy Hook attack.... Read More →
Amid protests over the death of a Delhi rape victim from wounds suffered at the hands of her attackers, the Indian government is reportedly considering banning rape altogether to prevent future fatalities.
Sources close to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh say that although the government is loath to regulate the "sexual choices" of its citizens, rape's strong association with "real violence" such as this month's deadly attack has left parliament no choice but to intervene.... Read More →
