Chicago’s Mayor Vows To Protect Immigrants, But Activists Say It’s Not Enough

Mayor Lori Lightfoot has been outspoken against cooperation with federal immigration officials, but activists want more.

Donald Trump Continues To Show He’s Racist

The president’s tweet targeting congresswomen of color is just the latest in a long list of examples.

Exclusive: BBC Accepts Iran’s Demand Of Blackout On Its Persian Sites

A deal to not share reporting from Iran on BBC Persian has angered staffers.

Rep. Ilhan Omar Has Been A U.S. Citizen Longer Than Melania Trump

Donald Trump presumably doesn’t question his wife’s right to criticize her adopted country.

Ex-ICE Chief Thought About ‘Beating’ Congressman During Hearing On Immigration

Thomas Homan said he considered physically assaulting a lawmaker who questioned whether he was racist.

Fox News’ Shepard Smith Slams Trump’s ‘Xenophobic Eruption’ Of ‘Division’

But he avoided calling the president’s attack on four Democratic congresswomen racism.

‘Are You OK With A Racist President, Republicans?’ Asks Charlotte Observer

“Go back where you came from” is among the “worst of racist tropes,” the newspaper’s editorial board said.

Amazon plans series based on the Jack Reacher novels

Amazon is reportedly working on a series based on Jack Reacher, the character from Lee Child’s bestselling crime-thriller novels. According to Deadline, Amazon Studios landed the rights to develop a script-to-series drama. Scorpion creator Nick Santo…

Galaxy Note 10 production affected by South Korea-Japan politics

You’d often think that politics and the tech industry exist in completely separate realms but the real world is hardly that neat. One informs the other and, like in Huawei’s case, can even negatively impact one another. While still far from the mess that the Chinese company has found itself in, Samsung may also be feeling the effects of an … Continue reading

Oh No, George R.R. Martin Feels Less Pressure to Finish His Books Now That Game of Thrones Is Over

With Game of Thrones now over, fans of the world George R.R. Martin created can turn their attention to the yet-to-be-published final two books in the series. Not that fans haven’t been doing that for a while now, of course…but it should come as no surprise that the author isn’t planning on speeding up his pace.

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