Новости за 03.03.2017

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment From Sen. Bernie Sanders to comedian Asef Harel (pictured), common-sense statements on Israel continue to cause controversy.

Romulo Avelica-Gonzalez, left, was picked up by ICE agents dressed in police jackets, right, in the Highland Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. (Twitter / YouTube) Los Angeles may be a “sanctuary city,” but increasing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids are stoking fears throughout its undocumented communities. ICE officials are using dubious new tactics in the attempt to detain undocumented immigrants. Reports of agents donning police uniforms and waiting outside sensitive locations—such as churches... Читать дальше...

Damian Bariexca / CC-BY-2.0 The European Parliament voted Thursday to require Americans to obtain visas to travel within the European Union after the United States failed to agree to visa-free travel for the citizens of five EU countries. The Independent reports: It comes after the US failed to agree visa-free travel for citizens of five EU countries – Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Poland and Romania – as part of a reciprocity agreement. US citizens can normally travel to all countries in the bloc without a visa. Читать дальше...

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Sorel and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer discuss the impact of Astor’s love affairs on her movie career and the parallels between the film industry in the early 20th century and today.

By Elaine Margolin The ninth grandchild of Dorothy Day writes of the relationship between her famous grandmother, founder of the Catholic Worker movement, and the author’s mother Tamar, Day’s only child.

By Tim Radford / Climate News Network Warming seas and increasing acidification could mean starvation and extinction for creatures of the deep ocean.

Dorothy Arzner and Ida Lupino were two exceptions to appear on the scene as the 20th century progressed and women found it increasingly hard to launch film projects.

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Juan Carlos Hernandez Pacheco, an undocumented immigrant, was released from detention after his pro-Trump community rallied around him. (Screen shot via CBS) President Trump promised a nationwide crackdown on illegal immigration, and his administration followed through last month by releasing a set of harsh immigration guidelines. Now, the effects of Trump’s policy are being felt across the U.S. In the weeks since the president took office, startling details from individual deportation cases have come to light. Читать дальше...

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Clamor from his colleagues and the public stops the attorney general from investigating possible Russian interference in the 2016 election.

The president played on themes of harmony in his first address to Congress, but recent incidents of violence and bigotry tell a different story.