Erika López Prater, a lecturer at Hamline University, showed a 14th-century painting of the Prophet Muhammad in a global art history class. Officials at the university in Minnesota subsequently decided to let López Prater go, stating that the incident was Islamophobic and that respect for the Muslim students should have...
Rand Paul’s Vote Against Iranian Protesters Boggles the Mind
Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky was the lone Republican to vote against a resolution that reaffirmed American support “for the Iranian citizens who have taken to the streets in peaceful protest for their fundamental human rights, and (condemned) the Iranian security forces for their violent response.” Most importantly, Senate Resolution...
Zakaria: America’s Genius Lies in Its Respect for Rebellion
2022 has ushered in enormous economic and geopolitical uncertainty. The world is confronting ravaging inflation, an energy crisis, high interest rates and a possible recession. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent international tensions sky-high. And yet, when you sit back and examine it carefully, the country that looks most capable...
‘No going back’: Iran Protests Now 100 Days In
The longest running anti-regime protest in Iran's history has now hit 100 days. Although there have been protests in the country before, this one is unique. This time, women are taking a lead role under the slogan "Woman, Life, Freedom." Iranian celebrities have supported the protests. in some cases leading...
Psychedelic Drugs: A New Era in Psychiatric Treatment
In this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting, about 1,000 brain scientists packed the San Diego Convention Center for the symposium, called Psychedelics and Neural Plasticity. They heard about how drugs like MDMA and psilocybin can help rewire the brain, offering a new way to treat disorders from depression to chronic...
2022: The End of Cheap Mortgages and Start of Icy Cold Housing Market
Young families like Evan Paul and his wife were ready to buy a home at the beginning of 2022. They said when they first started their search, houses were being bought up way above their listing prices due to low interest rates at the time. "There'd be, you know, two...
Palestinian Teen Returns Home, Recaps Details of His Experience in an Israeli Jail
A 16-year-old Palestinian boy recently returned home after 41 days in an Israeli jail, just in time to help his parents decorate before Christmas. According to reporters, Shadi Khoury was arrested the police beat him after he refused to undress in their presence. After that, they forcibly dragged him, bound...
Ian Bremmer: Russia’s Reckoning, China’s Vulnerability & US Democracy’s Dunkirk
2022 started and ended very differently for Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky. Putin has gone from all-powerful to global pariah. Zelensky from untrustworthy former comedian to TIME magazine's Person of the Year. It's one of the oldest lessons in the history books: political power can be fleeting. On GZERO World,...
County in California Becomes the First in US to Pass a Law Banning Criminal Background Checks for Housing
Amid a worsening homelessness catastrophe, Alameda County in the San Francisco Bay Area has become the first in the nation to ban landlords from running criminal background checks on prospective tenants. The Fair Chance Ordinance will prohibit both private and public landlords from requiring applicants to disclose arrests or convictions....
Newsom Warns Biden, California Could ‘Break’ With Flood of Illegal Migrants When Title 42 Expires
In an interview with ABC News on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom said President Joe Biden's border policies are 'not working' and says the White House must take 'responsibility and ownership'. He warns ending Title 42 could "break" his state. Biden plans to end Title 42, a Trump era policy which...