News: The December 15th, 2014 issue of the New York Magazine carries an article titled: "The Torture Party: Why Republicans Defend the Most Sadistic Government Program in Recent History", which discusses the Senate Intelligence Committee's report on CIA torture between 2001 and 2009 that was released earlier this week. Comment: The new revelations include rectal abuse, being forced to stand on broken limbs as well as murder. This may not…

Headlines: German Eurosceptics Embrace Anti-Islam Protests CIA Interrogations Report Sparks Prosecution Calls Egypt: ‘Revolution Insult' Law Raises Concerns Details: German Eurosceptics Embrace Anti-Islam Protests The wave of anti-Islam protests gripping the German city of Dresden have ignited a political row, after the leader of the country's rapidly growing Eurosceptic party publicly backed the protesters. Ten thousand people took to the streets of Dresden on Monday in the latest in a…

News: "We live in a system that espouses merit, equality, and a level playing field, but exalts those with wealth, power, and celebrity, however gained." - Derrick A. Bell In the past week, three miscarriages of justice epitomize the crisis facing global secularism and its inability to provide worldwide justice. The dreadful decision by the grand jury not to try the police officers for the murder of Eric Garner in…

News: On 2 December, Foreign Ministers of NATO countries have met in Brussels where they have agreed on the new role of NATO for the coming years in Afghanistan. The head of NATO said, "We have decided to start our non-military support from January. It is indeed an important moment for both Afghanistan and NATO. This is going to be a non-military support. Around twelve thousand NATO troops will assist…