‘Bombastic rhetoric’: Sanders blasts Trump over ‘fire & fury’ N. Korea threat

Published time: 10 Aug, 2017 10:05 Senator Bernie Sanders has criticized US President Donald Trump for his belligerent rhetoric over North Korea, warning that it could result in millions of people being killed. He instead called for a comprehensive diplomatic strategy to resolve the crisis. The Vermont Democrat opposed Trump, often dubbed the ‘Twitterer-in-Chief’ in […]

Trump’s favorite target for anti-crime rhetoric may not deserve its violent reputation

Jim Young/REUTERS Trump has made Chicago a focus of his anti-crime remarks over the past year. But the city’s reputation for violence belies its relative level of homicides. Nationwide, homicides have ticked up but remain at historically low levels. For much of the past year, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and statements about crime in the […]

Trump’s favorite target for anti-crime rhetoric may not deserve its violent reputation

Jim Young/REUTERS Trump has made Chicago a focus of his anti-crime remarks over the last year. But the city’s reputation for violence belies its relative level of homicides. Nationwide, homicides have ticked up but remain at historically low levels. For much of the last year, President Donald Trump’s rhetoric and statements about crime in the US have […]

Kohl wouldn’t allow war against Yugoslavia, Merkel only follows NATO’s rhetoric – Willy Wimmer

Published time: 2 Jul, 2017 12:09 Edited time: 2 Jul, 2017 12:12 Helmut Kohl, Germany’s first post-Cold War chancellor, wouldn’t have allowed the war against former Yugoslavia, Willy Wimmer, ex-VP of the OSCE Assembly told RT, adding that the current chancellor, Angela Merkel, only follows NATO’s instructions. Kohl, who served as Germany’s chancellor from 1982 […]

Jake Tapper presses Bernie Sanders after congressional shooting on whether his ‘revolution’ rhetoric encourages violence

CNN CNN’s Jake Tapper pressed Sen. Bernie Sanders on Sunday on whether his calls for political “revolution” to remake the American economic system could be misinterpreted as a call for violence.  “You have been speaking the language of revolution for many years,” Tapper said, after noting Sanders’ repeated condemnations of violence. “Are you concerned that some individuals are […]

The ‘New York Times’ Should Know Better Than to Blame Steve Scalise’s Shooting on Bernie Sanders’ Rhetoric

The news cycle moves so fast these days that it’s nearly impossible for the media to keep up; while they’re reporting one incident, the giant baby in the White House has done some other terrible thing, and today’s headline is consigned to history. (We’ve written about this before here on Flavorwire.) This also means that […]

EU energy head in Iran with businessmen to show support for nuke deal amid bellicose Trump rhetoric

The EU’s energy commissioner is in Tehran to boost business ties and express Europe’s support for the country’s nuclear deal. With Iranian President Rouhani up for reelection within weeks, Brussels aims to boost trust in the landmark 2015 agreement. Miguel Arias Canete, Europe’s commissioner for climate action and energy, came to the Islamic Republic for […]

Amnesty blames ‘toxic’ Brexit rhetoric for sharp rise in hate crime

Published time: 22 Feb, 2017 15:37 “Toxic” rhetoric and fear-mongering adopted by politicians during the EU referendum was responsible for the 57 percent rise in hate crime in the week after the vote, Amnesty International UK director Kate Allen says. A majority of police forces in England and Wales recently found that the level of […]