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Will The IRS Tea Party Scandal Get Obama Impeached?

Why is the IRS Tea Party Scandal so important? Because some are calling for President Obama to be impeached as a result. And after a horrible week with the AP scandal and the Benghazi issue, is impeachment on the horizon?

Who is Future US Federal Judge Sri Srinivasan and Why Do We Care?

Former Solicitor General Sri Srinivasan's nomination to the DC Circuit Court of Appeals has been approved today. This is a huge deal because as rumor has it, he's next in line for the US Supreme Court. Why does this matter? Because the DC Circuit hears many important cases, namely, Guantanamo prisoner cases. Also, if he makes it to SCOTUS, he'll be the first Asian American there!

Boxing Legend Muhammad Ali Well, Not Dying

Rope-a-dope was a tactic created by legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, where he would literally allow his opponent to beat him to a pulp.

Down and Out in Skid Row: Homeless in the City of Angels

Skid Row, an area of Downtown Los Angeles, formally known as Central City East, has one of the largest stable populations of transient persons (homeless) in the United States.

New Book Links Bailey’s Murder to History of Racism, Religion, Violence

On Aug. 2, 2007, veteran journalist Chauncey Bailey was murdered in Oakland for a story he was working on about Your Black Muslim Bakery, a local business that fronted for an organized crime operation.

The Scary Potential of the National Defense Authorization Act

Dilshad D. Ali discusses why the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act by the Senate is an alarming development.

‘Haboobs’ Stir Critics in Arizona

The massive dust storms that swept through central Arizona this month have stirred up not just clouds of sand but a debate over what to call them.

My Dad, Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali, my father, has never been afraid of confronting conflicts outside of the ring.

After Nine Years, DHS Drops "SB 1070 for Muslims"

After nine years of pressure from civil rights advocates, the Department of Homeland Security has quietly announced the end of NSEERS.

Peter King's Subversive Fantasy

Congressman Peter King is now the self-appointed protector of America from future terrorist attacks by holding a congressional hearing on the Extent of Radicalisation in the American Muslim Community.

Spike in Islamophobia Taking Toll on Sikhs

This past weekend, two Sikh men, aged 78 and 65, were shot in broad daylight as they were walking down a street in Elk Grove, a suburb of Sacramento.

Muslim-Americans 'Are Not Part of Terrorism Problem': Security Advisor

Peter King is sticking to his guns. For the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, the problem today in the United States, is not terrorism or its sympathizers; the problem is Muslims in general.

Arizona Rep Drops Effort to Remove Sikh Man from 9/11 Memorial

Arizona Rep. John Kavanagh has changed his mind about possibly removing a post 9/11 hate crime victim’s name from a memorial.

A Tale of Two Gunmen

The storylines are strikingly similar. A moderate centrist politician who had taken some controversial stances is gunned down in broad daylight. The gunman is caught.