Новости за 07.07.2017

By Sally Kohn For the Catholic Church to truly respect the rights of LGBT people would require upending the sexuality stigma and gender hierarchy on which the church is largely built.

While Donald Trump had to pull back on some of his proposed policies, the “resistance” has been too compliant regarding two bills now before Congress.

Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., speaking during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing last month about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act. (Alex Brandon / AP Photo) A controversial surveillance measure set to expire at the end of 2017 could be made permanent through a new piece of GOP legislation. Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton proposed Senate Bill 1297 last month, which addresses a critical component of the National Security Agency’s warrantless surveillance program. At stake is Section 702 of... Читать дальше...

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment With China and India increasingly dedicated to pushing greener cars, the Asian market may drive the whole industry in that direction much faster than anyone expected.

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By Andrea Germanos / Common Dreams The U.N. treaty was signed after weeks of negotiations that were not attended by any of the nine nuclear-armed states, which include America, Russia and North Korea.

By Darlene Superville and Ken Thomas / Associated Press The two held “very, very good talks,” Trump said. Meanwhile, news also broke that the U.S. and Russia had reached agreement on a cease-fire in southwest Syria.

In a new episode of “Scheer Intelligence,” host and Truthdig Editor in Chief Robert Scheer talks with former CIA analyst Melvin Goodman (pictured) about agency failures and the future of U.S.-Russia relations.