The Forward’s reporting of Sebastian Gorka’s ties to a neo-Nazi nationalist group in Hungary has kicked off a raucous debate in the American Jewish community. A recent essay in the Los Angeles Review of Books by Jacob Labendz takes the measure of the discussion — and according to him, the Forward came out ahead of…
The reporter who was allegedly assaulted by a Montana congressman-elect inspired someone to hold a fundraiser to repair his broken glasses — which eventually morphed into an online benefit for the Committee to Protect Journalists. Ben Jacobs, a reporter for the British newspaper The Guardian, was covering a congressional race in Montana when he was…
After all but securing his nomination, Josh Mandel is now facing a new challenge from left field in his race to become the Republican candidate for Ohio’s senate seat in 2018. BuzzFeed is reporting that Ohio Republicans, unhappy with Mandel, are trying to recruit author J.D. Vance to represent the GOP in the senate race…
(JTA) — Hungarian Jews condemned a public broadcaster’s airing of an allegedly anti-Semitic rhetoric against billionaire George Soros, and a state news agency’s silence about it. The main news program of the state MTVA channel aired on Wednesday the controversial rhetoric on Soros, who recently became the subject of hostile statements by Hungary’s top politicians…
(JTA) — Management at a Texas movie theater laughed off criticism over alleged sexism in their decision to hold a women’s-only premiere of the film “Wonder Woman,” starring the Israeli actress Gal Gadot. The backlash, which prompted the film theater chain to expand its women’s only program to other franchises, took place on Facebook against the…
Aly Raisman was in for a rude surprise at the airport this Wednesday when a security agent told her she didn’t look strong enough to be a champion gymnast. The three-time Olympics gold medalist is also an advocate of empowerment and body positivity for girls, so she definitely wasn’t going to take guff from the…
As the Russia investigation closes in on senior aides of President Trump – including ex-national security adviser Michael Flynn – chief strategist Steve Bannon is re-emerging as the administration’s majordomo. Unidentified sources told the Axios newsletter that Bannon has been tapped by the president as a “wartime consigliere” eager to do battle with the “deep…
Earlier this week, The Guardian published leaked Facebook guidelines for moderators charged with deciding whether to take down hateful content from the social media site. Possibly the most controversial revelation is how Facebook determines whether to remove content which denies the Holocaust. According to the documents, moderators should only take down such content in four…
(JTA) — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump failed to disclose to tax authorities a multimillion-dollar art collection they have amassed since 2009, an arts-focused news site reported. Since their wedding in 2009, Kushner and Trump, both advisors to President Donald Trump, have acquired works by blue-chip and emerging artists, the report Thursday on Artnet said….
Mike Huckabee, the former Arkansas governor, has always prided himself on a bluegrass aesthetic – from a book titled “God, Guns, Grits and Gravy” to a Fox News show that featured a musical interlude for Southern rock. Formerly of Fox and now with Trinity Broadcasting Network, Huckabee’s was in Israel taping a television special when…
WASHINGTON (JTA) — Greg Gianforte, the Republican who allegedly bodyslammed a reporter on the eve of a special election in Montana, has won the election. Gianforte, a tech millionaire backed by President Trump, bested folk singer Rob Quist 50-44 in the race for the statewide U.S. House of Representatives district. On Wednesday, the eve of…
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