| US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council puts funding in doubt, Glimmers of hope for refugees, UN’s resolution on Palestinians was mostly a win, European left walks an immigration tightrope, Mohamed Salah is changing perceptions about Muslims Posted: 30 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council puts funding in doubt, Glimmers of hope for refugees, UN's resolution on Palestinians was mostly a win, European left walks an immigration tightrope, Mohamed Salah is changing perceptions about Muslims]( "US withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council puts funding in doubt, Glimmers of hope for refugees, UN's resolution on Palestinians was mostly a win, European left walks an immigration tightrope, Mohamed Salah is changing perceptions about Muslims") "On ... June 18, the UNHRC opened its 38th session in Geneva," writes Ken Makabenta. "Before the day was over, the body was facing questions about its future.... In a series of developments [recently], the rug has literally been pulled from under the feet of the UNHRC and its army of special rapporteurs.... [Among those developments], the United States formally withdrew from UNHRC.... [T]he US under Donald Trump is forcing the [United Nations] to change.
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| Readers write: Aiding inventors, story without political motivations, austerity for teachers, thoughtful journalism Posted: 30 Jun 2018 03:00 AM PDT ![Readers write: Aiding inventors, story without political motivations, austerity for teachers, thoughtful journalism]( "Readers write: Aiding inventors, story without political motivations, austerity for teachers, thoughtful journalism") Regarding the March 22 Monitor Daily editorial "Trump's action on China helps all inventors": I had been unaware of China's progress toward honoring the concept of intellectual property and of the possible positive impact of our administration's punishing China for patent theft. Recommended: Could you pass a US citizenship test? The April 23 & 30 OneWeek piece "Is Trump immune from prosecution?" was a great article.
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