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RITTENHOUSE: To the Jury, Then the People | Steve Berman

RITTENHOUSE: To the Jury, Then the People | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

Kyle Rittenhouse’s trial in in the jury’s hands, and with it a whole lot of cultural cloth that has been woven around it. In case you haven’t been glued to the television, here’s where things sit: The prosecution contended that Rittenhouse intentionally killed Anthony Huber and Gaige Grosskreutz, recklessly killed Joseph Rosenbaum, and recklessly endangered …

WAR CRIME COVERUP: Did the U.S. Murder 70 Civilians in Syria in 2019? | Steve Berman

WAR CRIME COVERUP: Did the U.S. Murder 70 Civilians in Syria in 2019? | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

The New York Times broke a story over the weekend that in the waning days of the Syria campaign against ISIS, in 2019, the U.S. military killed dozens of civilians in a refugee camp called Baghuz, dropping a 500-pound bomb on a crowd of women and children. Then another jet dropped a 2,000-pound bomb on the survivors, …

Climate, They Say | Steve Berman

Climate, They Say | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

Anytime the glitterati gather in far-flung, exotic places—like Glasgow—to rub elbows and swap speeches, I know we’re about to hear the war chant of “BOHICA!” Bend over, here it comes again. And here we are again at the COP26 Climate Summit. Barack Obama gushed and preached about how urgent the climate crisis is. “It will not be …

WARNING: You Might Be Subject to the OSHA Mandate, Even If You’re Not | Steve Berman

WARNING: You Might Be Subject to the OSHA Mandate, Even If You’re Not | Steve Berman


Opinion Contributor

The object of President Biden’s OSHA Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) on COVID-19 vaccination and testing is pain. If you’re already fully vaccinated, then the pain isn’t directed at you, but you might feel it anyway. If you are an employer with 100 or more employees, at all locations, you will be part of the new national mandate, …