When it’s illegal to cause distress to believers, call it for what it is: a secular version of blasphemy | Kenan Malik

Language can ‘open eyes’, Salman Rushdie wrote, yet still ideas of profanity are being used to silence dissenting voices ‘Whatever the attack was about, it wasn’t about The Satanic Verses.” So insists Salman Rushdie in Knife, his “Meditations After an Attempted Murder”, written after he almost lost his life in a ferocious assault in Chautauqua, … Read more

Trump administration seeks to un-fire nuclear security workers

President Trump’s administration is attempting to un-fire some nuclear security workers who were dismissed earlier this week. On Friday, National Nuclear Security Administration officials attempted to notify some employees who had been let go the day before that they are now due to be reinstated. NBC News’ Aaron Gilchrist has the latest.

US civil rights agency seeks to dismiss gender-identity discrimination cases

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission moves to withdraw cases that conflict with Trump order on two sexes The US commission that enforces civil rights laws against workplace discrimination has moved to dismiss six cases it brought on behalf of workers alleging gender-identity discrimination, it was revealed on Saturday. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), established via … Read more