Progressive Voices Citations and Articles

by Michael Paulkovich

am 2026-02-28

Exodus 22:18 "Thou shalt not suffer a witch to live." Explanation: In the ancient Near East, witchcraft and sorcery were associated with idolatry and communication with evil spirits, which was a direct rebellion against God. This law set Israel apart from pagan nations who practiced these rituals. In its historical context, it was a civil statute to purge the community of what was seen as a spiritual capital offense. Leviticus 20:10 "And the man that committeth adultery with another man's …

by CNN

am 2026-02-13

A tycoon from the United Arab Emirates whose intimate friendship with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein was revealed in the latest release of files by the US Justice Department has been replaced in his post as head of one of the world’s largest port operators. Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem emerged as a powerful force in global trade as the former chairman and CEO of Dubai’s DP World, which has a footprint in more than 80 countries, over the past …

by Victor Gijsbers

am 2026-01-30

Understanding Kant's Copernican Turn: A Deeper Dive To really grasp Immanuel Kant's "Copernican turn" (or "Copernican revolution") in philosophy, we need to go beyond the catchy slogan that it's about objects conforming to our minds rather than the other way around. While that's a common shorthand, as the lecturer in the video points out (and as echoed in various philosophical analyses), it's overly simplistic and can sound like a magical or causal explanation—implying our thoughts somehow "create" reality in a …

by احمد عبده ماهر

am 2026-01-30

المستشار احمد عبده ماهر باحث و مفكر اسلامى لاتنسوا الاشتراك فى القناة وتفعيل الجرس احمد عبده ماهر - 234 عام بين البخاري والرسول

by احمد عبده ماهر

am 2026-01-30

المستشار احمد عبده ماهر باحث و مفكر اسلامى لاتنسوا الاشتراك فى القناة وتفعيل الجرس احمد عبده ماهر - لماذا التقييد بفقه الائمة الاربعة

by BBC

am 2026-01-24

Only recently described by science, the mysterious mushrooms are found in different parts of the world, but they give people the same exact visions. Every year, doctors at a hospital in the Yunnan Province of China brace themselves for an influx of people with an unusual complaint. The patients come with a strikingly odd symptom: visions of pint-sized, elf-like figures – marching under doors, crawling up walls and clinging to furniture. The hospital treats hundreds of these cases every year. …

by BBC

am 2026-01-24

Collagen is hugely hyped. This protein, which is important to the structure of skin and joints, has been presented as a miracle cure for everything from wrinkles to poor sleep. Production of collagen, the most abundant protein in the body, naturally slows with age – whether you protect your skin from the Sun or not. To compensate, collagen supplementation has become a booming business. One aficionado is Bryan Johnson, the tech entrepreneur who has become a one-man experiment for how …

am 2026-01-24

WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that a secret new weapon he calls “The Discombobulator” was essential to the daring US raid that captured Venezuela’s drug-dealing dictator Nicolas Maduro. Trump boasted that the mysterious weapon “made [enemy] equipment not work” when US helicopters swooped into Caracas on Jan. 3 to arrest Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, on federal drug and weapons charges — without losing a single American life. “The Discombobulator. I’m not allowed to talk about it,” …

am 2026-01-24

Hundreds of businesses in Minnesota closed on Friday and thousands of protesters turned out in severely cold weather to demonstrate against the ongoing immigration crackdown in the state. The widespread rallies come after organisers encouraged residents to skip work or school and refrain from shopping in a show of opposition to US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

by NYPost

am 2026-01-23

Welcome to The Thin Line, The New York Post’s new series about the darker side of GLP-1 drugs. Though GLP-1 agonists sold under brand names like Ozempic have helped millions of people lose weight, manage diabetes and improve other health conditions, they are not without risks. Check back for more stories about the lesser-known downsides of these wildly popular medications.

am 2026-01-23

Robert Burns was born in 1759, in Alloway, Scotland, to William and Agnes Brown Burnes. Like his father, Burns was a tenant farmer. However, toward the end of his life he became an excise collector in Dumfries, where he died in 1796; throughout his life he was also a practicing poet. His poetry recorded and celebrated aspects of farm life, regional experience, traditional culture, class culture and distinctions, and religious practice. He is considered the national poet of Scotland. Although …

by BBC

am 2026-01-23

Tam O'Shanter is a rip-roaring tale of witches and alcohol, but it has hidden depths. On Burns Night this Sunday – and 235 years after Tam O'Shanter was published in 1791 – Scots everywhere may well be treated to a masterwork with a unique, universal appeal.