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CSUSB professor critical of U.S. secretary of state’s comments regarding IranPress TVNov. 11, 2018 David Yaghoubian, CSUSB professor of history, was interviewed by Press TV recently about U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s comments to BBC Persian that the Iranian government “must listen to Washington ‘if they want their people to eat.’” The comments were later reported by Newsweek. Yaghoubian said: “The recent statements by Mike Pompeo and other foreign policy elites as they gleefully proclaim what is going to be coming to Iran by way of the sanctions is very reminiscent of Madeline Albright’s … direct statement in 1996 in which she stated that the death of 500,000 Iraqi babies as a result of the American sanctions on Iraq was ‘worth the price’ of keeping the Saddam Hussein government contained, and so these rather cruel and inhuman statements coming out of particularly Mike Pompeo I believe should be understood in the same vein, and so in that context the Donald Trump regime is really continuing in the path of its predecessors.” Press TV reported that the “Trump administration announced on Nov. 5 the re-imposition of the ‘toughest’ sanctions ever against Iran's banking and energy sectors with the aim of cutting off its oil sales and crucial exports. The bans had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).” See the complete interview at “Iran’s FM Zarif slams Pompeo’s starvation threat.”
As FBI reports sharp increase in hate crimes, CSUSB professor says such incidents may be underreportedLos Angeles TimesNov. 13, 2018 Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at Cal State San Bernardino, is one of the experts interviewed for an article about the latest FBI hate crime statistics, saying that some jurisdictions either don’t report such incidents, or under report them. Read the complete article at “Hate crimes rose sharply in 2017, FBI report says.”
CSUSB professor comments on FBI report showing largest spike in hate crimes since 9/11VOA NewsNov. 13, 2018 A Cal State San Bernardino criminal justice professor was quoted in an article about the latest FBI hate crime statistics that showed a 17 percent increase in hate crime incidents – the largest increase since 2001 when the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, led to a surge in bias-motivated crimes. 'We were bracing for a considerable spike, and even increased our forecast because throughout the year, as we kept collecting a raft of double-digit increases from some very large jurisdictions,” said Brian Levin, director of Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino. Read the complete article at “FBI reports largest spike in hate crimes since 9/11.”
CSUSB professor interviewed about dating for people with bipolar disorderTonic/Vice NewsNov. 13, 2018 “Bipolar disorder causes drastic and unusual shifts in mood, activity level, and energy,” wrote Sofia Barrett-Ibarria in an article about dating someone with the mental illness. “For many, it’ll include recurring cycles of depression and mania, often described as extreme highs and lows, explains Kelly Campbell, a professor of psychology at California State University San Bernardino.” Barrett-Ibarria also wrote, “one of the scariest parts of dating with bipolar is actually telling a date about it. ‘People with bipolar disorder might encounter negative reactions when disclosing their condition,’ Campbell says. Disclosing too soon can feel like a massive overshare, and it’s generally not the kind of information you’d want to talk about on a first date for fear of scaring a potential partner away. … “Thankfully, Campbell says that talking about mental health issues can be a conversation that happens naturally. ‘Our disclosures should be reciprocal, meaning that one person should not be doing all the talking and disclosing,’ Campbell says. ‘As your date or partner starts to reveal personal things to you, you may do the same.’ Pay attention to how they respond to personal disclosures, she advises. If they respond in a validating, accepting manner, these are signs that they’re not consumed by negative stigma surrounding the disorder and that they could be a supportive partner.” Read the complete article at “Dating with bipolar can be an exhausting cycle of intensity and bailing.”
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