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Archives for June 2018

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Report: Trump hopes for Deal with Putin over Iran in Syria, US Exit

Report: Trump hopes for Deal with Putin over Iran in Syria, US Exit

Juan Cole

The plan is apparently for the US to allow the government of Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad to recover the southern reaches of the country

War
Bankrupting Ourselves to Death: How We're Borrowing to Fight the Wars we're Losing

Bankrupting Ourselves to Death: How We’re Borrowing to Fight the Wars we’re Losing

Stephanie Savell

Never before has this country relied so heavily on deficit spending to pay for its conflicts

Syria
As 50,000 Flee Regime Assault on Daraa, Rebels Face Surrender or Death

As 50,000 Flee Regime Assault on Daraa, Rebels Face Surrender or Death

Layal Abou Rahal

Facing Russian and regime bombardment and abandoned by international backers, rebels in southern Syria are left with few options

Green Transportation
Game Over: Even Oil Giant BP is betting on Electric Car Boom

Game Over: Even Oil Giant BP is betting on Electric Car Boom

Roland Jackson

British energy major BP bought the nation’s largest electric vehicle charging firm as it bets on booming demand in the coming decades

Donald Trump
Annapolis Massacre: A moment to Consider Trump's Opposition to Gun Safety Laws, Hatred of Journalists

Annapolis Massacre: A moment to Consider Trump’s Opposition to Gun Safety Laws, Hatred of Journalists

Juan Cole

Trump continues to foment an extremely dangerous atmosphere for the practice of journalism and of democracy

Donald Trump
"Trump: Cut out the Final Insult of Sadism and Dickishness" - Jon Stewart/ Colbert (Video)

“Trump: Cut out the Final Insult of Sadism and Dickishness” – Jon Stewart/ Colbert (Video)

contributors

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, “Jon Stewart Is Ready To Negotiate With Donald Trump”

France
France Charges 10 White Nationalist Terrorists in Plot to Blow up Muslims

France Charges 10 White Nationalist Terrorists in Plot to Blow up Muslims

AFP

French authorities have charged 10 suspected far-right extremists in connection with an alleged plot to attack Muslims

Children
Prison Camps for Children have a Horrific History: Do we Want to Join that Legacy?

Prison Camps for Children have a Horrific History: Do we Want to Join that Legacy?

Wilson T. Bell

Children and family have been central to the institution of the concentration camp from its beginnings 120 years ago

Supreme Court
The Gorsuch Court is Crushing Workers and Democracy: Can Dems find the Courage to Fight Back?

The Gorsuch Court is Crushing Workers and Democracy: Can Dems find the Courage to Fight Back?

Peter Certo

Progressive grassroots groups are on the march, but is it too little too late?

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