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Archives for July 2018

Donald Trump
An Offer they Can't Refuse: Trump's "Mob Boss Style" on Display in London

An Offer they Can’t Refuse: Trump’s “Mob Boss Style” on Display in London

Juan Cole

The vast majority of Britons deeply dislike the American president

Syria
With 5 Powers fighting in Syria, who will come out on top? Netanyahu, Putin, or Trump?

With 5 Powers fighting in Syria, who will come out on top? Netanyahu, Putin, or Trump?

Reese Erlich

Other nations push their own interests to the detriment of the Syrian people

Russia
Mueller: 12 Russian Agents indicted for Hacking Dems on Day Trump asked them to

Mueller: 12 Russian Agents indicted for Hacking Dems on Day Trump asked them to

Chris Lefkow

Twelve Russian military intelligence officers were indicted by a US grand jury on Friday

UAE
United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

AFP

Human rights violations in a string of Yemeni prisons run by the United Arab Emirates could amount to war crimes

racism
Could Trump's War on Black NFL Players awaken a Sleeping Giant?

Could Trump’s War on Black NFL Players awaken a Sleeping Giant?

Tomdispatch

Will Trump’s attacks on black athletes provoke a revolution in the NFL?

Syria
Syrian Army Raises Flag in Daraa, Cradle of Failed Revolution

Syrian Army Raises Flag in Daraa, Cradle of Failed Revolution

Mohamad Abazeed

Syria’s army entered rebel-held parts of Daraa city, state media said Thursday

Featured
Trump Threatens Iran with "Escalation;" Could it Spin out of Control?

Trump Threatens Iran with “Escalation;” Could it Spin out of Control?

Juan Cole

Pompeo has been more or less threatening acts of war for the past week

Colonialism
Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Ariel Dorfman

Current policies echo an era when millions of Europeans and Americans considered it perfectly natural to treat fellow humans as beasts

Immigration
Why Families and Refugees And America Lose Big with Trump Travel Ban

Why Families and Refugees And America Lose Big with Trump Travel Ban

Raquel Aldana

Thousands now face indefinite separation from family members from the affected countries. Thousands more will be denied safe harbor

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