By Josh Hoxie | ( Otherwords.org ) | – – Imploring people to simply work harder ignores the fact that most jobs don’t pay enough to get ahead. The gap between the rich and poor has been growing for decades. Some claim this growing gap is the natural result of smart, hard workers getting what […]
US Nears $100B Arms Deal for Saudi Arabia: White House Official
TeleSur | – – The official said the deal will be good for the U.S. economy. The United States is close to completing a series of arms deals forSaudi Arabia totaling more than $100 billion, a senior White House official said on Friday, a week ahead of President Donald Trump’s planned visit to Riyadh. The […]
Why the Weaponization of Health Care in the Syrian War threatens Us All
By Xavier Symons | (The Conversation) | – – Few events in Syria have attracted as much attention as the alleged chemical weapon attack on the town of Khan Shaykhun. The callous use of biological agents to target civilians is a “crime against humanity” and a serious violation of international law, according to human rights […]
After Mosul: The Coming ISIL Apocalypse in al-Anbar Desert
By Mustafa Habib | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – While fighting against the Islamic State group drags on in Mosul, tribal and military forces in Anbar are preparing for what will likely be the final battle against the extremists. But this fight will take many months. Many Iraqis and international observers are continuing to […]
Dakota Access Pipeline already Leaking Oil & not Completed
TeleSur | – – Even before it is fully operational, and after months of demonstrations by Indigenous and environmental groups that warned of the same, the Dakota Access Pipeline has already suffered its first leak. The April 6 leak, only uncovered this week by local South Dakota outlet Aberdeen News, saw 84 gallons of crude […]
Are we Monsters?
By Neal Gabler | ( Billmoyers.com) | – – We are a failed country because we have lost our compassion and sense of community. Warner Brothers and Universal have both been dusting off an inventory of classic monsters — King Kong, Godzilla, The Mummy, The Wolf Man, etc. — which prompted New York Times film […]
How America’s Myth of the Infallible Generals gets us in Trouble
By Danny Sjursen | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – More, more, more. I was guilty of it myself. Commanding a small cavalry troop of about 85 soldiers in southwest Kandahar Province back in 2011, I certainly wanted and requested more: more troopers, more Special Forces advisers, more Afghan police, more air support, more supplies, more […]
Is Trump Palestine’s New Hope?
Daoud Kuttab. | (Project Syndicate) | – – RAMALLAH – On his recent visit to Washington, DC, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas surprised many by heaping praise on US President Donald Trump. Speaking through a translator, Abbas called Trump, who had promised to “get done” a peace agreement between Israel and Palestine, “courageous” and wise, and […]
Also Fired: Scientists at Environmental Protection Agency Review Board
Cenk Uygur & Ana Kasparian | ( The Young Turks) | (Video Report) | – – “Scott Pruitt has let go of scientists and replaced them with industry types. Cenk Uygur and Ana Kasparian break it down: “The Environmental Protection Agency has “eviscerated” a key scientific review board by removing half its members and seeking […]
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