By Aviva Chomsky | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Ever since he rode a Trump Tower escalator into the presidential race in June 2015 and swore to build his “great wall” and stop Mexican “rapists” from entering the country, undocumented immigrants have been the focus of Donald Trump’s ire. Now that he’s in the […]
Can Climate Solutions also help Low-Income Consumers fight inequality?
By Basav Sen. | ( Inequality.org) | – – Renew Oregon is advancing innovative climate justice proposals, building on a legislative victory to expand the state’s use of renewable energy, with strong benefits for low-income consumers. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to participate in the People’s Climate March in Washington, D.C. and around […]
Merkel Had To Explain EU Trade To Trump ELEVEN TIMES
Cenk Uygur | (Video News Clip) | – – “Trump has been bragging about what great chemistry he has with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Cenk Uygur, host of The Young Turks, breaks it down. During his meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel last month, Trump insisted on to negotiating a trade deal between the U.S. […]
No Woman Has Ever Run For Iranian President. Will Azam Taleghani Be The First?
By Golnaz Esfandiari. | ( RFE/RL) | – – Update: Ms. Taleghani has been disqualified. Her journey is still amszing. On April 14, a tiny, frail-looking woman wearing a chador and using a walker made her way slowly up the stairs of Iran’s Interior Ministry in Tehran. Seventy-three-year-old Azam Taleghani was there to register as […]
100 Days: How much Damage has Trump already done to the Earth?
By Martin Khor | (Inter Press Service) | – – PENANG (IPS) – This week, Donald Trump will mark his first hundred days as US President. It’s time to assess his impact on the world, especially the developing countries. It’s too early to form firm conclusions. But much of what we have seen so far […]
Trump’s Hunger Games are Deadly Serious
By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – As famine descends on a huge swath of the globe, the White House is rolling back aid, ramping up conflict, and risking more climate chaos. One death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic. The quote comes from Stalin. The policy comes […]
UK: Labour’s Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected
TeleSur | – – Corbyn also said he would have to consider whether he would authorize a drone strike against the leader of Islamic State group to limit civilian deaths. The leader of Britain’s main opposition Labour Party Jeremy Corbyn said on Sunday he could suspend British involvement in airstrikes against Syria if he was […]
How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice
By Steven Harper | ( BillMoyers.com | – – “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything crashing down, and destroy all of today’s establishment.— Steve Bannon to historian Ron Radosh on Nov. 12, 2013 (according to Radosh) Through key Cabinet appointments, Trump is gutting federal agencies […]
Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials
TeleSur | – – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visited the base on Saturday, and in a statement condemned the attack as “cowardly” and the work of “infidels.” At least 140 Afghan soldiers were killed by Taliban attackers apparently disguised in military uniforms, officials said on Saturday, in what would be the deadliest attack ever on […]
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