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European Union
Merkel Had To Explain EU Trade To Trump ELEVEN TIMES

Merkel Had To Explain EU Trade To Trump ELEVEN TIMES

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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. […]

Elections
No Woman Has Ever Run For Iranian President. Will Azam Taleghani Be The First?

No Woman Has Ever Run For Iranian President. Will Azam Taleghani Be The First?

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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 […]

Climate Change
100 Days:  How much Damage has Trump already done to the Earth?

100 Days: How much Damage has Trump already done to the Earth?

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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 […]

Donald Trump
Trump's Hunger Games are Deadly Serious

Trump’s Hunger Games are Deadly Serious

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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 […]

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
UK: Labour's Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected

UK: Labour’s Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected

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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 […]

Corruption
How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

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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 […]

Afghanistan
Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

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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 […]

France
Is there such a thing as a 'Muslim vote' in France?

Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?

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By Fatima Khemilat | (The Conversation) | – – On April 8, the well-known French television show Salut les terriens turned sour when guests discussed the very sensitive topic of the so-called “French Muslim vote”. One panelist, journalist Sonia Mabrouk, argued that Muslims in France are constantly used by opportunists, from politicians to intellectuals, as […]

France
What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

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Beatrice Mabilon-Bonfils | (The Conversation) | – – Update: The 2017 presidential campaign in France has been full of surprises, from François Hollande’s decision not to run for a second term to former prime minister Manuel Valls getting defeated in the Socialist Party primary; from the rise of insider-outsider Emmanuel Macron to the standout debate […]

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