By Paul Rogers | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | – – Donald Trump’s election campaign made much of his predecessor Barack Obama’s failure to control and defeat ISIL, contrasting this with his own determination to destroy the movement if and when he became the United States president. Around the time of his inauguration in January, he […]
Trump’s Coal Plants, Auto Emissions are causing our Alzheimer’s Epidemic
By Jiu-Chiuan Chen | (The Conversation) | – – Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the […]
In Erdogan’s Turkey, an Artist is Jailed for Painting Reality
TeleSur | – – A Turkish court has handed down a two-year, nine-month and 22-day jail sentence to a Kurdish artist because of her painting of a Kurdish village being razed by Turkish security forces. Turkish Artist Zehra Doğan Sentenced to Prison for Painting of Kurdish Town Attack — Alexander Rubinstein (@AlexR_DC) March 24, 2017 […]
How to Impeach an American President
Dena Takruri | AJ+ | (Video Clip) | – – “How do you impeach a president? Well, let us explain.” AJ+ “How To Impeach An American President”
Dems Should be Careful about using Deep State to get at Trump
By Ian Berman | (Informed Comment) | – – Ever since the November election, Democrats have been looking for a reason to take down President Trump and vindicate Clinton’s loss. Refusing to acknowledge how flawed the candidate and campaign were, the focus has been on the allegation of the “Russians Hacking the Election.” With the […]
Palestine slams Israeli Database Targeting Israelis Who Support Boycott
IMEMC | – – On March 21st, Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, Gilad Erdan, announced that his ministry seeks to create a new database of Israeli citizens who support the grassroots Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to secure Palestinian human rights. In response, Mahmoud Nawajaa, the General Coordinator of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), […]
Grassroots Resistance forces Republicans to Postpone Health Care Vote
By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | House vote moved to Friday, but with Republicans across the political spectrum unhappy with details of the AHCA, and mounting public opposition, the bill’s passage seems tenuous. Republican lawmakers on Thursday were met with a deluge of outrage and calls to stand against the American […]
Given Trump’s Betrayal, Can we Crowdfund American Aid and Soft Power Abroad?
David Holdridge | (Informed Comment) | – – The current debate between liberals and the Trump Administration on American soft power abroad is not being framed correctly. Liberals should be arguing for more American citizen engagement overseas rather than for maintaining and extending into the future a dependency on USAID and the State Department. Since […]
Top 5 Lessons Saudi should learn from its Failed Yemen War
By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – Top 5 Lessons Saudi Arabia Learns from the Yemen War Saudi Arabia’s Yemen war has reached a dead end. Launched in late March 2015 to restore President Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi to power, either by subduing or by eliminating the Iran-backed Houthi rebels and their allies, […]
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