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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Is the Islamic State finished? Five possible scenarios

Is the Islamic State finished? Five possible scenarios

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By James L. Gelvin | (The Conversation) | – – Most military analysts believe it’s only a matter of time before Mosul falls. Mosul is Iraq’s third largest city. The Islamic State captured it in June 2014 during a campaign that left it in control of territory the size of the United Kingdom. But on […]

Republican Party
Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich Blow-up on Fox: Are White Women deserting Trump?

Megyn Kelly-Newt Gingrich Blow-up on Fox: Are White Women deserting Trump?

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Farron Cousins | (Ring of Fire Video Report) | – – “Newt Gingrich tried to tell Megyn Kelly of Fox News that she was obsessed with sex. Ironic coming from a man who spent years obsessing over Bill Clinton’s sexual escapades.” The Ring of Fire: “Fox’s Megyn Kelly Hammers Pervert Newt Gingrich”

Corporate Surveillance
AT&T Profits by Spying on You for Gov’t, Killing 4th Amendment

AT&T Profits by Spying on You for Gov’t, Killing 4th Amendment

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By Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) | – – If companies are allowed to operate in this manner without repercussions, our democracy has no future.’ Telecommunications giant AT&T is spying on Americans for profit and helped law enforcement agencies investigate everything from the so-called war on drugs to Medicaid fraud—all at taxpayers’ expense, according […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel’s Blockade of Gaza is Inherently Violent

Israel’s Blockade of Gaza is Inherently Violent

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By Mike Merryman-Lotze | (Otherwords) | – – Every day Palestinians live in fear of another U.S.-funded attack by the Israeli government. This fall, the U.S. agreed to provide $38 billion in military aid to Israel over the next ten years, ensuring America’s continued role in funding the occupation of Palestine. Meanwhile, my friends and […]

Children
Girl Soldiers: Forgotten Casualties of War

Girl Soldiers: Forgotten Casualties of War

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By Pat Hynes | ( Truthdig ) | – – As secretary of State, Hillary Clinton was visibly shaken by sexual crimes against women and girls when she visited the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in 2009. Sexual crimes in this central African country, known as the “rape capital of the world,” include the sexual […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Envy and Trump’s Wall

Israel Envy and Trump’s Wall

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By Shalom Goldman | (Patheos) | – – In the current presidential campaign, Republicans and Democrats seem to be competing with each other to proclaim their “pro-Israel” stances. In a March address to AIPAC Hillary Clinton said, “I feel so strongly that America can’t ever be neutral when it comes to Israel’s security or survival.” […]

Islam-hatred
Muslim American Voters in Swing States Calling for Total & Complete Shutdown of Trump Candidacy

Muslim American Voters in Swing States Calling for Total & Complete Shutdown of Trump Candidacy

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Dena Takruri | (AJ+ Video Report) | – – “Muslims have come up more in this election than ever before. But did you know they could actually swing the election? AJ+’s Dena Takruri reports from the battleground state of Florida.” AJ+: “Does The Muslim American Vote Matter?”

Banking
Why couldn’t the Corporate Old Boys’ Network Stop Trump?

Why couldn’t the Corporate Old Boys’ Network Stop Trump?

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By Johan Chu & Jerry Davis | (The Conversation) | – – If corporate money controls our politics, as Bernie Sanders and others have claimed, then how did the Republican Party – the reputed party of business – manage to nominate a candidate whom almost no one in Big Business supports? And why have so […]

Anti-War Movement
American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq outlive Anti-War Legend Tom Hayden, RIP

American Wars in Afghanistan and Iraq outlive Anti-War Legend Tom Hayden, RIP

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TeleSur | – – A prolific author of over 20 books, Hayden cut his teeth as a student activist against the U.S. war in Vietnam with Students for a Democratic Society. Veteran social activist and politician Tom Hayden, a founding member of Students for a Democratic Society who served 18 years in California’s state legislature […]

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