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Republican Party
The GOP’s Anti-Government Line created Trump:  Movement conservatism and the rise of the demagogues

The GOP’s Anti-Government Line created Trump: Movement conservatism and the rise of the demagogues

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By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump has now won a primary, and looks positioned to win many more. The GOP establishment nightmare looks more plausible by the day – have you seen a poll anywhere in any state where Trump or Ted Cruz doesn’t lead? In so many ways, […]

Peace
The Choice: Fear & Militarization or Curing the Disease of Violence

The Choice: Fear & Militarization or Curing the Disease of Violence

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By Mairead Maguire | (Inter Press Service) | – – BELFAST (IPS) – The World Health Organization has said that ‘Violence is a preventable disease’ and people are not born violent, rather we all live in cultures of violence. This can be changed through nonviolent peacemaking and the persuit of ‘just peace’ and nurturing of […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Parliament Targets Human Rights NGOs

Israeli Parliament Targets Human Rights NGOs

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Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Israeli Knesset on Monday approved the first reading of the “NGO transparency bill,” denounced by critics as a move to delegitimize and weaken human rights organizations in Israel. The first reading of the bill, which passed 50 to 43, sparked uproar among some lawmakers, two […]

Displaced and Refugees
Failed Syria Talks raise specter of new Refugee wave, Misery in Mideast, Europe

Failed Syria Talks raise specter of new Refugee wave, Misery in Mideast, Europe

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By Alpaslan Ozerdem | (The Conversation | – – The Syrian civil war and the refugee crisis it has caused is the greatest humanitarian disaster facing the world right now. But while Europe is often portrayed – in Europe – as the epicentre of the refugee crisis, the reality is completely different. The forced migration […]

Pollution
Not just the Children of Flint:  Has Industrial Society Poisoned Us?

Not just the Children of Flint: Has Industrial Society Poisoned Us?

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By David Rosner and Gerald Markowitz | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – “I know if I was a parent up there, I would be beside myself if my kids’ health could be at risk,” said President Obama on a recent trip to Michigan.  “Up there” was Flint, a rusting industrial city in the grip of […]

Iraq
The Evil Genie U.S. Let Out of Bottle in Iraq Continues His Rampage

The Evil Genie U.S. Let Out of Bottle in Iraq Continues His Rampage

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By Russ Wellen | ( Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – As time passes, whatever responsibility Americans took for atrocities in Iraq, which are ongoing, has almost completely disappeared. The word “genie” comes from the Arab jinni. As every child knows, it describes a creature that, when summoned, fulfills your wishes. Doesn’t it seem […]

Bernie Sanders
Can Hillary Close Gender Gap?  Young Women for Bernie in NH

Can Hillary Close Gender Gap? Young Women for Bernie in NH

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Lester Holt | (NBC News video report) | – – “Hillary Clinton is trailing far behind Bernie Sanders amongst young women — a paradigm that appears to be a surprise to the Clintons in the 2016 election.” Polls Show Young Women Flocking to Sanders in New Hampshire | NBC Nightly News

Fossil Fuels
Oil Dictator Dominos

Oil Dictator Dominos

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By Bill Emmott | Project Syndicate | – – LONDON – Price movements as large and rapid as those that have upended oil markets since June 2014 are sure to cause pain to some and benefit others. Though the pain tends to capture the most attention, the benefit is just as important – if not […]

African-Americans
Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

Beyonce angers US Right by bringing up African-American Rights at Superbowl

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TeleSur | – – Beyonce and her powerhouse backup dancers are facing threats of a boycott for speaking out against police brutality. Social media has been awash with both criticism and praise for Beyonce’s halftime show at the Super Bowl Sunday. Critiques of the U.S. policing system and support for the Black Lives Matter movement […]

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