By John Feffer | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Fresh off an Asia trip where he showed surprising deference to dictators, Trump looks ready to start a renewed assault on critics at home. As a candidate, Donald Trump rallied voters against a variety of enemies. He vilified Mexicans. He stereotyped Muslims. And he […]
The Trump/GOP war on Science targets Grad Students
By Jill Richardson Imagine having to pay thousands of dollars of taxes on virtually no income. The Republican tax plan winding its way through Congress includes a special middle finger to the nation’s graduate students. It’s a little bit wonky, so stay with me here. I’ll explain how it affects me, since I’m an actual […]
US Military Budget soars to $700 bn., as much as next 14 Countries
But Congress says no money for Single Payer
Saudis Bomb Yemen’s International Airport, Amid Devastating Blockade
TeleSur | – – A Houthi statement said that the attack “is an explicit violation of international covenants and treaties, which stipulate that civilian airports are not targeted.” The U.S. and U.K.-backed Saudi coalition carried out a bombing attack on the civilian airport in Yemen’s capital Sana’a on Tuesday, further cutting off crucial relief shipments […]
50% of World’s Wealth Is Controlled by Wealthy 1%
TeleSur | – – Nearly 35 billion lower income people reside in developing nations and have less than US$10,000 in income. 50 percent of the world’s wealth is controlled by the wealthy 1 percent, according to a new Global Wealth report which sheds light on the stunning wealth inequality. The annual report published by Credit […]
Just a reminder that Trump has the Nuclear Codes
By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – [This piece has been updated and adapted from William D. Hartung’s “Nuclear Politics” in Sleepwalking to Armageddon: The Threat of Nuclear Annihilation, edited by Helen Caldicott and just published by the New Press.] Until recently, few of us woke up worrying about the threat of […]
Former Trump NSC Adviser Flynn Accused of $15M deportation Deal with Turkey
TeleSur | – – According to reports by NBC News and Wall Street Journal, special prosecutor Robert Mueller is reviewing a meeting between Michael Flynn and Turkish officials. Reports have surfaced that Washington is investigating whether former White House national security advisor Michael Flynn had agreed to deport Muslim preacher Fethullah Gulen, from the United […]
Despite Trump, Americans are taking Vigorous Climate Action
By Kristin Igusky and Kevin Kennedy, World Resources Institute | (Inter Press Service) | – – WASHINGTON DC, Nov 13 2017 (IPS) – Even after President Trump announced his intention to pull the United States out of the Paris Agreement, much of the country is moving forward with climate action anyway. According to new analysis, […]
Trump’s Bluster meets the Afghanistan Reality amid Troop Escalation
By Alfred W. McCoy | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – After nine months of confusion, chaos, and cascading tweets, Donald Trump’s White House has finally made one thing crystal clear: the U.S. is staying in Afghanistan to fight and — so they insist — win. “The killers need to know they have nowhere to hide, […]
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