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The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire
Review of “The True Flag: Theodore Roosevelt, Mark Twain, and the Birth of American Empire” by Stephen Kinzer By the final decade of the 19th […]
“Hypocritical Clergymen”- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rant against Iran on Sunday accused the leadership of that country of hoarding the country’s wealth, behaving like a mafia, […]
“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat
Washington (AFP) – Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump and Iran — the US president’s raw tweet threatening Tehran was met Monday with a similarly […]
The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians
United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded that Israel either give more than 400 detained Palestinian children their […]
Israel Tightens Control of Palestinian E Jerusalem, with Trump’s Blessing
(OpenDemocracy.net) – After Trump’s decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, Israel has gained its ally’s backing to go even further in its control […]
As UK hits 50% Renewables some Days, will a Huge new Solar Farm Change Everything?
By Alastair Buckley | – Sheffield (The Conversation) – The largest solar power plant ever proposed in the UK will be reviewed by the secretary […]
Trump and Iran’s Rouhani Threaten each other with the Mother of all Wars
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In remarks Saturday to the Iranian foreign policy establishment in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani gave some warnings to Donald Trump. […]
Israel: Thousands Rally against Discrimination toward Gays
Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israelis demonstrated and held a one-day strike on Sunday to protest a law denying surrogacy to gay couples, with thousands attending […]
Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?
Washington, D.C. (Tomdispatch.com) – As presidencies approach their midpoints, pundits begin the inevitable search for that elusive creature: the doctrine. It’s often a quixotic quest, […]