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Trump’s Billionaire Cronies feed at Public Trough as he disses Puerto Rico
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s petulant tweet storm on Saturday accused Puerto Ricans of wanting everything done for them. He […]
Last Flight Departs as Iraq punishes Kurds’ Secession Vote
TeleSur | – – Domestic flights are still allowed, so travelers are expected to travel to Kurdistan mostly via Baghdad’s airport. The last international flight […]
EV Game-Changer: China dumping Gasoline Cars even Sooner
By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com China announced on Thursday (28 September) it would start phasing out fossil fuel cars and set a 10% minimum quota […]
Iraq: Kurds, United, Confident in Negotiated Settlement
Histyar Qader | Erbil | (Niqash.org) | – – In the end, the Kurdish people and politicians united around the independence referendum. But what happens […]
Trump’s national anthem outrage ignores decades of Supreme Court rulings
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Kurdish Independence: SecState Tillerson opposes, Sen Schumer Supports
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – According to the Kurdish news site Rudaw, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson weighed in on the […]
Iraqi Kurdistan defiant in face of Baghdad sanctions, threats
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Kurdistan Regional Government on Thursday rejected the decisions of the Iraqi parliament and government. It […]
We Get Sick, They Get Rich
by Sam Pizzigati | ( Inequality.org ) | – – Our ‘free market’ health care system gives CEOs the freedom to squeeze us. Blogging Our […]
Saudi decree allowing women to drive cars is about politics, not religion
By Haifaa Jawad | (The Conversation) | – – In an unexpected move that surprised everyone, including his own people, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al-Saud […]
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