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Global Warming in Atlantic driving Rapid Arctic Sea Ice Retreat
Tom Rippeth | (The Conversation) The seasonal sea-ice retreat across the Arctic Ocean is perhaps one of the most conspicuous indicators of climate change. In […]
Who Profits from Trump’s dramatic but useless Bombings?
By William Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – What does an “America-first” foreign policy look like under President Donald Trump? As a start, forget the […]
Can we survive simultaneous Trump, Ahmadinejad Presidencies?
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – BBC Monitoring, which translates foreign-language news reports, has a rundown on reactions in Persian to the […]
1 in 50 new Jobs in US is in Solar Energy, despite Trump
Bill Ritter, Jr. | (The Conversation) | On Tuesday, March 28, President Trump traveled to the Environmental Protection Agency to sign an executive order rolling […]
ISIL Now Controls only 7% of Iraq: What will its Defeat Mean for the Country?
Peter Bartu | (OpenDemocracy.net) | – – The west has treated ISIL as enemy number one while local actors see it as a sideshow in […]
Trump: We’re Not Going Into Syria . . . Unless We Do (TYT)
Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, & Jayar Jackson |The Young Turks|(Video)| – – “Our Dumbass-In-Chief can’t figure out how to not contradict himself inside the same […]
Washington’s demonization of Foes jumps Shark with Sean Spicer on Hitler
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – White House spokesman Sean Spicer is as ill-suited for his job as his boss Donald Trump […]
“Steve Bannon just Snapped” – “Super-Scary” (TYT & Maz Jobrani)
The Young Turks | (Lively Video Discussion) | – – “The Trump Administration would like you to think they aren’t still plagued with infighting. Wrong. […]
Bill O’Reilly driven from air by Advertiser Boycott over Sexual Harassment?
Lawrence O’Donnell | The Last Word | (Video News Clip) | – – “Bill O’Reilly is off the air for Easter “vacation,” but Gabe Sherman […]