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Ben Carson thinks Slaves came as “Immigrants,” earned “Less”
CBS | (Video News Clip) | – – “Housing and Urban Development Secretary Dr. Ben Carson is facing backlash after referring to slaves as immigrants. […]
‘Claim the sky’: a new climate movement for the Trump era
By Robert Costanza | (The Conversation) | – – President Donald Trump is making it less likely the United States will meet the emissions targets […]
Israel Bans Entry to Anyone Calling for Country’s Boycott
TeleSur | – – BDS [Boycott, Divestment & Sanctions] has grown into an effective international movement as many companies and celebrities join efforts to hold […]
Dirty, Hot, Deadly: The Real Trump Scandal is What He’s done to the Environment
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – I don’t think Trump creates Twitter scandals to deflect attention from his real scandals. I think […]
Syrian Musicians Celebrate Palmyra’s Liberation
TeleSur | – – The city and its ruins, designated a UNESCO world heritage site in 1980, have traded hands several times during Syria’s six-year […]
AG Jeff Sessions as Gump: SNL Cold Open
Kate McKinnon | (Saturday Night Live) | Video Clip | – – “Attorney General Jeff Sessions (Kate McKinnon) chats with strangers (Octavia Spencer, Leslie Jones, […]
“Dear Nasemi: ‘I’m Sorry.'” (ICE doesn’t Keep out Afghan-American Coffins)
By Jonathan S. Addleton | (Informed Comment) | – – Dear Nasemi – I’m sorry. It is hard to believe that it was almost four […]
All the President’s Generals: Do they Want War with Iran?
By William D. Hartung | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – In the splurge of “news,” media-bashing, and Bannonism that’s been Donald Trump’s domestic version of […]
Trump covers Rockwell: Sometimes it Feels like, Obama’s Watching You
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald Trump is angry at his predecessor, former president Barack Obama, this weekend. He says he […]
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