Informed Comment - Part 1409

Whose Fault is Trump? Top 7 Culprits

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Donald J. Trump’s presidential campaign platform has from the beginning been based on racism, religious bigotry, […]

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Development

Can Saudi Arabia Survive its Economic ‘Shock Therapy’?

By Nasser Saidi | (Project Syndicate) | – – BEIRUT – Saudi Arabia has long relied on oil to fuel its economic growth and development. […]

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Bill of Rights

Dear Americans: Want Security? Try the Bill of Rights

By Karen J. Greenberg | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – One vivid image of the historical relationship between government power and individual liberties in America […]

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Bush

Iraq: Bush DoD paid PR Firm millions to Plant fake I.S. Videos, False Stories

By Crofton Black and Abigail Fielding-Smith | ( The Bureau of Investigative Journalism ) | – – The Pentagon gave a controversial UK PR firm […]

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Featured

Syria: Russia warns of Mideast Apocalypse if US attacks al-Assad’s military

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – ABC News reports that Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova warned that a U.S. attack on the […]

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Green Transportation

Backfire: Did Volkswagen’s Dieselgate ensure victory of Electric Cars?

By EurActiv.com | – – The ‘Dieselgate’ scandal will mark an important step towards phasing out the hundred-year-old internal combustion engine which doesn’t have a […]

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Bill of Rights