Sami Mahroum | ( Project Syndicate) | – – DUBAI – In his 1961 science fiction novel Stranger in a Strange Land, Robert A. Heinlein chose a Muslim linguist, “Dr. Mahmoud,” to help the book’s Martian-raised protagonist make the transition to life in the United States. Stranger may be fiction, but Heinlein’s selection of a […]
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“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. Sad. Babies. Ana Kasparian, John Iadarola, and Maz Jobrani, hosts of The Young Turks, discuss. . . “White House advisers Steve Bannon and Jared Kushner are at war, creating the […]
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 reports the Murdochs are fighting over O’Reilly’s future. Attorney Lisa Bloom, who is calling on New York state to investigate sexual harassment claims at Fox News, also joins Lawrence O’Donnell.” […]
Can António Guterres Fend Off America’s War on the UN?
By Dulcie Leimbach | (Inter Press Service) | – – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – When António Guterres was chosen by the United Nations Security Council in October to become the next leader of the UN, neither he nor anyone else could have predicted precisely who would be commanding the Oval Office of the White House […]
Bannon booted from US National Security Council, takes swipe at Susan Rice
TeleSur | – – “General McMaster has returned the NSC to its proper function,” Bannon said in a statement. U.S. President Donald Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon, has been removed from the National Security Council’s principals committee, replaced by U.S. intelligence officials, according to a new presidential memorandum issued Wednesday. The decision was made by […]
Is Trump really a Fascist?
By David Prochaska | (Informed Comment) | – – The “highly unusual,” “unprecedented” Trump administration is leading us into “uncharted territory,” but where exactly? Since last November’s election, some commentators trying to understand what happened have used the “F” word, fascism, but without defining it. Many more have avoided it altogether as too toxic and […]
Is White Supremacy Making A Comeback?
AJ+ | (Video Clip) “Former FBI undercover agent Mike German discusses the resurgence of the white supremacist movement now under President Trump.” AJ+: “Is White Supremacy Making A Comeback?”
What everyone Needs to know about alt-NeoNazi President Steve Bannon
AJ+ | (Video Clip) | – – “President Trump is calling for an investigation into voter fraud, and media sources have discovered that his chief strategist, Steve Bannon, was actually registered in two different states. Here are some other things you should know about Bannon.” AJ+: “Steve Bannon: What You Need To Know” —- Related […]
Zombie America: Is it too late to Fight Trump’s Real-Life Dystopia?
By John Feffer | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – Dystopias have recently achieved full-spectrum dominance. Kids are drawn to such stories — The Giver, Hunger Games — like Goths to piercings. TV shows about zombie apocalypses, pandemics, and technology run amok inspire binge watching. We’ve seen the world-gone-truly-bad a thousand times over on the big screen. […]
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