James Glaser | (The Conversation) | – – Could Russia teach us something about how to deal with difficult aspects of our national history? Many places in the South – from New Orleans to Louisville – are in the process of bringing down statues that glorify the Confederacy. That process raises questions about what to […]
Archives for August 2017
Trump to Guam: Nuclear Tensions Will Bring you Tourism
TeleSur | – – Amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats against North Korea, or the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), as it prefers to be called, the U.S. colony of Guam has been caught in the crosshairs. Trump made a phone call to the governor of Guam, Eddie Calvo, on Friday, assuring him that nuclear […]
‘Locked & Loaded’ Trump’s 1960s Cowboyism re: N. Korea & Venezuela
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – If you were away from news on Friday, you might like to know that in addition to hot wars in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq and Yemen (and maybe Somalia and Libya), the Trump administration talks as though it is on the brink of opening new fronts in […]
Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Commission Hearkens Back to Jim Crow
By Diallo Brooks | (Otherwords.org) | – – Politicians have stolen our right to vote before. They’ll do it again if they get the chance. Joseph Cox watched his friends and neighbors go to the polls for the first time. The fight to get to that moment had been long, bloody, and vicious. But as […]
Iraq’s Next Elections will be the most Important in its History
Mustafa Habib. | Baghdad | (Niqash.org) | – – In Iraq, larger political parties disagree on everything except maintaining the status quo: Parliament just passed a law that will badly affect the smaller parties competing in the next elections. It has been said before. But this time it may well be true: Iraq’s next elections […]
Inconvenient Sequel: 9 Ways To Make Your Home Greener (TYT Video)
Brett Erlich | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Use your home to act on climate. Download our guide to learn easy changes that will lower your carbon footprint and save money. http://inconvenientsequel.com/action TYT is partnering with Participant Media to help solve the climate crisis. Make sure you check out our series: 10 […]
If an Iranian president talked like Trump we’d think them all nut cases
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Over the years the smug Western pundits have had a good deal of fun at the expense of unhinged Middle Eastern rulers. There was Daffy Gaddafi in Libya, Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in Iran. One headline in the 1990s spoke of ‘the fruitcake ravings […]
Trump bends over, thanks Putin for Expelling 755 Career US Diplomats
CNN. | (News Video Clip) | – – 1. “President Trump thanks Russian President Putin for expelling US diplomats from Russia following US imposed sanctions.” 2. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Scroll to 11:45. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert “This Monologue Goes Out To You, Mr. President”
Why do so Many US-trained Foreign Officers Make Coups at Home?
Nick Turse | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | – – Winning! It’s the White House watchword when it comes to the U.S. armed forces. “We will give our military the tools you need to prevent war and, if required, to fight war and only do one thing — you know what that is? Win! Win!” President […]
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