Our politics has descended below the horse race to the pageant
Archives for September 2017
Saudi King seeks Recognition for letting Women Drive, a basic right
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Saudi Arabia’s King Salman issued a decree on Tuesday permitting women to drive as of June of next year. Saudi Arabia was the only country in the world to forbid its female citizens from driving automobiles. This unusually misogynistic position derived from two sources. One is […]
After Hurricane, Trump Reminds Puerto Rico of ‘Massive Debt’
TeleSur | – – “Maria has left behind her a trail of devastation and a humanitarian crisis,” said the mayor of San Juan, Puerto Rico’s largest city. As Puerto Rico struggles to recover from Hurricane Maria, Trump has reminded the island of its “massive debt,” adding the U.S. territory “owed to Wall Street and the […]
Is Trump setting US course toward War with China?
Is a conflagration in East Asia coming by 2030?
Saudi Arabia: Official Hate Speech Targets Minorities
Shiites, others, demonized by official clerics
If Trump were really President, he’d Forgive Puerto Rico’s Debts and Rescue it
Washington owes it to 3.4 mn US citizens to help them rebuild
Iraq: Kurdish Independence Vote Spurs Mideast Tension
Ankara and Baghdad decry Destabilization
Germany: Will strong Neo-Fascist showing push Merkel to the Right?
Social Democrats vow to withdraw from ruling Coalition
Why Black Athletes might be Protesting: Racial Inequality Growing
By Dedrick Asante-Muhammad and Chuck Collins. | ( Inequality.org ) | – – As our country becomes more diverse, our racial wealth gap means it’s also becoming poorer. America’s middle class is under assault. Since 1983, national median wealth has declined by 20 percent, falling from $73,000 to $64,000 in 2013. And U.S. homeownership has […]