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Israel/ Palestine
Progressive Young Jews Protest AIPAC, Occupation of Palestine

Progressive Young Jews Protest AIPAC, Occupation of Palestine

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TeleSur | – – Protesters gathered under the banner, “Jews won’t be free until Palestinians are, reject AIPAC, reject occupation.” Jewish protesters marched Sunday outside the American Israel Public Affairs Committee conference in Washington as they slammed the lobbying firm for its support for policies of the right-wing Israeli government. Protesters held a banner saying, […]

Corporate Surveillance
Can you stop House from selling out your online Privacy, as Senate Just Did?

Can you stop House from selling out your online Privacy, as Senate Just Did?

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By Ernesto Falcon | (Electronic Frontier Foundation) | – – Majority Leader McCarthy Confirms House to Immediately Act on Behalf of the Cable and Telephone Industry Following the Senate Vote Last week, the U.S. Senate by a razor thin margin of 50 to 48 voted to take away the privacy rights of Internet users as […]

Counter-Terrorism
A distracted Trump administration Couldn't even focus  on its own anti-ISIL summit.

A distracted Trump administration Couldn’t even focus on its own anti-ISIL summit.

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By Paul Rogers | ( OpenDemocracy.net ) | – – Donald Trump’s election campaign made much of his predecessor Barack Obama’s failure to control and defeat ISIL, contrasting this with his own determination to destroy the movement if and when he became the United States president. Around the time of his inauguration in January, he […]

Environment
Trump's Coal Plants, Auto Emissions are causing our Alzheimer's Epidemic

Trump’s Coal Plants, Auto Emissions are causing our Alzheimer’s Epidemic

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By Jiu-Chiuan Chen | (The Conversation) | – – Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive brain disease that eventually strips sufferers of their ability to remember, communicate and live independently. By 2050, it is projected to affect nearly 14 million Americans and their families, with an economic cost of one trillion dollars – more than the […]

Authoritarianism
In Erdogan’s Turkey, an Artist is Jailed for Painting Reality

In Erdogan’s Turkey, an Artist is Jailed for Painting Reality

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TeleSur | – – A Turkish court has handed down a two-year, nine-month and 22-day jail sentence to a Kurdish artist because of her painting of a Kurdish village being razed by Turkish security forces. Turkish Artist Zehra Doğan Sentenced to Prison for Painting of Kurdish Town Attack — Alexander Rubinstein (@AlexR_DC) March 24, 2017 […]

Constitution
How to Impeach an American President

How to Impeach an American President

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Dena Takruri | AJ+ | (Video Clip) | – – “How do you impeach a president? Well, let us explain.” AJ+ “How To Impeach An American President”

CIA
Dems Should be Careful about using Deep State to get at Trump

Dems Should be Careful about using Deep State to get at Trump

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By Ian Berman | (Informed Comment) | – – Ever since the November election, Democrats have been looking for a reason to take down President Trump and vindicate Clinton’s loss. Refusing to acknowledge how flawed the candidate and campaign were, the focus has been on the allegation of the “Russians Hacking the Election.” With the […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine slams Israeli Database Targeting Israelis Who Support Boycott

Palestine slams Israeli Database Targeting Israelis Who Support Boycott

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IMEMC | – – On March 21st, Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs, Gilad Erdan, announced that his ministry seeks to create a new database of Israeli citizens who support the grassroots Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement to secure Palestinian human rights. In response, Mahmoud Nawajaa, the General Coordinator of the Palestinian BDS National Committee (BNC), […]

Donald Trump
Grassroots Resistance forces Republicans to Postpone Health Care Vote

Grassroots Resistance forces Republicans to Postpone Health Care Vote

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By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | House vote moved to Friday, but with Republicans across the political spectrum unhappy with details of the AHCA, and mounting public opposition, the bill’s passage seems tenuous. Republican lawmakers on Thursday were met with a deluge of outrage and calls to stand against the American […]

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