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Syria
Disillusioned Volunteer Says Syria A Battle For War Booty, Territory

Disillusioned Volunteer Says Syria A Battle For War Booty, Territory

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By Luljeta Krasniqi Veseli and Charles Recknagel | ( RFE/RL | – – “In the beginning, when I went [to Syria], everybody was greeting us. But later, they were looking at us differently. They were scared of us,” Arben tells RFE/RL correspondent Luljeta Krasniqi Veseli.” Ideals give way to disillusionment easily in Syria, where foreign […]

Displaced and Refugees
As EU pays Turkey billions to stop migrants, Anger over 'unconscionable' border closures

As EU pays Turkey billions to stop migrants, Anger over ‘unconscionable’ border closures

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By Lauren McCauley, staff writer | ( Commondreams.org ) | – – As EU and Turkey barter over migrant lives, campaigners decry pay-outs and border closures as ‘unconscionable’ Leaders from the European Union and Turkey on Monday held negotiations over what to do with the unprecedented wave of migrants fleeing war and violence in the […]

Entertainment
SNL Spoofs Election Coverage, Trump: 'We in GOP do not say Racist Things, we Imply Them"

SNL Spoofs Election Coverage, Trump: ‘We in GOP do not say Racist Things, we Imply Them”

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NBC | (Saturday Night Live) | – – “Jake Tapper (Beck Bennett) covers the outcome of Super Tuesday, including Donald Trump (Darrell Hammond) and Hillary Clinton’s (Kate McKinnon) big wins, Ted Cruz’s (Taran Killam) second place showing and Mitt Romney’s (Jason Sudeikis) feud with Trump.” NBC Saturday Night Live: “CNN Election Center Cold Open – […]

Far Right
The US is a Center-Left Country; Why is its politics FrankenRight?

The US is a Center-Left Country; Why is its politics FrankenRight?

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By: Paul Street | ( TeleSur | – – In a recent column opinion writer Roger Cohen notes that “Europe is alarmed by America’s’ embrace of a latter-day Mussolini” – namely Donald Trump. What Democracy? In a recent column the liberal New York Times opinion writer Roger Cohen notes that “Europe is alarmed by America’s’ […]

Arab Spring
Can non-violent Revolt actually Change practical Politics?

Can non-violent Revolt actually Change practical Politics?

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By Mark Engler and Paul Engler | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – Bernie Sanders’s insurgent presidential campaign has opened up a debate about how social change happens in our society. The official version of how progress is won — currently voiced by mainstream pundits and members of a spooked Democratic Party establishment — goes something […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel prepares 10 New Laws to Discriminate against Palestinians, Rights Activists

Israel prepares 10 New Laws to Discriminate against Palestinians, Rights Activists

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IMEMC | (Via Alternative Information Center) – – Adalah unpacks 10 Israeli laws and bills with provisions liable to harm Palestinians and those who defend Palestinian rights. Adalah: the Legal Center for Arab Minority Rights in Israel released a summary of ten Israeli laws and bills that include “discriminatory and/or anti-democratic provisions that are liable […]

censorship
'A dark day for Turkish democracy': violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

‘A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover

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Euronews | (Video News Report) – – “The country’s “top-selling newspaper reopened on Saturday”following a state takeover and police raid. But the staff has experienced a shake up, with reports of editor-in-chief Abdulhamit Bilici and columnist Bulent Kenes being sacked.” Euronews: “‘A dark day for Turkish democracy’: violent clashes follow Zaman takeover”

Republican Party
Why did Ted Cruz win Saturday?  Is this a Turning point against Trump?

Why did Ted Cruz win Saturday? Is this a Turning point against Trump?

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Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola, and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Ted Cruz has won Kansas and Maine. Can he mount a serious comeback? Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola (ThinkTank), and Jimmy Dore, hosts of the The Young Turks, break it down.” The Young Turks: “Ted Cruz Making A Comeback?”

Islam-hatred
The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine

The New York Times Presents Islam More Negatively than Cancer and Cocaine

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TeleSur | – – Researchers say they were shocked to learn that Islam receives more negative coverage than cancer.  The New York Times portrays Islam and Muslims more negatively than cancer, cocaine and alcohol, according to a report that studied the newspaper’s headlines.  “Since 9/11, many media outlets began profiteering from the anti-Muslim climate. Though you could […]

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