US politics

By Engy Abdelkader w/ research team Jordan Denari, Nathan Lean | (Bridge Initiative) | – – This report highlights trends and patterns surrounding Islamophobia since the start of the 2016 U.S. presidential election cycle. It does so in the broader context of hatred, violence and social hostilities confronting Muslims as a minority faith group in […]

Republican Party

Trumping Terrorism with Torture?

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By Rebecca Gordon | (Informed Comment) | – – Why do Republican candidates for the presidency keep promising to commit war crimes? Donald Trump guarantees he’ll torture terrorists and “take out their families.” Ted Cruz offers to carpet bomb ISIS (and anyone else in their vicinity) to oblivion. Even kindly pediatric neurosurgeon Ben Carson—when pressed […]

National Security State

US spends as much as next 11 countries on War Industries; why do Cruz/Trump want to Spend More?

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Bear F. Braumoeller | (The Conversation) | – – One of the prominent themes in this year’s presidential primaries is the state of the American military. In his April 27 foreign policy speech, Republican front-runner Donald Trump summed up the majority view of the GOP: [W]e have to rebuild our military and our economy. The […]

Barack Obama

After Obama-Salman Summit, will Saudi finally rein in Wahhabi Radicalism?

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Christopher R. Hill | Project Syndicate | – – DENVER – US President Barack Obama supposedly “cleared the air” with Saudi King Salman before the latest meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia’s capital. Given how strained the bilateral relationship is – a situation long in the making – that was probably […]

Republican Party

Does Trump’s problem with Women voters extend to GOP Women?

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Ana Kasparian & John Iadarola | (The Young Turks) | – – “Donald Trump’s favorability, or lack thereof, continues to plummet among female voters. Even Republican women are turning away from the candidate. Ana Kasparian and John Iadarola, hosts of The Young Turks, break it down. Tell us what you think in the comment section […]

Islamic State of Iraq and Syria

ISIL Digging in Against new US Troops in Syria

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By By James Miller| ( RFE/RL ) | – – On June 29, 2014, when Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi gave a speech from the Great Mosque of al-Nuri in Mosul, Iraq, announcing the formation of an Islamic caliphate, the newly proclaimed [so-called] "Islamic State" did indeed have many of the hallmarks of an actual state. It […]

Islam-hatred

Ted Cruz turns away delegation of own Muslim Constituents, Smears them as ‘Extremists’

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Written by Bridge Initiative Team | Bridge | – – If anything is part and parcel of American democracy, it’s the idea that voters can, and should, communicate their ideas and concerns to the members of Congress who represent them. On Monday, April 18, 2016, as leaders from the American Muslim community visited their lawmakers […]

Democratic Party

Could Hillary Clinton’s promise of a gender-equal cabinet change US Politics forever?

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By Dee Goddard | (The Conversation) | – – At a recent “Town Hall” debate Hillary Clinton announced that she would appoint a cabinet that is half female if she is elected president. When questioned by MSNBC host Rachel Maddow, Clinton pledged: “Well, I am going to have a cabinet that looks like America, and […]

Bernie Sanders

Chomsky: Sanders Mobilizes Force That Could Change the Country

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TeleSur | – – During a public event on Tuesday, renowned professor Noam Chomsky took time to reflect on the political impact of the Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign. Internationally renowned professor Noam Chomsky discussed the political impact of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Tuesday, saying that his policy proposals reflect “the positions of the […]