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While Trump Stokes Division, Ongoing Crisis In Puerto Rico Ignored

“The fact that within the last 48hrs Trump has made taking a knee for the anthem more important than the lives in Puerto Rico makes me so sad.”

Jon Queally
بواسطة Jon Queally
Trees are reflected in the water in the Buena Vista community in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017. (AP Photo/Carlos Giusti)

No matter what crazy stuff Trump is up to now let's keep in mind Puerto Rico really needs our attention and help. Those are the words of Mark Ruffalo this weekend as the actor and social justice activist echoed the concerns of many that the president's incendiary comments over recent days are serving to distract people from the severe crisis in

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Russia Releases Photos Showing US Special Ops at ISIS Positions in Syria

The Russian Defense Ministry has released aerial images allegedly showing ISIS, the SDF, and US special forces working side-by-side on the battlefield against Syrian and Russian forces in Deir el-Zour, Syria.

ZeroHedge.com
بواسطة ZeroHedge.com
Russia Releases Photos Showing US Special Ops At ISIS Positions In Syria

The Russian Defense Ministry has released aerial images allegedly showing ISIS, the SDF, and US special forces working side-by-side on the battlefield against Syrian and Russian forces in Deir el-Zour, Syria. https://twitter.com/mod_russia/status/911887675849834496 As Adam Garrie reports, via The Duran, it has long been thought that the US

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‘The Tougher, The Better’: Trump’s New Venezuela Travel Ban Explained

The new restrictions come after Trump said that regime change in Venezuela will come “very, very soon.”

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بواسطة teleSUR
A government supporter holds a placard with the universal "No" symbol over a caricature of U.S. President Donald Trump during an anti-imperialist demonstration, in Caracas, Venezuela, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017. In his debut address to the U.N. General Assembly, Trump says the socialist government in Venezuela has brought a once-thriving nation to the "brink of collapse." Trump accused its President Nicolas Maduro of stealing power from elected representatives to preserve his "disastrous rule." (AP/Ariana Cubillos)

Nine months after Trump introduced a controversial travel ban widely panned as discriminatory and anti-Muslim, the White House has issued new regulations that add North Korea, Chad and Venezuela to the list. "Making America Safe is my number one priority. We will not admit those into our country we cannot safely vet," Trump said in a tweet

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France’s Counterterrorism Bill Normalizes Abusive Practices

The proposed bill doesn’t prolong France’s two-year-long state of emergency, what it does is rather more unsettling.

Kartik Raj | HRW
بواسطة Kartik Raj | HRW
French soldiers patrol by the glass pyramid at the Louvre museum in Paris, Thursday, Aug. 18, 2016. France has been under a state of emergency since November, 2015. (AP/Michel Euler)

France’s draft counterterrorism bill is now in its final stretch before becoming law. The fast-tracked bill is widely expected to pass a vote in an extraordinary session of the National Assembly on October 3 – despite concerns that it encroaches on people’s rights. The bill doesn’t prolong France’s two-year-long state of emergency, which will

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Monitors: US Airstrikes In Syria Have Killed 2,617 Civilians

A monitor group puts the total number of civilians killed in U.S.-led airstrikes in Syria at 2,617 since late 2014.

Jason Ditz
بواسطة Jason Ditz
Black smoke rises from a US airstrike on the eastern side of Raqqa, Syria, July 26, 2017. (AP/Hussein Malla)

While the official Pentagon reports on civilian deaths claim far fewer deaths, NGOs have been consistently documenting a massive number of civilian bystanders killed in America’s air war in Iraq and Syria. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put the total at 2,617 civilians killed in US-led strikes just in Syria. This included 615 children

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Greece Could Leave The EU: Why The Grexit Option Deserves Consideration

With the Greek psyche itself the victim of a relentless shaming campaign, the idea of Greece “going it alone” begins to seem outlandish and quixotic. It is not. But it is as much tied to a revival of spirit and self-esteem as to the nuts and bolts of economic transformation.

Dr. Michael Nevradakis
بواسطة Dr. Michael Nevradakis
Protesters hold a banner during a rally in Athens, Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016. A nationwide 24-hour general strike called by unions against austerity measures disrupted public services across Greece on, while thousands marched in protest in central Athens. (AP/Yorgos Karahalis)

Eight years into the deepest economic depression that an industrialized country has ever experienced, we are now being told that Greece is a “success story.” Having accepted the “bitter medicine” prescribed by the “troika”—the European Commission, the European Central Bank, and the International Monetary Fund—the storyline today is that Greece is

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