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Vladimir Putin and John Bolton Meet in Preparation for Presidential Summit

The Russian leader and John Bolton get friendly – and get down to business.

Seraphim Hanisch
بواسطة Seraphim Hanisch
Putin and Bolton

Russian President Vladimir Putin and US National Security Adviser John Bolton met Wednesday in a preparatory meeting regarding a long-awaited and anticipated summit with President Donald Trump. That summit has been looking more and more likely to happen since the first known reports in The Wall Street Journal on 2 June, and today’s meeting appeared

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What Privatization? Iran’s Unique Socialist Economy

There are many shades on the capitalist spectrum, and every shade away from the neoliberal variant on the far right should indeed be trumped as a victory in 2018 because that’s how bad the situation is for the Western Left.

Ramin Mazaheri
بواسطة Ramin Mazaheri
Iranian youth walk in front of a recently opened unofficial Apple reseller.

Just as everyone falsely assumes that Iran’s economic history followed the standard colonial model (it didn’t), that their political cleavages are the same as the West’s (they aren’t) and that Iran trails the West in modern political thought & democratic structure (they don’t), it is little wonder that Westerners assume that “privatization”

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NSA Whistleblower Reality Winner Pleads Guilty to Espionage Act Charge

The Espionage Act charge prevented Winner from explaining her actions to a jury, which made it difficult for her to “receive a fair trial,” as well as fair treatment in court.

Kevin Gosztola
بواسطة Kevin Gosztola
This combination of pictures created on June 9, 2017, from images provided by the Lincoln County, Georgia, Sheriff's Office shows the booking photo of intelligence contractor Reality Winner.

Former NSA contractor Reality Winner pled guilty to one count of violating the Espionage Act when she disclosed an NSA report that claimed Russian hackers targeted United States voter registration systems in the 2016 election. The guilty plea was part of a change of plea hearing in federal court in Augusta, Georgia, and the result of a plea

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An American Church With 1.5 Million Members Just Voted Unanimously to Support BDS

The resolutions won by a landslide following powerful testimonies from local and visiting Palestinians, Black Lives Matter leaders, Presbyterians and others.

Middle East Monitor
بواسطة Middle East Monitor
BDS

The Presbyterian Church (USA), which represents 1.5 million Americans, has voted overwhelmingly in support of the international Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Campaign (BDS). Members took part in a vote last Friday on a slate of resolutions put forth by one of its member groups, the Israel Palestine Mission Network (IPMN). The church opposed

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In Their Own Words: The Racist Sentiments of Israel’s Prime Ministers

The hateful sentiment expressed by Israel’s Prime Ministers demonstrates the extent to which racism is entrenched and indeed normalized, in Israeli political culture.

Robert Inlakesh
بواسطة Robert Inlakesh
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his office in Jerusalem. Whistleblower Edward Snowden leaked documents from 2008 and 2009 showing that UK spied on Israeli and Palestinian officials. (Photo: Abir Sultan/AP)

Most nations have dealt with their fair share of institutionalized racism and bigotry, and Israel is no exception. However, when it comes to Israel, the volume of racism expressed by prominent political figures is both astounding and concerning.   DAVID BEN-GURION: David Ben-Gurion was the first Prime Minister of the state of Israel,

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Bin Salman and Netanyahu Reported to Meet in Secret, Greenlight Arab-Israeli Railway Deal

Tel Aviv and Riyadh are united in their hatred and fear of Iran, which is seen as a top threat to both countries — especially given its chain of successes in the region, including the successful fending-off of attempts to overthrow Syria’s government.

Elliott Gabriel
بواسطة Elliott Gabriel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister's office in Jerusalem, Feb. 11, 2018. (Ronen Zvulun,AP)

AMMAN, JORDAN -- Reports of a secret meeting in Amman, Jordan between Saudi crown prince and king-in-waiting Mohammed bin Salman and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appear to confirm that the Saudi kingdom and Tel Aviv are quickly moving forward to consolidate and develop their de facto alliance. The latest development, reported by

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