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Politico’s Defense News, Brought to You by Northrop Grumman

Does taking Northrop Grumman’s money make Politico less likely to call out the Pentagon’s enormous and bloated military budget, war crimes committed overseas, or the gross wastage of public funds? 

Alan Macleod
بواسطة Alan Macleod
Politico Northrop Grumman Feature photo

Since its inception 14 years ago, Politico has risen to become an internet news giant. Now employing over 700 people and reaching 50 million people per month, the website and newspaper has become one of the most trusted sources of information on political issues in the United States. Key to this is its range of influential newsletters, which reach

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‘Leaving Aside’ International Law: Democrats are as Dangerous as Republicans to Peace in Palestine

It’s easy to discredit the foreign policy agenda of Trump, Pompeo, and other Republicans as their aggressive, dismissive language and action are unmistakably objectionable. The Democratic discourse, however, cannot be as easily censured,

Ramzy Baroud
بواسطة Ramzy Baroud
Democrats Palestine Feature photo

There are obvious differences in the Democrats’ approach to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, but only in semantics and political jingoism, not policy. This assertion can be justified if the Democratic administration’s official language on Palestine and Israel is examined, and such language considered within the context of practical policies on the

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Israel: How a Trifecta of Court Cases Could Cement King Bibi’s 12-Year Reign

Three separate court cases have converged in Israel to provide Netanyahu the cover he needs to maintain power amid an endless stream of controversies.

Miko Peled
بواسطة Miko Peled
Israel Netanyahu Feature photo

Three judicial matters have been in Israeli headlines recently, all of them very serious in nature and all likely to serve Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the upcoming Israeli elections. The first is the indicted prime minister’s court hearing in early February regarding his ongoing corruption case. The second is that the prosecutor

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DARPA’s New Space Program Stirs Worldwide Concern

A new space technology exploration program announced by the Defense Advanced Research Project Agency is riling up international opposition as the race to mine space heats up

Raul Diego
بواسطة Raul Diego
NASA Moon mining Feature photo

On the same day that Joe Biden obtained the Electoral College majority needed to become president of the United States, a metallic asteroid roughly half the size of New York City made its closest approach to earth. Far from indulging in apocalyptic visions of cosmic destruction, mining company executives like Bob Goldstein of US Nuclear Corp. were

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“Stop Interfering in Our Lives”: Haitians Protesters Condemn US Support for Dictator

Protests in Haiti have led to hundreds of deaths yet have drawn little attention in the west, thanks in large part to its strongman leaders’ continued loyalty to the United States. 

Alan Macleod
بواسطة Alan Macleod
Haiti Feature photo

After five years of highly contentious rule, Haitian president Jovenel Moïse was scheduled to finally step down last week. However, his announcement that he would stay in office for (at least) one more year brought fresh impetus to nationwide protests that have continued almost unbroken since 2018. The protests have led to hundreds of deaths yet

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“Shame on You, New York Times!” Scientists Speak Out Over Media Disinformation on China

“Our quotes are intendedly twisted casting shadows over important scientific work.” — Danish epidemiologist Thea Kølsen Fischer

Alan Macleod
بواسطة Alan Macleod
WHO Wuhan Feature photo

ATexas teenager has been forced to use her entire college savings to prevent her single mother from being evicted after she lost her job amid a raging pandemic. Alondra Carmona of Houston made the appeal on crowdfunding site GoFundMe, noting that she had been accepted into prestigious New York university Barnard College, but that she used the money

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