Philippines Orders US Boots Off Its Ground, Signals Pivot To China

A considerable proportion of people in the Philippines do not want US troops in their country.

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte wears a pilot's jacket which was presented to him during his "Talk with the Airmen" on the anniversary of the 250th Presidential Airlift Wing Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016 at the Philippine Air Force headquarters in suburban Pasay city, southeast of Manila, Philippines.

There are currently several hundred members of US special forces in the Philippines, undertaking training of local forces in an effort to combat insurgency in the south of the country. The force has been drawn down, but many people in the Philippines would prefer the US to stay out of the country altogether, analyst Dr Joseph Chang told

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Colin Kaepernick’s Black Lives Protest Met With Nationalistic Outrage

Militant nationalism, spurred at least in part by right wing populism, has become part and parcel of American consciousness.

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San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, left, greets Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers at the end of an NFL preseason football game Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Santa Clara, Calif.

Published in partnership with Shadowproof. American nationalism is arguably a breed all its own. It’s a kind of patriotic obsession that manages to force a thread of shame into its adherents so that, should they ever veer too far from its path, the crushing guilt will overwhelm them enough to bring them back. Colin Kaepernick, quarterback for

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Watch A Year’s Worth Of Trump Supporters Spouting Vitriol, Racism, Fascist Rhetoric

In a three-minute video published by the New York Times late Wednesday, a collection of clips from the divisive nominee’s rallies throughout the past year

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Bob McNamara of Spillville, Iowa, and others, listen to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign stop at the Electric Park Ballroom, Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2015, in Waterloo, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

It's no secret that Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump fills his speeches with nationalism and xenophobia. And in a three-minute video published by the New York Times late Wednesday, a collection of clips from the divisive nominee's rallies throughout the past year reveals how Trump'schilling rhetoric is being channeled by his

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Klan Sees Resurgence, Leaders Cite Growing ‘Nationalist’ Sentiment

Klan leaders say Donald Trump’s immigration position and his ascendancy in the GOP are signs things are going their way.

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In this Saturday, April 23, 2016 photo, members of the Ku Klux Klan participate in a "white pride" rally in Rome, Ga. Klan leaders say they feel that U.S. politics are going their way, as a nationalist, us-against-them mentality deepens across the nation.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Born in the ashes of the smoldering South after the Civil War, the Ku Klux Klan died and was reborn before losing the fight against civil rights in the 1960s. Membership dwindled, a unified group fractured, and one-time members went to prison for a string of murderous attacks against blacks. Many assumed the group was dead, a

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UK Experiences 57% Rise In Hate Crimes Since Brexit Vote

Amid a surge of xenophobia since the Brexit result, teleSUR looks at five examples of the hate currently terrorizing minorities within the country.

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Demonstrators opposing Britain's exit from the European Union in Parliament Square following an EU referendum result hold a protest in London, Saturday, June 25, 2016. According to the Muslim Council for Britain (MCB) there have been more than 100 reports of 'hate crimes' against Muslims since the Brexit result.

Racism is nothing new to Britain but there is no denying hate crimes and abuse against minorities surged over the weekend after almost 52 percent of Britons voted to leave the European Union. There was a 57 percent increase in incidents reported between Thursday and Sunday compared with the same days four weeks earlier, according to the National

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The Fascism-Industrial Complex: How Xenophobia & Nationalism Lead To War & Terror

The media and right-wing politicians were quick to latch on to last month’s Brussels bombing to support a narrative of nationalism and xenophobia that leads to more war and terrorism.

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Policemen detain a man at the Place de la Bourse in Brussels, Belgium, after authorities banned all marches in Brussels. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)

LONDON --- (Analysis) The horrific terror attacks in Brussels on March 22 were a chilling reminder that radicalism, no matter the ideology that inspires it, is a threat to humanity as a whole, since its expression comes through violence and bloodletting. According to a Mar. 23 report by the BBC, 31 people were killed in the airport bombing,

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