Even by the standards of arms deals between the United States and Saudi Arabia, this one was enormous. A consortium of American defense contractors led … Clinton Foundation Donors Got Weapons Deals From Hillary Clinton’s State DepartmentRead more
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Trump Drops “Pretense of Neutrality”
At the United Nations last week, 128 countries defied President Trump by voting in favor of a resolution calling for the United States to drop … Trump Drops “Pretense of Neutrality”Read more
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Where Does the Money Go? Eight Years of USAID Funding in Haiti
Since the 2010 earthquake in Haiti, the US government has disbursed some $4.4 billion in foreign assistance to the tiny Caribbean nation. At least $1.5 … Where Does the Money Go? Eight Years of USAID Funding in HaitiRead more
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The bloody clash that changed Britain
On the morning of 16 August 1819, an immense crowd poured into Manchester, perhaps the largest the town had ever seen. They came in an … The bloody clash that changed BritainRead more
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Is Facebook Operating as an Arm of the Israeli State by Removing Palestinian Posts?
“Facebook Says It Is Deleting Accounts at the Direction of the U.S. and Israeli Governments.” In it, he writes that Facebook representatives met with the … Is Facebook Operating as an Arm of the Israeli State by Removing Palestinian Posts?Read more
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How Rosa Parks Helped a Sharecropper Report Her Assault & Seek Justice
A new film looks at the 1944 gang rape of Recy Taylor, a 24-year-old black mother and sharecropper. Following the rape, she refused to be … How Rosa Parks Helped a Sharecropper Report Her Assault & Seek JusticeRead more
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Trump’s Chief Strategist
The Empire Files 047 Steve Bannon
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Anti-Globalization in the Era of Trump
Joseph Stiglitz talking: For 60 years, since World War II, we have been trying to create a rules-based system, a global economic system. We understand … Anti-Globalization in the Era of TrumpRead more
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Protesters Defy Military Crackdown and Flood the Streets to Protest Alleged Vote-Rigging
the crisis in Honduras, where tens of thousands of protesters poured into the streets Sunday to denounce alleged election fraud and to support opposition presidential … Protesters Defy Military Crackdown and Flood the Streets to Protest Alleged Vote-RiggingRead more