WHAT SHOULD LEFT-WING FOREIGN ...

Apr 22, 2016 by

WHAT SHOULD LEFT-WING FOREIGN POLICY LOOK LIKE?

[Translate] TRUTHDIG   Bernie Sanders. (Key Studio / CC-BY-2.0) Remember the Bush years, when it was safe, as the editors of n+1 say...

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WHAT GOP NEW YORKERS JUST VOTE...

Apr 22, 2016 by

WHAT GOP NEW YORKERS JUST VOTED FOR: TORTURE, SYRIA INTERVENTION AND THE MURDER OF INNOCENTS

[Translate] War & Peace Republican New Yorkers signed up for Trump’s plans of repealing the First and Eighth Amendments...

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WHY A ONCE IRON-CLAD ALLIANCE ...

Apr 21, 2016 by

WHY A ONCE IRON-CLAD ALLIANCE IS QUAKING – AND WHY IT TOOK SO LONG TO FALTER

[Translate] by Beenish Ahmed THINK PROGRESS CREDIT: AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster President Barack Obama and Saudi Arabia’s King...

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ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IS NOT THE R...

Mar 30, 2016 by

ISLAMIC EXTREMISM IS NOT THE ROOT CAUSE OF EUROPE’S TERROR PROBLEM

[Translate] European elites have a “youth revolt” on their hands. By Joshua Holland THE NATION   brussels_attacks_vigil_ap_img...

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THIS IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LO...

Mar 24, 2016 by

THIS IS WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LOOKS LIKE

[Translate] By grumpynerd   VIA DAILY KOS   Food rioting in Algeria, 2011. Source:Wikimedia.org It’s important to express solidarity...

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God as the Original Terrorist:...

Jan 11, 2016 by

God as the Original Terrorist: How the Bible Condones Atrocious Acts of Terror

[Translate] Belief There are quite a few prescriptions for terrorism in the Bible. By Valerie Tarico / AlterNet Photo Credit: Mega...

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FOR MANY, FAITH COMES AT A HIG...

Dec 19, 2015 by

FOR MANY, FAITH COMES AT A HIGH PRICE

[Translate] SundayReview | Op-Ed Columnist   NY TIMES Nicholas Kristof Yazidi refugees from the Sinjar Mountains in Iraq and Syria...

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WHITE HOUSE: DONALD TRUMP JUST...

Dec 13, 2015 by

WHITE HOUSE: DONALD TRUMP JUST DISQUALIFIED HIMSELF FROM BECOMING PRESIDENT

[Translate] By Leslie Salzillo DAILY KOS Screen_Shot_2015-12-09_at_12.27.19_PM.png White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest On...

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START MAKING SENSE: WHERE DID ...

Nov 21, 2015 by

START MAKING SENSE: WHERE DID ISIS COME FROM — AND WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT NOW?

[Translate]   In the first episode, Laila Lalami on Islamic extremism, Amy Wilentz on bad Bernie Sanders coverage, Charles Blow...

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DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPRO...

Nov 17, 2015 by

DESPITE ATROCITIES, U.S. APPROVED $1.29 BILLION ARMS SALE TO SAUDI ARABIA

[Translate] By Sarah Lazare / Common Dreams   VIA TRUTHDIG     President Obama and King Salman meet in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in...

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WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEO...

Oct 23, 2015 by

WE’RE STILL FIGHTING GEORGE W. BUSH’S BATTLES: SYRIA, ISIS AND THE “WORST FOREIGN POLICY BLUNDER” IN AMERICAN HISTORY

[Translate] Twelve years after the invasion of Iraq, the Middle East is more volatile than ever. Welcome to permanent war Peter Van...

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HOW TO END THE CIVIL WAR IN SY...

Oct 3, 2015 by

HOW TO END THE CIVIL WAR IN SYRIA

[Translate] It won’t be easy, but there are concrete measures we can take right now to relieve the agony. By the Editors  THE NATION...

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ISLAMIC STATE’S DANGEROU...

Aug 27, 2015 by

ISLAMIC STATE’S DANGEROUS EFFORT TO WIPE OUT HUMANITY’S PAST

[Translate]   By Aram Sinnreich   TRUTHDIG   Ruins in the ancient city of Palmyra, Syria, before the country was plunged into...

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THE LINK BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANG...

Jul 23, 2015 by

THE LINK BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND ISIS IS REAL

[Translate] Climate by Joe Romm   CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: AP/Charlie Neibergall   Democratic presidential candidate Martin O’Malley...

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WHY, EXACTLY, IS THE U.S. AT W...

Jul 20, 2015 by

WHY, EXACTLY, IS THE U.S. AT WAR IN YEMEN?

[Translate] Supporting Saudi attacks on Yemen is a way for the U.S. to show the Saudis that Iran is still a mutual adversary. By...

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IS IT TIME TO REWRITE THE CONS...

Jul 17, 2015 by

[Translate] SALON.COM When we go to war with ISIS, Congress does not declare it. When we try to make peace with Iran, Congress...

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DEAR ISIS, WE NEED TO TALK

Jul 3, 2015 by

DEAR ISIS, WE NEED TO TALK

[Translate] By Fredrik Elisson and Janine di Giovanni  NEWSWEEK Iraqi soldiers take direction from American trainers during an...

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THE ISIS CREATION MYTH

Jun 13, 2015 by

THE ISIS CREATION MYTH

[Translate] By Jonathan Broder  NEWSWEEK The story of ISIS’s rise is complex, former U.S. officials and Middle East analysts say....

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6 Incredibly Important Things ...

Jun 1, 2015 by

6 Incredibly Important Things Everyone Should Know About ISIS

[Translate] Investigations An Atlantic profile reveals what the West needs to know. By Steven Rosenfeld / AlterNet   Photo...

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How fossil fuel burning nearly...

May 27, 2015 by

How fossil fuel burning nearly wiped out life on Earth – 250m years ago George Monbiot

[Translate]  George Monbiot   THE GUARDIAN New evidence shows that catastrophic climate change probably destroyed 96% of species at...

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CHASING MIRACLES IN IRAQ

May 23, 2015 by

CHASING MIRACLES IN IRAQ

[Translate]   By Eugene Robinson   TRUTHDIG     Security forces defending their headquarters against attacks by Islamic State...

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9 depressing predictions for t...

May 21, 2015 by

9 depressing predictions for the future of America

[Translate] Each of these national security stories is guaranteed to surface at least once in the decades to come Tom Engelhardt,...

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America’s ISIS next door: Mexi...

Mar 24, 2015 by

[Translate] They behead people by the hundreds. And like ISIL, Mexican gangs are flourishing as a result of failed U.S. policy...

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ISIS: Making sense of the spec...

Mar 22, 2015 by

[Translate] Experts explain how botched American policies helped create a movement that revolutionized Islamist extremism Laura...

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Human-Caused Warming Helped Tr...

Mar 4, 2015 by

Human-Caused Warming Helped Trigger Current Syrian Conflict And Rise Of ISIS

[Translate] by Joe Romm   CLIMATE PROGRESS CREDIT: Shutterstock A new study finds that human-caused climate change was a major...

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America’s next Iraq disaster: ...

Feb 27, 2015 by

America’s next Iraq disaster: Why the war against ISIS is escalating — more than we know

[Translate] ISIS poses no significant threat to the American people. So why are calls for troops on the ground increasing? Elias...

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Noam Chomsky on the History Be...

Feb 24, 2015 by

[Translate] Shortly after the Minsk II cease-fire agreement was reached on Feb. 11, cure the United Kingdom’s Channel 4 called on the...

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WHAT THE ATLANTIC GETS DANGERO...

Feb 21, 2015 by

WHAT THE ATLANTIC GETS DANGEROUSLY WRONG ABOUT ISIS AND ISLAM

[Translate] by Jack Jenkins CLIMATE PROGRESS Breakaway group Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), left, next to a burning...

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OBAMA’S ISIS WAR REQUEST...

Feb 18, 2015 by

OBAMA’S ISIS WAR REQUEST IS AN ‘EXTRAORDINARY OPPORTUNITY’ FOR CONGRESS

[Translate] War & Peace by Andrew Bacevich  MOYERS & CO. Try this thought experiment. Pretend that it’s the spring of 1970....

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WHY THERE IS NO MASSIVE ANTI-W...

Feb 4, 2015 by

WHY THERE IS NO MASSIVE ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT IN AMERICA

[Translate] By Tom Engelhardt, site TomDispatch Photo by Beverly & Pack (CC BY 2.0) This piece first appeared at TomDispatch....

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