Wednesday, May 8, 2024

The Saudi purge shaking the Middle East

The seeming power grab consolidates all the major security forces and the military in the hands of the current King Salman and his son, the 32 year old Crown Prince, Mohammad bin Salman.

Patriotism, taxes, and Trump

The Republican tax plan will make things worse by burdening the middle class and the poor even more.

Into the Afghan abyss (again)

How a failed drug war will defeat Trump’s Afghan adventure

Middle East – How America shot itself in the foot

The U.S. needs to learn the art of diplomacy instead of spending a lot of time constantly demonizing and threatening other countries.

Nation unified as scandal-rich contest IDs ‘Trump’s most damning legacy’

Just because we don’t know the worst yet to come doesn’t mean we can’t have fun in the meantime.
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On Asia trip, Trump met by protests calling on US to open diplomatic relations...

Professor Bruce Cumings, who just returned from Seoul, South Korea, talks about Trump and how upon his arrival he was met with protests.

The democratic socialists scored some big wins. Here’s what they’re planning next.

A conversation with Christian Bowe, national political committee member of the Democratic Socialists of America.

2017 Elections mark the dawn of change

Tuesday’s wins point a path towards even greater gains in midterm elections next year, which can deal a death blow to Trump’s heartless agenda.

One year later: The political cancer metastasizes

America was never what it had purported to be.

GOP Senate candidate accused of sexually abusing teen girls

Four women have come forward alleging that Roy Moore initiated sexual encounters with them between 1977 and 1982.