Oct 05 2017
Stifling dissent By Ernest Dumas, September 28, 2017 Whenever Donald Trump in his serial bouts with failure decides he must re-energize his base of white nationalists by doing things like demonizing black athletes who protest discrimination, the mainstream press falls for it and gives him maximum space and time. We’re addicted. Who could pass …
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Aug 28 2017
Maybe Trump is a kind of cry for help from the Earth, a human flare By Frankie Boyle, Sunday 27 August 2017 04.00 EDT So are we heading for a Mad Max-style future? I don’t think so. After having lived through Donald Trump we’ll surely just call him Max. Trump is behaving so strangely, …
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Jul 05 2017
Howard Zinn’s July 4 Wisdom Stands the Test of Time By Howard Zinn, July 4, 2017 On this July 4, we would do well to renounce nationalism and all its symbols: its flags, its pledges of allegiance, its anthems, its insistence in song that God must single out America to be blessed. Is …
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Jul 02 2017
The Scars of Our Nation’s Violent Birth By George Will, July 1, 2017 8:00 PM Philadelphia — Some American history museums belabor visitors with this message: You shall know the truth and it shall make you feel ashamed of, but oh-so-superior to, your wretched ancestors. The new Museum of the American Revolution is better …
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Jun 29 2017
The destruction of the al-Nuri mosque in Mosul is another example of the ‘culturecide’ we’ve become so used to By Robert Fisk, Thursday 29 June 2017 12:45 BST Over the years, I’ve almost lost count of the priceless treasures of art and antiquity which I’ve seen with my own eyes – and which now …
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Jun 17 2017
Why did this powerful church group struggle to denounce white supremacy? By Daniel José Camacho, Saturday 17 June 2017 Condemning white supremacy and the alt-right movement shouldn’t be hard. But the Southern Baptist Convention – the nation’s largest Protestant denomination– had its doubts about whether to do so this week. During the annual meeting, …
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May 17 2017
Why Religious Zionism Is Growing Darker By Tomer Persico, May 16, 2017 5:41 PM At a gathering of religious Zionist public figures two weeks ago, Deputy Knesset Speaker Betzalel Smotrich talked about his diplomatic plan, which he dubbed “The subjugation plan.” The purpose of the plan, he said, was “to erase all Palestinian national …
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