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Debate: As Trump Drops Rebels, What Next for Syria?

President Trump has ended the CIA program arming anti-Assad rebels. How did Syria get to where it is today, and what does Trump's decision mean for the conflict? We host a debate

August 3, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Bannon and Blackwater Want to Outsource Afghan War

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With the Afghan war in a violent stalemate, President Trump and his top advisers have considered proposals to outsource the anti-Taliban fight to private mercenaries.

August 3, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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'Earth Is Exhausted': Humans Have Already Consumed the Planet's Annual Resources

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Jake Johnson, staff writer With several months left until the end of 2017, humans have already used up more natural resources than the planet can regenerate in a year, making today

August 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Environment

Land Taken From Freed Slave’s Descendants for Amazon Data Center?

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This is a story about property: real and imagined, legitimate and illegitimate. It’s a story about who gets to decide who can own what, and whom.

August 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

Proposed Offshore Wind Farm Will Store Power with Tesla Batteries

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Energy supplier Deepwater Wind and Tesla may team up provide clean power to the state of Massachusetts at peak times with an offshore wind farm and Powerpack batteries — the latest in both companies' plans to expand clean energy drives.

August 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Science

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Wray Confirmed as FBI Director as Questions Swirl over His Past Record & Close Ties to Big Business

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The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Christopher Wray as the next director of the FBI, but in an unprecedented move, five senators voted against his nomination. Before yesterday, only one senator

August 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

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Death at the Border: How CBP Agents Urged Mexican Teen to Drink the Liquid Meth That Killed Him

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Newly released video footage shows U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents telling 16-year-old Mexican teenager Cruz Velazquez to drink from a bottle of liquid methamphetamine at a border checkpoint in San Diego,

August 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Justice

‘Boycotts to Achieve Political Change Are Forms of Political Speech’

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Janine Jackson interviewed Josh Ruebner about the anti–Israel boycott bill for the July 28, 2017, episode of CounterSpin.

August 3, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Media

Understanding US regime change in Syria – 2017 Panel

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At the Left Forum late last month, I took part in a panel discussion of the US war on Syria, along with former CIA officer Phil Giraldi, and communications expert Jason

August 2, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
Category: Politics

Internet Censorship Bill Would Spell Disaster for Speech and Innovation

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There’s a new bill in Congress that would threaten your right to free expression online. If that weren’t enough, it could also put small Internet businesses in danger of catastrophic litigation.

August 3, 2017
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Submitted by: Love Knowledge
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