Politics

Is Anybody Running the Deep State?

Barry Eisler has had many jobs. He was a covert operative for the CIA’s Directorate of Operations, an attorney in an international law firm, in-house counsel at the Osaka headquarters…

August 28, 2017
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New US Sanctions Against Venezuela to Cause Greater Economic Instability

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US sanctions against Venezuela, which VP Pence announced Wednesday, target Venezuelan debt and will make borrowing more expensive, hurting the people Trump claims to help, says CEPR's Mark Weisbrot.

August 26, 2017
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Saving Democracy: The Need To Restore Our Government

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Our liberal democracy is becoming more illiberal and less democratic. Our choices this past November were between two candidates who were both disliked by the majority of Americans. Congress has a 16% approval rating

August 26, 2017
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Dark money, super PAC spending surges ahead of 2018 midterms

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Outside groups, such as super PACs and their more secretive brethren politically active nonprofits, spent more money during the first eight months of the 2018 election cycle than over the same…

August 26, 2017
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Tariq Ramadan: The U.S. & Allies Are Destabilizing the Middle East & Selling Arms to All Sides

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Extended web-only interview with Islamic scholar Tariq Ramadan about U.S. arms trade, the so-called "democratization" of the Middle East and much more. Ramadan is Professor of Contemporary Islamic Studies at…

August 24, 2017
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Pakistani Journalist: Why Is Trump Pushing For Failed Military Solution Instead of Diplomacy?

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On Monday President Trump announced an escalation of the U.S. war in Afghanistan. He also issued a warning to Afghanistan’s neighbor, Pakistan. President Trump went on to say that the…

August 24, 2017
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