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Session on Harris’s Questions re: Russia: “It makes me Nervous”

Sessions on Harris’s Questions re: Russia: “It makes me Nervous”

TeleSur | - - Sessions' testimony did not provide any damaging new information on alleged Trump campaign ties with Russia. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday denounced as a "detestable lie" the…

Is Rouhani’s Reelection a step toward Democracy for Iran?

Ebrahim Deen | (Informed Comment) | - - Hassan Rouhani’s victory in Last Friday’s Iranian presidential election, by a large majority, portents a continuation of the country’s path toward global reengagement, both…

Thousands protest against Trump in ‘hellhole’ Brussels

EurActiv.com | - - Thousands of protesters carrying effigies of Donald Trump marched through Brussels on Wednesday (24 May) after the US president arrived for talks with the EU and NATO.“Trump not…

Rouhani’s win a Victory for Reform, will Trump waste Opportunity?

By Shahram Akbarzadeh | (Informed Comment) | - - In Iran's election, Hassan Rouhani’s re-election was not a forgone conclusion. Criticism of Rouhani’s performance focused on growing unemployment, as the economy was…

The Iranian Election: It’s the Economy, Stupid!

By Stella Morgana | The Conversation | - - On May 19, Iranians will choose their next president and determine what direction the country will take. The race has become tighter now…

Iran Election: Rouhani charges Rivals are ‘Executioners & Jailers’ in Risky Move

By Golnaz Esfandiari | ( RFE/RL ) | - - Less than two weeks before voting in Iran's presidential election, incumbent Hassan Rohani has risked crossing the political establishment's "red lines" in…

Iran: Will Voters’ Economic Gloom Doom Rouhani’s Reelection Bid?

By Nader Habibi | (The Conversation) | - - Markets breathed a collective sigh of relief after Emmanuel Macron won the French presidency. But there’s another vote this month that’s just as…

No Woman Has Ever Run For Iranian President. Will Azam Taleghani Be The First?

By Golnaz Esfandiari. | ( RFE/RL) | - - Update: Ms. Taleghani has been disqualified. Her journey is still amszing. On April 14, a tiny, frail-looking woman wearing a chador and using…

Can a New Era of Progressive Protest Revolutionize our values in Age of Trump?

By Ira Chernus | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - You could hear the deep sadness in the preacher’s voice as he named “the greatest purveyor of violence in the world today --…

Is the Public turning on Trump over Russia Ties, Sessions’ Perjury?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Americans have become deeply concerned about Russia. Some 75% of them see it as a very or moderately serious threat. This, according to…

Reflections by a Middle Easterner on the Electoral College as a Remnant of Elite Tribalism

By Hsain Ilahiane | (Informed Comment) | - - The Founding Fathers wrote the electoral college in the United States Constitution. In late summer 2004, I became a naturalized United States citizen…

5 Surprising Signs of Positive Change in 2016

Sarah van Gelder | (Yes! Magazine) The election divided the year into “before” and “after.” But there remain signs of hope for 2017. It was a year blown up by the election…

Demonization of Putin as “Personally” behind Clinton Hack is old Propaganda Technique

Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The leaked allegations supposedly from the CIA that Russian President Vladimir Putin "personally" directed how hacked emails from the Clinton campaign should be treated…

From Wanda Sykes to ACLU: How to Show Solidarity in the Age of Trump

TeleSur | - - Building a wall of support against Trump’s wall of rhetoric is the way forward. Wanda Sykes, a Black lesbian comedian, was booed because she dared to rant against…

Growing Global Nuclear Threat – as if Election 2016 weren’t already bad enough

By Michael T. Klare | ( Tomdispatch.com) | - - Once upon a time, when choosing a new president, a factor for many voters was the perennial question: “Whose finger do you…

Polls: Capt. Trump aims GOP Flight 2016 at nearest mountain

Polls: Capt. Trump aiming GOP Flight 2016 at nearest mountain

David Faris | (Informed Comment) | - - In weighted opinion polls, Hillary Clinton crushed Donald J. Trump in Wednesday night's debate, with a 10 to 13 percent spread. On Wednesday night,…

Shadows of Plutocracy darken over our Democracy in this Election

By Bill Moyers | ( Tomdispatch.com ) | - - Sixty-six years ago this summer, on my 16th birthday, I went to work for the daily newspaper in the small East Texas…

Can Americans get back their Democracy from the Oligarchy?

By John Scales Avery | (Inter Press Service) | - - COPENHAGEN, (IPS) - As many observers around the world have pointed out, the United States is no longer a true democracy.…

The rise and fall of Turkey’s progressive opposition

By Nick Ashdown | ( OpenDemocracy) | - - Turkey's pro-Kurdish opposition party, the HDP roared into parliament on the back of a rainbow coalition of alienated progressives and minorities. Now, armed conflict…