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Mail Call, Is Trump a fascist or an oligarch? Robert O. Paxton on what makes a fascist (08/14/2020) Is Trump about to blink in the fight over funding the Postal Service… Is the president suffering from mental health...

UAE & Israel, NYC Principals say no, Cops duck homicide charge, eviction Watch (08/13/2020) A Gulf Monarchy recognizes Israel.. but is it hype… New York City principals say September 10th is too early for schools...

Belarus unrest, Kamala Harris, Should Revolutionaries vote, coronavirus surge (08/12/2020) Protests in Belarus.. thousands arrested and a candidate in exile… Kamala Harris makes her first appearance with Joe...

Biden, Kamala Harris, Social Security scam, Eric Garner case, Trans murder (08/11/2020) Biden chooses a running mate.. and makes history.. Trumps Executive Orders threaten states and Social Security.. and the city...

Lebanon protests, Trump's order, School Opening, Homeless Opportunity (08/08/2020) Protests in Lebanon in the wake of a devastating explosion.. with no deal in sight will Trump wield executive power? …...

#cancelrent, stimulus fail, NRA sued, Hiroshima 75 (08/06/2020) Rent protections for thousands run out in New York as stimulus talks in Washington go down to the wire… New York State...

Tik Tok Trump, NYC Checkpoints, Low Consumer Confidence (08/05/2020) Progressive do well in primaries across the nation… consumer confidence at a new low.. the battle for TikTok and check...

Beirut blast, GOP blasts protests, defends Trump's secret cops (08/04/2020) Massive explosions at a port in Lebanon kills at least 50.. injuring hundreds.. a tropical storm threatens New York with...

Trump election delay, no stimulus yet, Fauci vaccine, NYC schools (07/31/2020) Trump doubles-down on delaying the November election… no deal on the stimulus as the clock ticks.. Fauci says expect a...

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