Politics

May 29, 2019
Mike Pence declares war on the world at West Point

The commencement address Trump's VP, Mike Pence, gave to West Point graduates recently goes down in history for all the wrong reasons. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 29, 2019
George Galloway: My encounter with a Quiet American (and a not so quiet American)

In the wee small hours of the morning, last week in Kazakhstan, my wife and I encountered every hotel guest's worst nightmare. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 28, 2019
As US ramps up military force, Iran shows leadership with regional diplomacy

When history of the present US-Iran stand-off in the Persian Gulf is written, future scholars may note how it was Tehran that saved the day from full-scale war by its...

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May 28, 2019
EU vote results are the most dramatic upheaval in European politics in 40 years – Ken Livingstone

The results of the European Union election are the most dramatic upheaval in the politics of Europe since the first European Parliament elections 40 years ago. Read Full Article at...

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May 27, 2019
Newsflash: Joe Biden is not a progressive and there are a million reasons why

Joe Biden likes to see himself as a progressive hero. Mainstream media — which boasts large numbers of Biden superfans — likes to see him that way, too. But pretending...

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May 27, 2019
Just an ad: I am not giving Gillette’s cynical new trans promo the satisfaction of my ‘outrage’

The new Gillette ad featuring a trans man learning to shave is not for me – and not because I am a 'cisgender man'. But because I still resent corporations...

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May 27, 2019
US think tank goes big-game hunting for Russia. Guess who gets shot in the foot?

In a report that views Russia through the same cracked lens as Washington's old ideological foe, the Soviet Union, the RAND Corporation reveals that its worst enemy for gaining global...

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May 27, 2019
Brexit bludgeon batters Britain’s politics all over again

Desperate spin notwithstanding, the tsunami created by Nigel Farage's six-week old Brexit Party may sweep away centuries-old parties which may now begin to split into their constituent parts. Read Full...

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May 26, 2019
Credder is a more honest NewsGuard, but there’s no way to create an incorruptible news rating app

The NewsGuard news rating app was a blatant attempt to direct news consumers to pro-establishment sources while punishing alternative outlets with low trust ratings — but will the newly launched...

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May 25, 2019
Liberate Syria’s Idlib, precisely for the civilians that America fakes concern over

Western media and politicians are crying for Al-Qaeda in Syria again. It doesn't get much more absurd than this! Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 25, 2019
Zizek: Labeling BDS ‘anti-Semitic’ desecrates the Holocaust in order to legitimize apartheid

Israeli criticism of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign is somewhat justified, but those who won't equally blast the apartheid politics of the state of Israel have no moral...

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May 24, 2019
175 yrs in jail for revealing war crimes? Where’s journalistic outrage over persecution of Assange?

The news that WikiLeaks publisher Julian Assange has been indicted on 17 additional charges under the US Espionage Act and could be sentenced to up to 175 years in prison...

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May 24, 2019
Calamitous Theresa May could dance, but her political moves were a disaster

Resilient is the word Theresa May's kinder critics were using to describe her at the end. Well she may have had resilience but what she didn't have was a majority,...

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May 24, 2019
Modi’s win will cement India’s multi-aligned foreign policy

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's landslide win in national elections represents a fresh mandate for him to reinvent India as a more secure, confident and competitive country and forge closer...

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May 24, 2019
Theresa May wanted to save her legacy despite Brexit chaos, but it was far too late

British PM Theresa May's name will forever be synonymous with Brexit. Her long-awaited resignation now is a far too late attempt to preserve her own legacy, but there is scarcely...

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May 23, 2019
Risk of nuclear war is highest since WW2, perhaps it is time to start paying attention

Debates over pressing issues such as climate change, healthcare and global poverty will ultimately be rendered pointless if crazed neocons decide to make the world uninhabitable by launching a nuclear...

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May 23, 2019
Lesson to learn from GoT: Stories are powerful, be careful which ones you believe

Hidden under all the outrage and the drama about the final season of ‘Game of Thrones' is a hard lesson about power and how it is shaped by perceptions and...

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May 22, 2019
From joker to peacemaker? Zelensky needs to follow his words with actions to end Ukraine’s conflict

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenksy said at his inauguration ceremony this week that his first priority would be ending the nearly five-year war in the Donbass region. The value of his...

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May 22, 2019
Let’s not make a drama about Skripal case before important questions are answered

It's over 14 months since the Skripal poisonings first made world headlines but to paraphrase the words of the 1970s Johnny Nash hit 'There are more questions than answers, and...

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May 22, 2019
EU’s Russian interference trail goes cold

Last-ditch efforts by the European intelligence community, politicians and the mainstream media to find the “Russian trail” ahead of the EU parliamentary elections lead to nowhere. Read Full Article at...

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May 21, 2019
Trump’s tiger repellent and phantom menace of Iran

Having drummed up the ‘threat' from Iran and sent ships, bombers and missiles to the Middle East, Washington is now saying its actions have ‘deterred' Tehran and declaring victory. Who...

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May 21, 2019
Women & unborn kids victimized as Dems and Reps weaponize abortion

It's a recipe for social disaster. Democrats push for late-term abortions as Republicans move to ban abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. The victims of this political circus...

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May 20, 2019
Douma, Assange, Skripal: Liberals in meltdown over dissident voices

Hollywood actress Susan Sarandon has just learned that there's nothing so illiberal as a liberal when the received truths that underpin their worldview are challenged. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 20, 2019
US president tweets World War 3 – George Galloway

The global arrogance displayed by the President of the US Donald Trump was not just unbecoming of a great country like the USA, it displayed hubris on an astounding scale....

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May 17, 2019
Dracarys! Angry fans want to torch final ‘Game of Thrones’ season

If you ever needed evidence that 2019 is seeing an unhealthy merger of culture with politics, almost a million fans angry over the final season of ‘Game of Thrones' have...

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May 17, 2019
Grumpy Cat, I hate everything you stood for, but…

Farewell, Grumpy Cat. I did not know you well, but there was nothing much to know. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 17, 2019
US is heading toward a looming maritime showdown… but not with Iran

There are many indications that the United States and China are creeping towards a potential conflict in the South China Sea. When the motivations behind this war become clear the...

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May 17, 2019
Undead army of the ‘woke’ will make sure GoT is the last show of its kind

The surge of political correctness in recent years all but assures us that in the future, edgy shows like Game of Thrones will be strangled in their creative cradle. Read...

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May 17, 2019
Hang in there Brexiteers, the majority of Europeans expect EU to end within 20 years

Support for the EU has never been stronger, yet a majority think it could be gone within 20 years. If you've ever wondered whether a deep neurosis lies at the...

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May 16, 2019
‘Christchurch Call’ is a blueprint for more online censorship — and Zuckerberg is a big fan

There is nothing inherently wrong with the new ‘Christchurch Call' to curb violent and terrorist content online. No one in their right mind wants mass shootings live-streamed online — but...

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May 16, 2019
Foreign policy gives Modi the edge in India’s elections

By all accounts, India's general election is Prime Minister Narendra Modi's to lose. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 16, 2019
Iran is high-hanging fruit, which is why US is unlikely to attack

There's been lots of talk about an imminent war with Iran. The US is engaging in a military build-up in the Persian Gulf and the rhetoric from Washington is increasingly...

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May 15, 2019
Trump needs to take reins from Bolton & pull world back from precipice of war

US National Security Advisor John Bolton is driving a war policy towards Iran based on nothing but his own deranged world view and anti-Iran obsession. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 15, 2019
A world aching for peace & stability can no longer afford NATO

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg calling for an end to the fighting in Libya is like an arsonist calling for the house he's just burned to the ground to stop...

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May 14, 2019
Venezuela isn’t Syria… but America’s war tactics are the same

Since Juan Guaido declared himself Venezuela's interim president, rhetoric emanating from Washington has grown increasingly familiar. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 14, 2019
Assange revolutionized journalism, and the elite will never forgive him

Deprived of asylum by Ecuador and wanted by Sweden and the US for dubious crimes, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is one of the most hounded men on the planet, the...

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May 13, 2019
Crushing a Whistleblower on a Wheel: The unrelenting witch-hunt of Julian Assange

When told of the death of a political rival the 19th-century French statesman Talleyrand supposedly asked: “I wonder what he meant by that?" Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 13, 2019
‘Let down by establishment’: Voters’ anger may lead to dramatic change in European Parliament

Over the next few days, 374 million Europeans have the right to vote to elect European MPs. The most stunning result is likely to be in Britain. Read Full Article...

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May 9, 2019
The Moloch of US hegemony now has Iran in its sights

The neocon assault underway against Iran is dripping in lies and deceit. It is one of the most mendacious examples of imperialist aggression in years. Read Full Article at RT.com

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May 9, 2019
Trump thinks Dems’ ‘witch hunt’ will hand him 2020 – and he could be right

President Donald Trump is confident he'll sail to victory with ease in 2020, he told a crowd of supporters at a Florida rally, and with his Democratic opponents looking increasingly...

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