Trump Cancels G-20 Meeting With Putin
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Gallup Poll from earlier this yearby Gaius PubliusI'm writing this as a heads up, since the issue will come up forcefully in not too many months. Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders are not equivalents for each other, and it's not even close.
(ANTIWAR.COM) — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has confirmed recent reports that he is the one who placed a hold on a major bill providing $38 billion in US military aid to Israel. Sen. Paul says he intends to introduce an amendment to the bill. Sen. Paul said the move is a reaction to pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC’s resistance to […]
(ZHE) — Four months after he pleaded guilty to campaign finance law violations, former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen has copped to new charges of lying to congressional committees investigating Trump-Russia collusion, according to ABC. His latest plea is part of a new deal reached with Special Counsel Robert Mueller, which had been said to be winding down before its latest […]
By Rick Sterling | Rabble | November 26, 2018 In the Fall of 2012, a young man from Calgary Alberta, Damian Clairmont, received a new Canadian passport. He received this despite the fact that Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) had been secretly monitoring Damian and several others in Calgary and knew the young men were […]
The failure of our policymakers to make effective reforms in the aftermath of previous crises means the global economy is now more vulnerable than ever to a worldwide meltdown.
Have you ever used a touchscreen at McDonald’s to order your food? You’re reading an article on Natural Society, so of course not!
The Ukrainian – Russian incident in the Kerch Strait near Crimea is not affecting plans for a scheduled session between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin. This meeting, scheduled to happen at the G20 summit in Buenos Aires running from November 30 to December 1, has not been canceled, according to a report from RT.
By Arkady SAVITSKY | Strategic Culture Foundation | 29.11.2018 While the world attention is riveted to the situation in the Azov Sea and the relationship between Russia and Ukraine, US forces are getting prepared for a large-scale military operation in Syria. US President Donald Trump announced this past March that the military personnel would be leaving Syria […]
A researcher in China claims to have created the world’s first gene-edited babies, sparking deep discussion, along with some harsh criticisms and outrage among some of the world’s leading scientists.
The highly-controversial news that a set of twin girls was born in November with genetically altered DNA broke on November 26. The girls’ DNA was edited using a powerful new tool with the capacity to rewrite the human genome, known as CRISPR-Cas9.
By Melkulangara BHADRAKUMAR | Strategic Culture Foundation | 29.11.2018 During a Pentagon briefing last weekend, Secretary of Defence James Mattis dropped a bombshell by innocuously slipping in that the US military intends to set up a string of observation posts on the Syrian-Turkish border. Mattis implied that Turkey was on board and that the idea […]
There is no “Keeper of the Secret” who can make socialism work, no matter what American journalists tell us we are supposed to believe.
by Judith Curry
Draft of article to be submitted for journal publication.
I have been keeping tabs on the war in Syria... Even though there apparently is still a "lull before the storm" in regards to the situation in and around Idlib province in north-western Syria, and especially in regards to the Idlib pocket, there are still battles being waged elsewhere across Syria....One "battle" of note has been the ridiculous "conflict" still ongoing on the northeastern bank of the Euphrates River south of the city of Deir Ez-zor....
Amid the barrage of racist, anti-immigrant, and other attacks launched by President Trump and his administration in recent months, a series of little noted steps have threatened Native American land rights and sovereignty. Such attacks have focused on tribal sovereignty, the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), and the voting rights of Native Americans, and they have come from Washington, the courts, and[Read More...]
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Landmark Convention on Biological Diversity decision calls on governments to conduct strict risk assessments and seek indigenous and local peoples’ consent ahead of potential release of “exterminator” technology
When widespread demonstrations forced Egypt’s long-time dictator, Hosni Mubarak, to resign as president in February 2011, it appeared as if this important Arab state was destined for dramatic, positive change. However, in less than twenty-nine months, Egypt’s military ended the country’s democratic experiment and reinstated an even more repressive dictatorship. How differently might Egypt’s revolution have evolved had the United[Read More...]
Al-Manar | November 29, 2018 President of the Republic, General Michel Aoun, on Thursday condemned the fact that UN resolution #194, which affirmed the right of return of Palestinian refugees to their homeland, remained mere ink on paper. “This has deepened the feelings of oppression amongst the Palestinian people, all amid daily attempts to hide […]
Hedda Martin is a single mother who was recently rejected as a candidate for a heart transplant “due to needing [a] more secure financial plan for immunosuppressive medication coverage." To account for this, the hospital group recommended “a fundraising effort of $10,000."
Many readers are well aware that I am not a great fan of the National Football League... My sport growing up was Soccer and yes even though I am indeed a fan who does watch a wide range of sports, my support is for English Premiere League Soccer and especially my favorite team the Arsenal Gunners....
Calls for ban on herbicide-tolerant and Bt insecticidal crops
Amid the barrage of racist, anti-immigrant, and other attacks launched by President Trump and his administration in recent months, a series of little noted steps have threatened Native American land rights and sovereignty...
Loser (l) and winner (r)Tuesday evening, Liz Goodwin, writing for the Boston Globe, speculated that conservative and very ambitious Massachusetts congressman Seth Moulton was playing a risky game against Pelosi.
Kroghistorien utforskas på Den Gyldene Freden - Sveriges äldsta källare.Det började med enkla tavernor i medeltidens bondgårdar men utvecklades till matautomater, lyxrestauranger och statliga tredjeklasshak. Tobias Svanelid undersöker krogarnas långa historia i Sverige.Följ med Tobias Svanelid och måltidshistorikern Richard Tellström till Gyldene Freden och hör om de svenska krogarnas drygt 700-åriga historia.
RT reported on November 28 that President Vladimir Putin had some very strong words about the clash between Russian and Ukrainian naval ships in the Kerch Strait this past Sunday and the actions taken since then by President Petro Poroshenko.
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said the clash between Russian and Ukrainian military ships was a result of foreign nations’ failing to hold Kiev accountable for bad behavior as long as it remains confrontational towards Russia.
Local officials and residents have confirmed that US airstrikes on Tuesday night killed at least 30 civilians in southern Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. These tragic deaths are the latest war crime in the 17-year US-NATO occupation, aimed at subjugating the geo-strategically critical nation to the dictates of the US and its allies. The strikes were part of a “surge” of US[Read More...]
International Summit on Human Genome Editing fails to strongly condemn scientist who claims to have genetically engineered babies
Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson served as Secretary of State and Colin Powell’s chief of staff, and through his experience in Washington, he is able to demonstrate how Israel’s influence over the U.S. has affected America’s strategic approach toward the Middle East. This is part of a fascinating panel discussion on Israel’s influence on foreign policy, with Dale Sprusansky, moderator for the conference event entitled, “Israel’s Influence: Good or Bad for America?” held in Washington, DC on March 18, 2016 at the National Press Club.
The Russian seizure of two Ukrainian warships sailing through the Kerch Strait has flared up tensions almost to the point of war. Are special interests pushing Ukraine to provoke Russia? Is Kiev operating all on its own? Are Washington neocon fingerprints on this little operation? Will it spin out of control?
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris take a quick look at US President Trump’s recent comments on UK PM Theresa May’s handling of the Brexit negotiation.
The man behind ‘the art of the deal’ does not believe May did a particularly good job negotiating the UK’s exit from the European Union, and furthermore May’s Brexit deal may actually impede trade between the US and the UK.
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A most vital issue far exceeding Brexit in importance – the rumbustious bear NATO, has surfaced. It is world’s most unwanted powder keg. No enlightened EU intellectual, if genuinely honest, would want to dispute its irrelevance. The last best indication was when French President Macron’ in Paris in the face of Pres. Trump, pleaded for a European Army without[Read More...]
Of course, the hottest immigration issue in the U.S. these days is the fate of the caravan at our border with Mexico. It’s impossible to know what will happen there, and there’s plenty of potential for the narrative to boomerang every which way. Moreover, the fate of Trump’s wall, or of any sort of legislative change on U.S. immigration policy, is also highly uncertain.
While the world attention is riveted to the situation in the Azov Sea and the relationship between Russia and Ukraine, US forces are getting prepared for a large-scale military operation in Syria.