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By James M. Dorsey / Mid-East Soccer.

Crown Prince Mohamed bin-Salman is such a darling of the global mainstream media that many call him, affectionately, by his initials MBS. The new strongman of the Kingdom has often mentioned the need for reforms and modernization of Saudi Arabia, both socially and economically. Can MBS walk the talk of his enticing narrative? The Crown Prince’s charm offensive is, at least partially, a way to cover up his failed attempt to bully Qatar into submission back in June 2017.

By Marty Hart-Landsber / Socialist Project.
Powerful corporations and the rich in the United States continue their winning ways. By narrow margins, both the House of Representatives and Senate have agreed on a budget proposal that calls for an increase in the federal deficit of $1.5-trillion in order to fund a major reform of the U.S. tax system that will make the rich and powerful even more so.

By Andrew Levine / Counterpunch.

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By Reynard Loki / AlterNet.

Kathleen Hartnett White's comments are pretty extreme, even for a fossil fuel-loving climate denier.

Photo Credit: Texas Tech University

By Mark Weisbrot / CEPR.
His Candidacy Results from the Collapse of Brazilian Democracy
Brazilian politician Jair Bolsonaro, who has been compared to Donald Trump, just finished a visit to the United States that was cut short as he cancelled an appearance at George Washington University in Washington, DC. He is currently polling second in Brazil’s 2018 presidential race.

By John Peters / Socialist Project.

By Andrew Levine / Counterpunch.

Photo by Guido van Nispen | CC BY 2.0

By Kathy Kelly

By Jesselyn Radack and Kathleen McClellan / Expose Facts.
The Trump administration has declared a war on media leaks and called for the U.S. federal workforce and contractors to receive “anti-leak” training. The centerpiece of Trump’s anti-leak campaign, aside from early morning tweet-storms railing against leakers and media, is the National Insider Threat Taskforce.