Tuesday, May 07, 2019

What did the CBO say about #MedicareforAll in a new report?
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Contrary to some press reports, the CBO study should be seen as useful and encouraging to advocates of Medicare for All.. The Congressional Budget Office issued a report on May 1, 2019 titled "Key Design Components and Considerations for Establishing a Single-Payer Health Care System." This report r...

While Israel’s government often touts itself as the “only democracy” in the Middle East, it is also the only government in the entire world that detains children through military courts with a near 100% conviction rate, something that even Saudi Arabia does not do.


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While Israel touts itself as the only democracy in the ME, it is the only government in the world that detains children in military courts with a near 100% conviction rate.







Leaders throughout Latin America and the world quickly rejected last week's coup attempt against Nicolas Maduro.

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Leaders throughout Latin America and the world have rejected Tuesday’s coup attempt against Nicolas Maduro.

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It tells you everything you need to know about what the Trump administration cares about in Venezuela. (Hint: not the health and security of Venezuelans).

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"What this administration has demonstrated again and again over the last several years is that crises and vulnerability … have not been the factors that have moved them."

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"I grew up in Palo Alto, and it’s just embarrassing to have this company in my hometown," Druzin explained. "We should all be embarrassed. I mean, if we have a neighbor who helped kill tens of thousands of people, I wouldn't want them in our neighborhood."
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Bryce Druzin wants the defense contractor, which has benefitted greatly from Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen, out of his neighborhood.
Biden wasn’t alone among top Democrats. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and others also expressed support for the military uprising launched by Guaidó.


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Biden isn't alone among top Democrats expressing support for the military uprising launched by Guaidó.

In public testimony, Marco Rubio has continued to call on the U.S. to promote “widespread unrest” in order to bring down the Maduro government in Venezuela.

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Marco Rubio called on the U.S. to promote “widespread unrest” in order to eventually bring down the Maduro government in Venezuela.

Why does Venezuelan opposition only claim fraud when they lose? |...
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Why does Venezuelan opposition only claim fraud when they lose? |...
Why does Venezuelan opposition only claim fraud when they lose? |...
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Is Tulsi Gabbard for Real?

 A WOMAN DEMOCRAT RUNNING FOR POTUS NOMINATION
 THE MEDIA IS BOYCOTTING TALKING TO OR ABOUT
Tulsi’s own military experience notwithstanding, she gives every 
indication of being honestly anti-war.


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Tulsi Gabbard seems to be the “real thing,” a genuine anti-war candidate who is determined to run on that platform.


An Inside Look at How US-Funded Fascists in Ukraine Mentor US White Supremacists

There is one likely explanation for the U.S. government’s hands-off approach to Azov recruitment: the extremist militia is fighting pro-Russian separatists as a front-line proxy of Washington.

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A new FBI indictment shows how the Azov battalion in Ukraine transformed the country into an ideological base for U.S. white supremacists.

While working behind the scenes to shape the post-Maidan Ukrainian government to their liking, powerbrokers in Washington — Biden included — have done all they could to downplay the U.S. role.
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Joe Biden launched his candidacy by railing against Neo-Nazis in Charlottesville but played an outsized role in supporting them in Ukraine.