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No Monarchy Here in the USA
No Monarchy Here in the USA 1156 words by Molly Wallace Earlier this week, President Trump was anointed chairman of the Kennedy Center’s board of trustees—but only after firing all of the Democratic appointees on the board and handpicking their replacements to join the remaining half of the board (all Republican appointees), bucking the decades-long norm
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Closing Gitmo in the American Heart
Closing Gitmo in the American Heart by Robert C. Koehler 1043 words Gitmo, of course!! It’s the freest place “we” have – by which I mean the American government, a.k.a. Donald Trump. No rules apply there, be they international humanitarian law or the U.S. Constitution. It’s a dumping ground, a black hole. It’s the most
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The Promise of America and the Demise of Foreign Aid
The Promise of America and the Demise of Foreign Aid by Volker Franke 491 words Dreams shattered. Hopes crushed. Visions for a better future destroyed. Possibilities replaced with anguish, anxiety and fear. All with the stroke of a sharpie. President Trump’s Executive Order to reevaluate US foreign aid suddenly halted hundreds of humanitarian assistance projects