Google, Trump and the arrogance of power
Google and Trump are wildly different, of course, but they’ve been playing much the same game. They’ve used their clout to stifle criticism, paid members of Congress to pull their…
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More than Bob Menendez goes on trial this week
There’s more to the Menendez trial than a high ranking Democratic senator charged with corruption. A conviction could lead to his ouster from the Senate. New Jersey Governor Chris…
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Tragedy in Texas: Foul weather, toxic politics
There is a big piece missing from the tale about Harvey told by the media, an important omission leading to a distorted picture: the role of the Texas model of wild West capitalism—the…
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Trump to eliminate DACA protection for undocumented youngsters
President Donald Trump has decided to eliminate the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), affecting thousands of young immigrants in the country known as Dreamers. The…
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Speaking of ‘bad hombres’… there’s Joe Arpaio
In a guest commentary for NILP, the author writes that in the wake of the former Sheriff Joe Arpaio pardon there is very little focus on how Trump's pardon endorses egregious human…
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Medicare for all
U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris plans to co-sponsor a “Medicare-for-all” bill pushed by Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders that would create a national health insurance system. The term is synonymous…
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Anti-Cuban media overplay ‘acoustic attack’; Canada doesn’t assume a Cuban role
Maybe the news of the "acoustic attacks" will eventually rival the one published some years ago by the Weekly World News, with a headline saying 'Cuba Launches Shark Attack Against…
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Here we go again
On Aug. 1, a note published in the daily Granma told about the adoption of a group of measures that would be part of the "improvement" process of self-employed entrepreneurship (private…
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