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News & Views | 7/11/19

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An Afghan man and his son watch as soldiers from the U.S. Army 82nd Airborne Division prepare to sweep their home

by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
The majority of American veterans and members of the general public agreed in a new survey that the U.S. wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as well as the U.S. military campaign in Syria were all "not worth fighting."

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Agents walk to a vehicle outside the U.S. Border Patrol station in Clint, Texas, on June 26, 2019.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"No matter who you are or what your status is, this is the United States of America—where ALL people have rights."


Rep. Adam Schiff, (D-Calif.), walks up the House steps for the final vote of the week on Wednesday, June 5, 2019.

by Eoin Higgins, staff writer
"Schiff is clearly the resistance to the resistance, and he should drop this provision from his bill."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"When we win," said the 2020 Democratic candidate, "we won't wait for drug companies to end their greed. We will end it for them."



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I think that it would be hypocritical for me to remain silent on injustices just because those injustices may come from our side of the aisle."


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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
Despite threats of retaliatory tariffs from the Trump administration, French lawmakers on Thursday passed a "pioneering" 3 percent tax targeting the revenues that giant technology firms generate within France.



by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"I'm here today because I don't want another little angel to suffer like my Mariee. I don't want other mothers and fathers to lose their children."

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If the United States goes to war with Iran, you are unlikely to hear the word “oil” uttered by top Trump administration officials, but make no mistake: that three-letter word lies at the root of the present crisis, not to speak of the world’s long-term fate. (Photo: Jorge Guerrero/AFP/Getty Images)

by Michael T. Klare
The fossil fuel's enduring sway in U.S. policy in the Middle East


Some of the children who left the Central Processing Center were asked to draw what their time was like at the detention facility. They drew pictures of kids in cages. (Photo: U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Rio Grande Valley Sector via AP Photo)

by Robert C. Koehler
Welcome to hell, as presided over by U.S. Customs and Border Protection


Diablo Canyon Power Plant. (Photo: Wikimedia)

by Harvey Wasserman
Nothing significant has been done to improve safety at two coastal reactors upwind of ten million people that are surrounded by earthquake faults in a tsunami zone like the one where the four Fukushima reactors have already exploded


Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi called for Acosta to resign, but also immediately ruled out impeaching him. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

by Ryan Cooper
Democrats have essentially been shouting, "Do whatever you want, Mr. Trump! We are terrified of our own shadow and will let you get away with anything!"


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., center, and Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., left, pose for a group photo of House Democrats in the Capitol Visitor Center, who plan to wear "suffragette white" to the State of the Union address to show solidarity for women's agendas on Tuesday, February 5, 2019. (Photo: Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

by Jeffrey C. Isaac
I wish Pelosi would open up to her left colleagues, but it’s not likely to happen anytime soon


The successful six-year run of Abenomics, along with China’s decades of unprecedented economic growth, have proven that governments can indeed monetize their debts, expanding the money supply and stimulating the economy, without driving up consumer prices. (Photo: Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe speaks at a press conference following the G20 Osaka Summit in Osaka/AFP)

by Ellen Brown
What US presidential candidates from both parties should talk about is how to modify the law so that Congress, the Administration and the central bank can work together in setting monetary policy, following the approaches successfully modeled in China and Japan

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