• Saudi Arabia Ramped Up Multi-Million Foreign Influence Operation After Khashoggi’s Death
• Abortion Legalized in All Australian States
• The Political Giving History of Trump’s Ukraine Diplomats
• Death Toll Rises as Fourth Day of Protests Rock Iraq
• Critics Slam Trump’s Medicare Executive Order as ‘Backdoor Privatization’
• Egypt Releases Foreigners Accused of Supporting Terrorism During Anti-Sisi Protests
• The Deception Of Sugar
• Pharma Companies Band Together in Opioid Crisis
• New Dark Comedy ‘The Laundromat’ Depicts Panama Papers Scandal
• Public Banking Begins in California as Newsome Signs New Law
• Kurds Demand International War Crimes Tribunal for Syrian ISIS Fighters
• How Private Equity Exploited Ambulances and Vulnerable Patients

Saudi Arabia Ramped Up Multi-Million Foreign Influence Operation After Khashoggi’s Death

At least one foreign agent simultaneously held a U.S. government appointment while being paid to represent Saudi interests as a foreign agent. (By Anna Massoglia, Center for Responsive Politics) Foreign influence and lobbying spending targeting the United States on behalf of Saudi Arabia’s interests has grown precipitously in the year since the death of Jamal Khashoggi at the […]

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Abortion Legalized in All Australian States

The bill legalizing abortion was passed by state legislature in New South Wales, the last remaining Australian state where it was criminalized. (By Peoples Dispatch) After over 70 hours of debate and much drama, the parliament of Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, passed the controversial Abortion Law Reform Act 2019, radically overturning a […]

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The Political Giving History of Trump’s Ukraine Diplomats

One of the U.S.-Ukraine diplomats has a lengthy history as a Republican donor, while another performed lobbying work for foreign clients and a major defense company. (By  Karl Evers-Hillstrom and Yue Stella Yu, The Center for Responsive Politics) A series of text messages between U.S. diplomats released Thursday night reveals an apparent effort to pressure […]

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Death Toll Rises as Fourth Day of Protests Rock Iraq

After four days of protests in Iraq, dozens of protesters are dead and many more wounded sparking calls for the Iraqi government to step down. International media reports said on Friday that the death toll among Iraqis participating in a series of protests that have transpired across the country for the past few days has […]

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Critics Slam Trump’s Medicare Executive Order as ‘Backdoor Privatization’

An executive order signed by President Trump to expand Medicare Advantage is being criticized for expanding the scope of Medicare plans contracted out to private companies. President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday in an effort to expand private Medicare plans and slam Democrats for putting “Medicare under threat like never before.” Trump delivered […]

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Egypt Releases Foreigners Accused of Supporting Terrorism During Anti-Sisi Protests

Egypt released six foreigners accused of supporting terrorism and fomenting public unrest for their participation in the anti-Sisi protests that rippled through Egypt in late September. On Thursday, Egyptian authorities released six foreigners who were detained amidst mass protests on September 20 against Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. A statement by the Egyptian prosecutor general […]

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The Deception Of Sugar

So there it was, good ole sugar, if added to these low-fat foods it made them taste much better and even better manufacturers could print that their food was low fat because it was! That's all people looked for as well was the amount of fat in the food. So I don't need to explain how we got to this sugar epidemic of sorts.

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Pharma Companies Band Together in Opioid Crisis

As big pharma faces a mountain of opioid lawsuits, one novel solution is to join Purdue Pharma’s bankruptcy proceedings. Just two weeks after the famed Sackler family’s Purdue Pharma filed bankruptcy, pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson reached a $20.4 million settlement the day before a federal trial was to determine ultimate responsibility for the American […]

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New Dark Comedy ‘The Laundromat’ Depicts Panama Papers Scandal

“When people are laughing, they’re more open to taking on an idea than when they’re not” – Steven Soderbergh on his new film The Laundromat The new dark comedy film, The Laundromat, depicts a real-life scandal that exposed how the rich can exploit secretive offshore tax regimes. Dubbed “The Panama Papers,” the scandal involved over […]

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Public Banking Begins in California as Newsome Signs New Law

“This is not a new idea, these exist all over the world. Germany is fueled by public banks, and look, they have the best economy in Europe.” California will be permitted to establish public banks after a new bill was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, in what supporters view as a powerful […]

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Kurds Demand International War Crimes Tribunal for Syrian ISIS Fighters

“Evidence, proof and witnesses against them are in this region, and we can prosecute them.” Officials in the Kurdish-led region of north-eastern Syria are calling for an international war crimes tribunal to be held for Islamic State fighters currently held in overcrowded regional prisons and refugee camps, according to a report from the Guardian. Estimates […]

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How Private Equity Exploited Ambulances and Vulnerable Patients

“Under the new paradigm of private equity, poorly maintained ambulance services siphon profit from vulnerable patients.” Wall Street investment firms are behind soaring ambulance costs, according to a Thursday article by the American Prospect’s Olivia Webb and a new book by John Hopkins’ surgeon Martin Makary. Private equity firms, which buy up businesses with the […]

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