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Trump may be on trial, but the system that produced him will be acquitted
Jan 19, 2021 06:35The political battle in the United States is between two parties of capital united by far more than divides them. The shadow play of US politics is the enervating, antagonistic confrontation of identities.
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Trump debt to overwhelm US economy for decades
Jan 19, 2021 06:19Trump era leaves third biggest relative deficit increase ever and was notably piled up without launching a foreign war.
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Social media giants ban Trump, but the real censorship is of Palestinians
Jan 17, 2021 14:05The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine and Muslim Scholars were just two of the numerous Facebook pages to have their content blocked or restricted in the last month.
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Pandemic's robot 'heroes' highlight their value at tech show
Jan 17, 2021 10:21Robots that helped people survive and stay safe over the past year are touting their value at the tech industry's annual extravaganza amid a pandemic which has given fresh momentum to the robotics sector. The Consumer Electronics Show (CES), which is being held online this year due to the global crisis, includes robots that have become "heroes" for many during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Attack on Capitol affirms Trumpism will live on after Trump leaves White House
Jan 15, 2021 16:52It is about a new political formation called Trumpism, with its mix of white supremacy, voter suppression, market fundamentalism and authoritarianism. Trumpism will have an afterlife long after Trump leaves the White House.
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No, not 'totally appropriate': Poll shows 63% in US blame Trump for insurrection
Jan 15, 2021 16:46According to a new national survey conducted by Vox and Data for Progress, 63% of likely voters—including 81% of Democrats, 67% of Independents, and just 32% of Republicans—believe Trump is either "very much" or "somewhat" to blame for the right-wing invasion of the Capitol Building, which led to the deaths of six people.
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A new COVID strain is 70 percent more transmissible and already widespread in US
Jan 15, 2021 16:41For several months, scientists have been aware of multiple strains of the novel coronavirus circulating in the United States. Yet one specific mutation, called B117, is alarming epidemiologists because of how much more transmissible rate.
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US Capitol riots: The biggest threat to America is at home
Jan 15, 2021 16:39The US has always been a violent and polarized society with huge internal social tensions, as exemplified by its turbulent history of slavery, civil war, genocide against Native Americans, and civil rights mobilizations in the 1950s and ‘60s. Despite the US fixation on external threats, the biggest attack on American democracy came from within.
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As spending climbs and revenue falls, coronavirus forces a global reckoning
Jan 14, 2021 06:13Around the globe, the coronavirus pandemic is racking up a mind-blowing bill: Trillions of dollars in lost tax revenue, ramped-up spending and new borrowing set to burden the next generation with record levels of debt. In the direst cases – low- and middle-income countries, mostly in Africa and Latin America, that are already saddled with backbreaking debt – covering the rising costs is transforming into a high-stakes test of national solvency.
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Journalists, activists condemn UK decision to keep Assange locked up without charge
Jan 14, 2021 06:10United Kingdom court has ruled that Wikileaks cofounder Julian Assange must remain in prison, despite an earlier ruling that he could not be extradited to the United States. Explaining her decision, District Judge Vanessa Baraitser said that, “As far as Mr. Assange is concerned, this case has not been won,” adding that the United States must be allowed to appeal her earlier decision.