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GMwatch attacked by Kevin Folta’s stand-in troll at the American Enterprise Institute, a rat’s nest of corporate P.R. hucksters
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Fidel Castro’s Historical Legacy: Defiance of US Imperialism
Urban Homelessness in Toronto
Philippines coast guard seeks US, China help over piracy
Internal breach? Congress IT staffers fired for accessing data without permission
Bee-pocalyse Now: Study details catastrophic human impact on bees
Saudi Aramco picks Israel-linked banker
Saudi-backed Yemeni officials deny they banned US commando raids
Somalia’s former prime minister wins presidential election
Donald Trump ‘to approve arms sales to Saudi Arabia and Bahrain’ blocked by Barack Obama
A heroin epidemic has been spreading across the United States, expanding enormously for the last several years. With it, the number of people dying has also increased dramatically. While politicians offer failed solutions like “securing the borders,” the real solution is to legalize drugs. The number of drug overdoses in the US is approaching 50,000 per year. Of that number nearly 20,000 are attributed to legal painkillers, such as Oxycontin. More than 10,000 die of heroin overdoses. I believe these figures vastly underestimate the number of deaths that are related to prescription drug use. The “face” of the heroin epidemic … Continue reading →
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A group of prominent US senators is leading a bipartisan effort to push through the so-called Russia Review Act, which would allow the Senate to veto any attempt of newcomer President Donald Trump to loosen sanctions on Moscow. The group, which currently consists of six senators, is growing, according to a report by CNN, which sees the initiative as Congress’ latest warning to Trump signifying that it will not tolerate unilateral moves by the executive branch to reconcile with Moscow, especially the lifting of sanctions. The group led by Senators Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) and Ben Cardin (D-Maryland) also includes … Continue reading →
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Marc Mezvinsky quietly shut down his hedge fund Eaglevale Partners back in December. Bloomberg reports that Mr. Chelsea Clinton and his partners are now working to return money to investors, including Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd C. Blankfein. The decision to shutter the fund came just a few weeks after Mezvinsky’s mother-in-law Hillary lost the election to president Donald Trump. Mezvinsky has kept a low profile ever since Hillary’s loss in the election, but was photographed by DailyMail.com heading out for a weekday jog in the middle of the afternoon last week. He and his wife are now both without a … Continue reading →
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Bosses the world over are struggling with their millennial employees – they say we confound leadership, are self-entitled, narcissistic, lazy and tough to manage. But according to motivational speaker and author Simon Sinek, this is the result of our parents’ “failed parenting strategies.” After the astounding success of his video on millennials in the workplace, which has had over 56 million views on Facebook alone, Sinek spoke to The Independent about how our parenting, combined with social media, working environments, and our impatience have created a generation plagued by low self-esteem, and what we can do about it. Current Prices … Continue reading →
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