The chief business of the American people is business." This sentiment rings true today, particularly when examining the growing divide between business leaders and political elites regarding China. While business leaders view China as a crucial partner, political figures continue to frame the count Continue reading »
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That question above is both meaningful – and meaningless. A paltry “Day of Peace” — this year, Saturday 21 September — insults the efforts of those who work year-round for something approximating “peace”. Or, at least, who work in multiple ways to promote more intelligent evidence-based possibilities to contain, if not resolve, conflict, and to Continue reading »
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A British publication that takes pride in its status as the oldest Jewish newspaper in the world has lately faced enormous embarrassment after highlighting an “exclusive” investigative report that was dismissed as a fabrication by Israeli media as well as military and intelligence spokesmen. The contention in The Jewish Chronicle, more or less continuously published Continue reading »
The Presidential election campaigns that are currently underway in the US are full of hoopla, hysteria, loopy hats and fatuous slogans. But is our political system in Australia really that much better than in America? And are our political mindsets really more attuned to refined Aussie nuances? Continue reading »
The movement counts among its ranks many disillusioned Arab and Muslim voters in the key swing state of Michigan.
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In a total capitulation to a far-right narrative, even typical liberal shibboleths about our “nation of immigrants” were absent on Tuesday night.
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The candidates fought to out-hawk each other on sustaining the bloody status quo in the Middle East at the presidential debate.
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Residents of Springfield, Ohio, worry that politicians are inciting violence against Haitian immigrants. It’s a long U.S. tradition.
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For the first time in more than 30 years, the Council of UC Faculty Associations filed a formal complaint against the UC system.
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