The Real Cover-Up: Putting Donald Trump’s Impeachment in Context (Essay)

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"That leaves outcome number four, easily the most probable: while the House will impeach, the Senate will decline to convict. Trump will therefore stay right where he is, with the matter of his fitness for office effectively deferred to the November 2020 elections. Except as a source of sadomasochistic diversion, the entire agonizing experience will, therefore, prove to be a colossal waste of time and blather," writes Andrew J. Bacevich, Boston University, President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (Oct. 9th, 2019)

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Universities Are Due For Radical Change (Review)

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"The current world in which the higher education sector is operating is characterised by profit and power as universities find themselves further incorporated into the global turn to neoliberalism. There can be no doubt that the sector both in the UK and globally has undergone profound change in recent decades," writes Emma Taylor, London School of Economics (Oct. 9th, 2019)

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Robots Will Continue To Steal Our Jobs. Here’s How We Should Respond

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"It seems not a day goes by without the appearance of another dire warning about the future of work. Some alarmists fear a “robot apocalypse,” while others foresee the day of “singularity” coming when artificial intelligence exceeds human intelligence. Still others warn that income inequality will continue to rise as owners of capital capture more of the benefits of innovations than those who labor for a living," write Thomas Kochan, MIT Sloan School of Management and Elisabeth Reynolds, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Oct. 9th, 2019)

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Senator Bernie Sanders Had a Heart Attack. Should He Drop Out?

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"But if Mr. Sanders has, until this week, largely avoided questions about his health — he has projected an image of fitness as a candidate and has maintained a blistering schedule on the campaign trail — the spotlight is now squarely on him," writes Anthony G. Picciano, City University of New York - CUNY (Oct. 9th, 2019)

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Kamadia -Trump Stares At Impeachment: Why it took so long and where is impeachment headed?

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"With pressure shooting from every direction, Pelosi found herself drowning in stupidity and arrogance. Justice took control of the Speaker’s mouth, synchronized it with reality, and on Sept. 24th, 2019, she announced a formal impeachment inquiry into the president," writes Aly Kamadia, Editor-In-Chief of iDose (Oct. 2nd, 2019)

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Have Andrew Scheer and the Conservatives escaped from their identity crisis?

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"For most of his political career, Scheer has been widely known as one of the party’s most prominent social conservatives. He has a long history of taking public positions advocating a pro-life stance on abortion, as well as voicing consistent opposition to efforts aimed at extending the rights of the LGBTQ community," writes Brian Budd, University of Guelph (Oct 2nd, 2019)

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