Trump keeps saying US military ready for war. Not all his troops agree.
This story was recently co-published by ProPublica and at the New York Times (Jan. 22nd, 2020)
Elizabeth Warren stands to gain from Julian Castro’s endorsement (some important numbers)
"In addition to sharing so many donors, Castro and Warren have two of the highest ratios of women donors," writes Brian Johnson, Center for Responsive Politics (Jan. 15th, 2020)
UPDATED: After Iran retaliates, US-Iran tensions ease, and Trump remains isolated
This article was written by the same distinguished scholar whose piece we initially featured (found below) on the topic of Iran. However, this article has been written after the Iranian response, and both pieces are worth reading (Jan. 8th, 2019)
While the US and Iran risk a major war, Trump continues his ignorant recklessness
"President Donald Trump’s policy toward Iran is in deep crisis. The president’s approach has the support neither of America’s allies nor of its strategic rivals, China and Russia. And his policy – made even more confrontational by the shooting of a high-ranking Iranian official – has boxed him into a situation where, short of dramatic reversal, Washington and Tehran are edging close to war," writes Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (Jan. 8th, 2020)
VIDEO: I was involved in selling the fake reasons for the Iraq War. I’m seeing the same thing with Iran (6 minutes)
"I watched as the intelligence was cooked, as principals in the George W. Bush government were sold by that intelligence or helped to warp that intelligence... I’m watching the same thing again," says Lawrence Wilkerson, retired United States Army colonel, who served as Secretary of State Colin Powell’s chief of staff from 2002 to 2005 (Jan. 8th, 2020)
Are the Americans withdrawing from the Middle East? (Essay, long read)
"US military power does not necessarily imply political influence in countries that have diversified their relationships. The wars in Iraq, Syria, Libya and Yemen have followed their own courses and overtaken the United States," writes Mariano Aguirre, International Policy Analyst (Dec. 11th, 2019)
Secretary Rick Perry says Trump was chosen by God. The fastest-growing American Christian movement agrees
"In a recent interview with Fox News, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry stated that Donald Trump was chosen by God to be president. He said throughout history God had picked “imperfect people” such as King David or Solomon to lead their people. Perry is not alone. A large number of evangelical Christians in the U.S. believe that God has chosen Donald Trump to advance the kingdom of God on Earth," write Brad Christerson, Biola University and Richard Flory, University of Southern California (Dec. 4th, 2019)
KAMADIA – Very Quick Note: I went through the Impeachment Report. Trump will Win
VERY QUICK note on why Trump will prevail - Aly Kamadia, Editor-In-Chief of iDose (Dec. 4th, 2019)
Mark Zuckerberg’s recent meeting with Trump: Why so secretive?
"The framing of King’s question—that Zuckerberg, not Trump, was the one at the dinner being lobbied—was notable to Financial Times reporter Kadhim Shubber. 'No better example of Facebook’s power than Zuckerberg being asked here whether Trump lobbied him, rather than whether he lobbied Trump,' Shubber tweeted," writes Eoin Higgins, Common Dreams staff writer (Dec. 4th, 2019)