Wall Street Cash is relentlessly supporting Biden

4 minute read "Former Vice President Joe Biden sits at the top of the pack with more Wall Street cash than any other candidate in the presidential field," writes Tatyana Monnay, Center For Responsive Politics

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Andrew Bacevich: How “Historic” Are We? (Essay)

7 minute read "Yet in this dismal situation, flickering bits of truth occasionally do appear in moments when pseudo-events inadvertently expose realities they are meant to conceal," writes Andrew Bacevich, Boston University, President of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft (Feb. 26th, 2020)

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Are the US and Chinese in the middle of an Arms race?

5 minute read "For the Chinese, their own region is crucial and since the Russian Pacific Fleet is little more than a shadow of its former Soviet self, it is focusing on the United States, especially the US navy with its aircraft carrier battle groups," writes Paul Rogers, Bradford University (Feb. 26th, 2020)

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Is Eating Meat linked to a higher likelihood of chronic disease?

3 minute read "Plant-based diets have been popular in the media recently, but research shows that going vegetarian or vegan isn’t only good for the environment, but for our health, too," write Laura Brown, Teesside University and Kelly Rose, Teesside University, UK (Feb. 26th, 2020)

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I was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton: Bloomberg is an Oligarch trying to buy the US Presidency

3 minute read "I’m not saying that great wealth should disqualify you from becoming president...The problem lies at the nexus of wealth and power, where those with great wealth use it to gain great power. This is how oligarchy destroys democracy," writes Robert Reich, (former) Secretary of Labor in the Clinton administration, University of California (Feb. 19th, 2020)

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Think the US is more polarized than ever? You don’t know history

3 minute read "As a historian who has written and taught about the Civil War era for several decades, I know that current divisions pale in comparison to those of the mid-19th century," writes Gary W. Gallagher, University of Virginia (Feb. 19th, 2020)

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