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- Migrants in Detention Are Suffering Widespread Abuse and Neglect June 21, 2018Donald Trump's move to end family separations won't solve the deeper problems of abuse and plaguing the facilities housing adults and children.Eoin Higgins
- Is 'The Incredibles 2' Actually a Sexy Film? An Investigation June 20, 2018You may not like the answer.Nicole Clark
Signs of the Times
- English World Cup fans caught on video singing Hitler song and giving Nazi salutes in Russian city where millions were killed in WWII June 21, 2018A video showing a group of England fans giving sickening salutes and singing Nazi songs in the World Cup host city of Volgograd, in which nearly 2 million people died during WWII, has appeared online. In the footage, which was reportedly taken after England beat Tunisia 2-1 at Volgograd Arena on Monday, the fans are […]
- China gets it right: 'NATO aggression in Syria is really a war against Russia' June 21, 2018Jinri Toutiao, one of China's largest media agencies, has unveiled an article arguing that while the conflict in Syria might seem like a civil war between government and opposition forces, it is in reality "a deadly battle between Russia and NATO countries." According to the publication, Syria is of "great strategic importance", and Russia's deployment […]
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- Imperial President or Emperor With No Clothes? How Donald Trump’s Trade Wars Could Lead to a Great Depression June 21, 2018Why Donald Trump and his trade wars are a threat to global stability. In the rush of Trumped-up events, history -- of the last month, week, hour -- repeatedly gets plowed (or tweeted) under. Who can remember what happened so long ago? Perhaps it’s not surprising then that, in the wave of abuse from the […]Nomi Prins, Tom Dispatch
News from Africa
- Somalia:Govt Must Look Inward to Defuse Its Tensions June 21, 2018[ISS] The involvement of Middle East actors in Somalia, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Qatar and Turkey, has reached fever pitch recently, underscored both by external and internal dynamics.