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Sat, Aug 17th, 2019Mon, Aug 19th, 2019

Understanding Trump’s Support for Israel as Part of his Racist, Anti-Semitic Agenda

President Trump, we should know by now, is the master of distraction, making it hard for the news cycle to keep up with his endless string of controversy-inspiring tweets and incendiary behaviors. As the media gets caught up in dissecting the language and meaning of one text, he is on to something else. read more

Tim Libretti

Tim Libretti is a professor of U.S. literature and culture at a state university in Chicago. A long-time progressive voice, he has published many academic and journalistic articles on culture, class, race, gender, and politics, for which he has received awards from the Working Class Studies Association, the International Labor Communications Association, the National Federation of Press Women, and the Illinois Woman’s Press Association.

Wed, Nov 22nd, 2017

Stunning Report Shows The CIA Warned Israel That Trump Was A Putin Puppet Who Can’t Be Trusted

Before Trump was sworn in, the CIA warned Israel that Vladimir Putin had “leverages of pressure” over Trump.

Sean Colarossi

Sean Colarossi currently resides in Cleveland, Ohio. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and was an organizing fellow for both of President Obama’s presidential campaigns. He also worked with Planned Parenthood as an Affordable Care Act Outreach Organizer in 2014, helping northeast Ohio residents obtain health insurance coverage.

Mon, May 22nd, 2017Mon, May 22nd, 2017

Trump Shovels Dirt On His Grave By Denying He Said Israel Was Source Of Classified Intel

Trump pulled the media aside while in Israel on Monday and made the Russia scandal worse by denying that he told Russia that Israel was the source of the classified intelligence that he leaked to a hostile foreign power.

Jason Easley

Mr. Easley is the founder/managing editor and Senior White House and Congressional correspondent for PoliticusUSA. Jason spent four years as a political columnist and the politics editor at 411mania.com, where he covered such issues as the Iraq War, warrantless wiretapping, and the daily workings of the American legislative process. Jason has also written for the Blogger News Network and saw his 2008 presidential election coverage quoted in over 300 newspapers worldwide. Jason has a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. His graduate work focused on public policy, with a specialization in social reform movements.

Awards and Professional Memberships

Member of the Society of Professional Journalists and The American Political Science Association

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Fri, Apr 7th, 2017

Netanyahu Says Trump’s Illegal Attack on Syria ‘Setting Example For Free World’

“Israel fully supports President Trump’s decision and hopes that this message of resolve...will resonate not only in Damascus, but in Tehran, Pyongyang and elsewhere.”

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Hrafnkell Haraldsson, a social liberal with leanings toward centrist politics has degrees in history and philosophy. His interests include, besides history and philosophy, human rights issues, freedom of choice, religion, and the precarious dichotomy of freedom of speech and intolerance. He brings a slightly different perspective to his writing, being that he is neither a follower of an Abrahamic faith nor an atheist but a polytheist, a modern-day Heathen who follows the customs and traditions of his Norse ancestors. He maintains his own blog, A Heathen’s Day, which deals with Heathen and Pagan matters, and Mos Maiorum Foundation www.mosmaiorum.org, dedicated to ethnic religion. He has also contributed to NewsJunkiePost, GodsOwnParty and Pagan+Politics.

Wed, Dec 28th, 2016

John Kerry Condemns Israeli Foreign Policy Driven By Extreme Right-Wing Elements

“The Israeli prime minister publicly supports a two-state solution, but his current coalition is the most right-wing in Israeli history, with an agenda driven by its most extreme elements.”

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Dec 26th, 2016

The Republican Quest to Defund the United Nations May Hurt the US More Than the UN

Trump seems intent on following in the footsteps, not of our most successful modern president, Barack H. Obama, but rather the least, George W. Bush

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sat, Dec 24th, 2016

President Obama Stands Up To Israeli Netanyahu’s Aggression in Palestine

The U.N. reaffirmed its consensus that settlements have no legal validity. The United States has been sending a message that settlements must stop.

Rmuse

Audio engineer and instructor for SAE. Writes op/ed commentary supporting Secular Humanist causes, and exposing suppression of women, the poor, and minorities. An advocate for freedom of religion and particularly, freedom of NO religion.

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

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Sat, Dec 17th, 2016

Donald Trump’s Middle East Policy is Shaping Up to be a Disaster

Blame Trump's uninformed decision-making processes, which is based entirely on the faulty assumption that he is a “smart guy.”

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Dec 14th, 2016

Trump’s Promised Move of US Embassy to Jerusalem Already Underway

"Moving the embassy to the capital of the Jewish people, to Jerusalem, is a straightforward, standard thing to do." Except it isn't.

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Jun 27th, 2016

President Obama Says It’s Time To Stop Subsidizing Israeli Defense Industry

It's time for Israel to fund its own military and stop killing American jobs with a “special relationship” subsidizing its defense industry.

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Thu, Apr 14th, 2016Thu, Apr 14th, 2016

John Kasich Tries to Teach the Bible to Talmudic Scholars

One can only picture the results of this cringe-worthy moment with President Kasich and a group of Muslims instead

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Mar 23rd, 2016

At AIPIC, Paul Ryan And Company Showed They Love Israel More Than America

Ryan said at AIPIC that "A confident America stands by its allies." It's just a shame the GOP doesn't stand by the American people.

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Mar 21st, 2016Mon, Mar 21st, 2016

Bernie Sanders Made the Right Decision to Skip ‘Pro-Israel’ AIPIC Conference

A second American Revolution can be won in California with its 55 electoral votes, but not in Galilee, which gets 0

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sun, Feb 7th, 2016

Republicans Offer Us a Foreign Policy Of Campaign Slogans and Sound Bites

Trump says he has best temperament for the job, Graham say his worldview is gibberish, and Cruz claims Trump would nuke Denmark

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Jan 11th, 2016Mon, Jan 11th, 2016

Did Netanyahu Just Promise Vengeance for Obama’s Iran Nuclear Accord?

Benjamin Netanyahu did not like Barack Obama's refusal to grant him control of U.S. foreign policy and a Kuwaiti paper says he wants revenge

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Wed, Dec 9th, 2015

England Not Alone as Some in Israel Want Trump Banned from Upcoming Visit

Donald Trump plans to visit Israel at the end of the year, but some in Israel are not happy at the prospect of Trump's presence

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Nov 9th, 2015

Michele Bachmann Says “Jesus is Coming Soon” and it’s Time to Convert the Jews

MIchele Bachmann shows what a true friend of Israel she is by calling for the conversion of the Jews as soon as possible

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Sat, Nov 7th, 2015

Benjamin Netanyahu Realizes He Needs Obama and Democrats After All

Netanyahu comes crawling to Washington for some foreign aid. Despite all the bluster, he knows who needs whom more in U.S.-Israeli relations

Hrafnkell Haraldsson

Mon, Sep 28th, 2015Mon, Sep 28th, 2015

Iranian President Laughs At Republicans And Compares Them To Saddam Hussein

Iranian President Rouhani said tearing up an international agreement "is something that only the likes of Saddam Hussein would do."

Rmuse

Born in the South, raised in the Mid-West and California for a well-rounded view of America; it doesn’t look good.

Former minister, lifelong musician, Mahayana Zen-Buddhist.

http://rmuse.p2blogs.com/

Thu, Sep 10th, 2015

Boehner Says Obama’s Unwillingness to Attack Iran Shows a Lack of Commitment to Democracy

There is no low Republicans will not sink to when they are deprived of the opportunity to launch another baseless attack an innocent nation

Hrafnkell Haraldsson