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Trans Pacific Partnership to Proceed Without USA
Trans Pacific Partnership to Proceed Without USA
Free trade used to be a rallying cry for mainstream North American politicians. Back in the 1980s, Canada’s then prime minister, Brian Mulroney, campaigned successfully on the idea that trade…
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Theresa May’s Big Gamble - Is Jeremy Corbyn Missing His Chance?
Theresa May’s Big Gamble - Is Jeremy Corbyn Missing His Chance?
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Theresa May, decided to call an early parliament election, which might have several purposes. May inherited the government and parliament from former Prime…
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Why Libya is a Haven for Terrorist Groups
Why Libya is a Haven for Terrorist Groups
Salman Abedi’s suicide bombing in Manchester on May 22 was immediately met with speculation that he may have been working with a jihadist group or network, perhaps even the Islamic…
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Why It Is So Hard to Stop Terrorism
Why It Is So Hard to Stop Terrorism
A January 2017 Pew survey showed that Americans rate terrorism as the top priority for the Trump administration and Congress. They put the issue ahead of the economy, education, jobs…
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Lies, Lies, Lies! Trump's Budget and Healthcare Reform is a Full-on Betrayal
Lies, Lies, Lies! Trump's Budget and Healthcare Reform is a Full-on Betrayal
The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office released their analysis of the new and revised American Health Care Act. As many suspected, it forecasts millions of people to lose their insurance; 23…
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Why We Should Want Trump To Withdraw From The Paris Agreement
Why We Should Want Trump To Withdraw From The Paris Agreement
The conventional wisdom that the United States should remain under the Paris Agreement is wrong. A US withdrawal would be the best outcome for international climate action. A reluctant US…
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Digesting Trump's Remarkable New Budget Proposal
Digesting Trump's Remarkable New Budget Proposal
“Get a job, poor people” – that might as well be the tagline of the Trump Administration’s latest budget proposal. No matter what a politician says in regards to priorities, you…
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Europe Needs More Cooperation and Money to Combat Terror
Europe Needs More Cooperation and Money to Combat Terror
Last night’s suicide bombing in the English city of Manchester, which left 22 people dead, including an eight-year-old girl, and 59 hurt at a concert by the young American pop…
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