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Terror of self-sufficiency grips the New York Times editorial page, and comedy ensues.
A Primer on How the DNC has been Hoisted on Its Own Petard
The contemporary left’s love of industrialism seems to have been based on the mistaken belief that, in using machines to exploit the forces of nature, industrialism was not exploiting human beings.
The notion that the publication of such a powerful image could serve as inadvertent promotion overlooks the public’s right to witness and interpret pivotal moments in the political arena.
Large numbers of Palestinians and Ukrainians were killed in missile strikes days apart, writes Jonathan Cook. The differing coverage of these comparable events is the clue to the media’s true function.
Eight years of madness have brought America to the doorstep of its perfect WWE ending. Let’s get ready to rumble.
The Donor Convention, where big-money backers decide who will run against Trump, is happening now.
The authors promise an “uplifting” path in which candidates would pledge not to attack each other. They would then have a few weeks as named celebrities like Oprah and Taylor Swift would moderate discussions.