Новости за 13.04.2017

By Bryan Betancur Once an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, the U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce CEO now may be a misguided opportunist in the president’s national diversity coalition.

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A Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) weapon is prepared for testing at the Eglin Air Force Armament Center, Florida, in 2003. (Wikimedia Commons) The U.S. military Thursday announced it dropped a 21,600 pound non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan. The GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast (MOAB) is nicknamed the “mother of all bombs,” and was developed in 2003 but never used in a battlefield. CNN reports: [MOAB] was dropped at 7:32 pm local time Thursday, the sources said. A MOAB is a 21,600-pound,... Читать дальше...

There are two Americas: one that pays taxes for the public good and one that works hard to pay as little tax as possible. It’s clear which one President Trump serves.

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams The incident occurred days after President Trump took unilateral military action and bombed a Syrian government air base.

By John Pilger No one wants to bomb or occupy the U.S. ally. But that could change if America’s military-industrial establishment continues to assert its global dominance with force.

By Robert Reich / RobertReich.org In a lawsuit over the emoluments clause, attorneys for the United States are representing Trump’s personal financial interests, not the broader interests of American citizens.

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By Amy Goodman and Denis Moynihan As the world focuses on state violence from Syria to Iraq to Yemen to North Korea, the groundwork is being laid for unchecked state violence here at home.

By Juan Cole / Informed Comment Having Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who shocked Iran by deciding to run for president again, and Donald Trump in office at the same time could well be a volatile mix.

By Ellen Brown / Web of Debt Like most states today, New Jersey suffers from serious budget problems, limiting its ability to make needed improvements. But a public bank could change this.

President Trump’s assault on the sovereign nation of Syria was illegal under both U.S. and international law, and the American mainstream media’s celebration of his rush to judgment and action sent the president a frightening message: Bombing makes you popular.