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Could Stocks Rally Even as Parts of the Economy Are Recessionary?

Could Stocks Rally Even as Parts of the Economy Are Recessionary?

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We contrarians can’t help it: when the herd is bullish, we start looking for a reversal. When the herd turns bearish, we also start looking for a reversal. So now that the herd is skittishly bearish, anticipating a recession, contrarians start wondering if a most hated rally is in the offing, one that would leave most punters off the […]

U.S. Bases in Okinawa Are a Threat to Freedom

U.S. Bases in Okinawa Are a Threat to Freedom

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By David Swanson, Director, World BEYOND WarRemarks at Rally outside White House, January 7, 2019. There are a number of problems with the idea that maintaining and expanding giant military bases in other people’s countries protects freedom in the U.S. or in the occupied land. For one thing, the United States maintains these bases in […]

Polling on the Border Wall

Polling on the Border Wall

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Eric Zuesse Polling on the border wall shows that Trump’s proposal is very unpopular amongst the American electorate, especially amongst the people who live near the Mexican border; but Republicans nationwide do support his proposal — and overwhelmingly. Trump’s base is the mass of people who approve of Trump and his initiatives no matter what […]

57 Years Ago: U.S. and Britain Approved Use of Islamic Extremists to Topple Syrian Government

57 Years Ago: U.S. and Britain Approved Use of Islamic Extremists to Topple Syrian Government

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Have the U.S. and Its Allies Intentionally Balkanized Syria Into Smaller Regions? BBC reports that – in 1957 – the British and American leaders approved the use of Islamic extremists and false flag attacks to topple the Syrian government: Nearly 50 years before the war in Iraq, Britain and America sought a secretive “regime change” in another […]

You’re 55 Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist

You’re 55 Times More Likely to be Killed by a Police Officer than a Terrorist

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Police Killings Grossly Underreported We previously reported that Americans are 9 times more likely to be killed by a police officer than a terrorist. But it turns out that our numbers were incorrect … This isn’t surprising, given that: “Reliable estimates of the number of justifiable homicides committed by police officers in the United States do not exist.” A study of […]