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Iran Liberalism

Lawrence Wilkerson: Trump Is Deepening the ‘Economic War’ Against Iran

Yves here. Colonel Larry Wilkerson, an astute critic of American foreign policy, weighs in on the latest effort by the Administration to toughen sanctions against Iran. This was an obvious face-saving effort after Trump had the good sense to pull back on an p…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Overnight Defense: Trump says he doesn’t need exit strategy with Iran | McConnell open to vote on Iran war authorization | Senate panel advances bill to restrict emergency arms sales

Happy Tuesday and welcome to Overnight Defense. I'm Ellen Mitchell, and here's your nightly guide to the latest developments at the Pentagon, on Capitol Hill and beyond. CLICK HERE to subscribe to the newsletter. THE TOPLINE: President TrumpDonald John Trump…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Yemen Civil War

Canada’s labour movement must take a stand against the Saudi arms deal

As Canadas largest labour organization and the political arm of the labour movement, the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC) has long been a voice for peace, human rights and social justice. But on one of the most controversial issues in Canadian politics, Canad…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Global Warming

Exclusive: Investors with $34 trillion demand urgent climate change action

LONDON (Reuters) - Investors managing more than $34 trillion in assets, nearly half the world’s invested capital, are demanding urgent action from governments on climate change, piling pressure on leaders of the world’s 20 biggest economies meeting this week.…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Big Data

Big Data Is The Core Of Your Audience Targeting Strategy

Big data is making it easier for marketers to make the most of their campaigns. Facebook, Google and other major companies collect massive troves of data, which are invaluable for advertisers. Unfortunately, this data is useless without a well-thought out st…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Machine Learning

This Is How You’re Being Manipulated

At a preliminary Senate hearing today on the subject of potentially putting legislative limits on the persuasiveness of technologya diplomatic way of saying the addiction model the internet uses to keep people engaged and clickingTristan Harris, the executive…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Gundam

Gundam Meets Cute Cat With This Mecha Cosplay

Mobile Suit Gundam is a testament to the power of anime and manga. With numerous statues in Japan erected depicting the mech suits, hundreds of million of plastic models sold, and more anime series than we can count, it doesn't seem like the series will be st…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Hiroshima

Pope to visit Hiroshima, Nagasaki on Nov 24

Pope Francis will visit Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Nov 24 during his four-day stay in Japan to offer prayers for victims of the U.S. atomic bombings of the two cities in World War II, sources close to the matter said Tuesday. The pope is scheduled to meet ato…

bubmagJune 26, 2019

Chinese Expansionism

ASEAN Makes Little Progress on Security Issues, Analysts Say

Analysts say the 34th ASEAN summit this weekend made little progress on two key security issues facing the region: Chinese expansionism in the South China Sea and stalled repatriation of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar who are languishing in Bangladesh. Leade…

bubmagJune 25, 2019

Trickle-Down

Trickle Down Theory: Powell Trashes Trump, Praises Himself

Authored by Mike Shedlock via MishTalk, In a speech today, Fed Chair Jerome Powell took a swipe at Trump, then patted himself and the Fed on the back... Powell Snipes at Trump Image courtesy of Hedgeye Inquiring minds are tuning into a Powell Speech in wh…

bubmagJune 25, 2019

Lawrence Wilkerson: Trump Is Deepening the ‘Economic War’ Against Iran

Overnight Defense: Trump says he doesn’t need exit strategy with Iran | McConnell open to vote on Iran war authorization | Senate panel advances bill to restrict emergency arms sales

Canada’s labour movement must take a stand against the Saudi arms deal

Exclusive: Investors with $34 trillion demand urgent climate change action

Big Data Is The Core Of Your Audience Targeting Strategy

This Is How You’re Being Manipulated

Gundam Meets Cute Cat With This Mecha Cosplay

Pope to visit Hiroshima, Nagasaki on Nov 24

ASEAN Makes Little Progress on Security Issues, Analysts Say

Trickle Down Theory: Powell Trashes Trump, Praises Himself

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