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Promoters of Saudi Prince as Feminist Reformer Are Silent on His Crackdown on Women
If influential outlets like the Times opinion section and CBS News are going to help build up bin Salman’s image as a “reformer” and a champion of women’s rights, don’t they have a unique obligation to inform their readers and viewers when the image they built up is so severely undermined? By Adam Johnson.
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Why Germans Are Getting Fed Up with America
It’s getting harder for Angela Merkel and the German elite to hold back growing anti-Americanism. By Leonid Bershidsky.
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A Former FBI Agent Was Caught On Undercover Video Teaching False Muslim Conspiracy Theories To Police Officers
John Guandolo said it was “treason” for former president Obama to address a Muslim organization in the US. By Talal Ansari.
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Iran Deal Exit: America First, or Israel First?
As the US walks away from the Iran deal is Washington headed down the road to war? That’s the assumption of the deal’s supporters, the main talking point – but is it necessarily true? By Justin Raimondo.
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The alt-right is drunk on bad readings of Nietzsche. The Nazis were too
The alt-right is obsessed with the 19th-century German philosopher. They don’t understand him. By Sean Illing.
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The Bizarre Death of Bridget Cleary, the Irish "Fairy Wife"
Her husband thought she'd been replaced—by a supernatural being. By Maria J. Pérez Cuervo.
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When Zionism Rubs Up Against Reality
Israel is good at what it does. Damn good... By Stanley L. Cohen.
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Lithium
Nirvana, Annie Clark
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Scientists have established a link between brain damage and religious fundamentalism
A study published in the journal Neuropsychologia has shown that religious fundamentalism is, in part, the result of a functional impairment in a brain region known as the prefrontal cortex. By Bobby Azarian.
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Christian Dominionists Meet at Trump's Washington Hotel to Answer the ''Divine Call to War''
They want a theocracy in the US, and they have Trump's ear. By Bill Berkowitz.
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The Genesis of Blame
A couple of weeks ago, the pope described ‘fake news’ as being like the strategy employed by the ‘crafty serpent’ in the Book of Genesis… By Anne Enright.
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Why Trump might bend nuclear security rules to help Saudi Arabia build reactors in the desert
The push to provide nuclear power to Saudi Arabia has divided U.S. policymakers. By Steven Mufson.
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Newsweek Fires Editors and Reporter Who Investigated the Company
Three were fired, and two others left in limbo, in a purge that targeted employees involved in coverage of Newsweek Media Group’s financial and legal troubles. By Maggie Astor.
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Keeping the Darwinian Faith
A review of Michael Ruse’s book on the religion of scientism. By Charles LaPorte, Joseph LaPorte.
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President Trump’s ‘Friends’ in Saudi Arabia
Is the United States becoming a patsy for the Kingdom? By Andrew J. Bacevich.
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Che, Stalin, Mussolini and the Thinkers Who Loved Them
Why are intellectuals and thinkers, who normally face persecution and risk under dictatorial regimes, nonetheless attracted to tyrants and would-be liberators? By Aram Bakshian Jr.
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Mohammed bin Salman’s ill-advised ventures have weakened Saudi Arabia’s position in the world
Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia is the undoubted Middle East man of the year, but his great impact stems more from his failures than his successes. He is accused of being Machiavellian in clearing his way to the throne by the elimination of opponents inside and outside the royal family. By Patrick Cockburn.
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Whether Hollywood or the Vatican, patriarchy gives men license to abuse
If we think Hollywood is tough, try reckoning with Catholic and evangelical theologies that insist that God has ordered the universe so that men are always destined to be the leaders and authorities. By Jamie Manson.
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The Last Days of Roy Moore: Inside the Bewildering End of the Alabama Election
How Doug Jones vanquished Moore and delivered Donald Trump what may be the most damning loss of his tenure. By T.A. Frank.
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Courting trouble: Roy Moore allegations shed light on fundamentalist Christian practice of marrying off young girls
Many people find Moore’s alleged sexual assaults disturbing, but the romantic pursuit of teens appears to be an accepted practice in some parts of the fundamentalist Christian community. By Matt Kwong.
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