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The French Revolution’€™s Influence on Modern Western Society
The French Revolution from the years 1789-1799 and Napoleonic era from 1799-1815 was a time period of radical social and political reform. Despite obvious, physical damages and high death tolls, this period in history has major historical forces that exer ...[Read more]
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Verizon is disconnecting 8,500 customers who need its service the most
Back in June, reports first started surfacing of Verizon disconnecting customers in rural areas who were using too much data on Verizon partner networks. At the time, Verizon downplayed the changes as only affecting a “small group” of customers whose ...[Read more]
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Are Catalonian nationalists copying Maidan propaganda€™ handbook?
A new video promoting Catalonian democracy looks suspiciously similar to a production made about the 2014 Maidan protests in Ukraine – and many online are not impressed. ‘Help Catalonia. Save Europe’ is a new video published on the YouTube account o ...[Read more]
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Why Trump Has Gone Nuclear on Iran
The absolute majority of the Global South now has definitive proof; Washington simply cannot be trusted to keep its promises related to any major geopolitical deal. The possibility of a nuclear agreement – or any agreement – between Washington and Pyo ...[Read more]
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A Family’s Long Search for Answers After Israel’s Killing of a Palestinian-American Teen
THE LAST TIME Fawziya Shaalan saw her son alive was February 26, 2016. After eating lunch, Mahmoud, a 16-year-old Palestinian-American living in the West Bank, decided to go on an afternoon walk. This was routine; it was a way for Mahmoud to deal with his ...[Read more]
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About 1 million Americans without running water. 3 million without power.
After Hurricane Maria toppled the bridge that connects him to the rest of civilization and ripped the roof and walls off his house here in the central mountains of Puerto Rico, Ramón Sostre raised a weathered American flag above the wreckage. His message ...[Read more]
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Newspaper of Chinese Communist Party Explains: A new realm for socialism with Chinese characteristics
Today, the 19th CPC National Congress begins in Beijing. This congress comes at a critical moment of building a well-off society in an all-round way and developing socialism with Chinese characteristics. The congress will give clear answers to such import ...[Read more]
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Washington economic war against Russian gas supplies to Europe unacceptable
The United States would like to weaken Russia’s energy cooperation with the European Union, said former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder, adding it’s unacceptable to create barriers to Russian gas deliveries to the German market. "It’s wrong if t ...[Read more]
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Making History: China and Russia are Transforming Enemies into Friends
Russia, China and Iran have in recent years drawn enormous benefit from the declining military and economic power of the United States, further propelled by a general mistrust of Washington's diplomatic and political abilities, both with Obama and now wit ...[Read more]
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Clinton, Assange and the War on Truth
On 16 October, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation aired an interview with Hillary Clinton: one of many to promote her score-settling book about why she was not elected President of the United States. Wading through the Clinton book, "What Happened"  ...[Read more]
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US Proposes Laptop Ban on International Flights Around the World
A US regulatory agency is pushing for the United Nations to implement a ban on laptops in checked bags during international flights, one day after Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke said “the intelligence is clear” that terro ...[Read more]
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