The Trump administration changes Obama era policy by removing the mandate that employers offer free birth control to employees. [Link] Federal workers earn 80% more in wages and benefits than other Americans. [Link] The US government is illegally searching and storing...
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Congress to Debate US War on Yemen
The bill introduced by a bipartisan group of House members last week to end the direct U.S. military role in the Saudi coalition war in Yemen guarantees that the House of Representatives will vote for the first time on the single most important element of U.S....
What Did Washington Achieve in its Six Year War on Syria?
Now that the defeat of ISIS in Syria appears imminent, with the Syrian army clearing out some of the last ISIS strongholds in the east, Washington’s interventionists are searching for new excuses to maintain the illegal US military presence in the country. Their...
Cynical Hawks Exploit North Korea Crisis to Torpedo Iran Agreement
Donald Trump’s speech to the UN General Assembly underscored his intention to adopt highly confrontational policies toward both North Korea and Iran. He threatened to “totally destroy” North Korea in the event of war and re-emphasized Washington’s long-standing...
When Foreign Aid Is Wrong
People sometimes do the right thing, but for the wrong reason—including presidents and politicians. The Obama administration slashed hundreds of millions of dollars in military and economic assistance to Egypt in 2013 after the ouster of Egypt’s president Mohamed...
Donald Trump Begins His Inevitable Shift Towards the Dems
This week, President Trump made a deal with Democratic leadership to extend the formal debt ceiling limit by three months (though in practice, much longer). It remains to be seen whether enough rank-and-file members in both parties will go along in the House, but the...
News Roundup 9/8/17
Nancy Pelosi said Trump favors legislation that will give people who are in the US under Obama's DACA program to have a path to citizenship. [Link] Facebook was exposed for inflating the reach of their advertisements. Facebook then announced an operation likely based...
"Fool’s Errand": A Guide to the New Forgotten War
I was one of the first American officials to arrive in Kabul at the end of 2001. The war that seemed to be ending back then is currently in its 16th year with no end in sight, and for those of us who were there at the beginning it now sometimes seems like it was a...
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