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The Ghost of Herut: Albert Einstein on Israel, 70 Years Ago

70 years after Israel’s independence and Einstein’s letter, the country’s legacy is still marred with blood and violence. Despite the ongoing party in Tel Aviv, there is no reason to celebrate and every reason to mourn.

Ramzy Baroud
Por Ramzy Baroud
Scientist Albert Einstein, left, and Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, are pictured in the garden of the Einstein's home May 14, 1951. A friend said the two meeting for the first time since 1930 talked of "Relativity, freedom, Greek Philosophy, Spinoza--and no Politics". Ben Gurion is touring the country on behalf of Israel's $500,000,000 Bond Issue. (AP Photo)

Albert Einstein, along with other Jewish luminaries, including Hannah Arendt, published a letter in the New York Times on December 4, 1948. That was only a few months after Israel had declared its independence and as hundreds of Palestinian villages were being actively demolished after their inhabitants were expelled. The letter denounced

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Bolivia Scrambles to Maintain South American Unity Amid US Support For Right Wing Governments

Given the clearly right-wing nature of the ruling parties in the countries that withdrew from UNASUR, the move can be seen as the latest blow against a fading trend of left-wing governments in the region and a result of the increasingly bitter inter-state debate swirling around Venezuela’s political future.

Elliott Gabriel
Por Elliott Gabriel
South American Nations Union (UNASUR) General Secretary Ernesto Samper, right, speaks to the press, next to Bolivia's President Evo Morales at the government palace in La Paz, Bolivia, Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. Samper is on an official visit to Bolivia (AP Photo/Juan Karita)

QUITO, ECUADOR -- Bolivia plans on struggling hard to maintain the unity of the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR), after half of its member states declared the indefinite suspension of their participation in the regional organization, President Evo Morales told reporters yesterday. "We are going to make all the efforts to reach consensus

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Jesus Rodriguez, ex-Cónsul General to US, Discusses Maduro, Petro, Venezuelan Grit

As Jesus Rodriguez explains to MintPress in an exclusive interview, while no single change can fix the current condition of Venezuela, the Maduro government’s response to the crisis has been both humane in the Bolivarian tradition, and also backed by solid principles and reasoning.

James Carey
Por James Carey
A supporter of Hugo Chavez cries as she holds pictures of Chavez and President Nicolas Maduro during a rally marking the fifth anniversary of Chavez's death, in Caracas, Venezuela, March 15, 2018. (AP/Fernando Llano)

CARACAS, VENEZUELA -- With U.S. sanctions suffocating the South American nation of Venezuela, incumbent President, and U.S. target, Nicolas Maduro is preparing for an election in late May that will likely result in his retaining his office. This is unfortunate for Washington, which has thrown its lot in via millions of dollars lavished on an

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With Golden Opportunity in Coming Elections, Will Democrats Rediscover a Soul?

With roughly 920 days until the next presidential election, the pivotal question is whether the Democratic establishment has learned its lesson from the 2016 debacle and will turn to a Bernie Sanders-like progressive to rescue the party from ruination and stave off Trump’s second term.

Jon Jeter
Por Jon Jeter
Jason Kander, left, former Missouri Secretary of State, campaigns for Jon Ossoff, Democratic candidate for Georgia's 6th congressional district, right, during a stop at Ossoff's campaign office in Chamblee, Ga., Monday, June 19, 2017. The race between Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel is seen as a significant political test for the new Trump Administration. The district traditionally goes Republican, but most consider the race too close to call as voters head to the polls on Tuesday. (AP Photo/David Goldman)

WASHINGTON (Analysis) -- At first glance, Jason Kander would seem to be a political consultant’s dream -- or perhaps nightmare, if you’re a Republican. Approaching his 37th birthday, the former Missouri secretary of state is boyishly handsome, whip smart, a social-media savant, and appeals to both millenials and seniors. What’s more, he articulates

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Saudi Arabia: Qatar Should Send Troops to Syria, Pay for US Military Presence

Saudi Arabia lashed out at its former ally, Qatar, saying it should foot the bill for the US occupation of Syria.

SouthFront
Por SouthFront
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson listens during a press conference with Saudi Foreign Minister Adel Ahmed Al-Jubeir, Oct. 22, 2017, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (AP/Alex Brandon)

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs, Adel al-Jubeir, has said that Qatar should pay for the presence of U.S. military forces in Syria, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported on April 24. Jubeir’s statement was allegedly based on remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump during a joint press conference with his French counterpart Emmanuel Macron. SPA

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Making Sense of the Conflicting Ground Reports From Syria

There are abundant conflicting reports regarding who used chemical weapons – was it pro-Assad forces backed by Russia and Iran, or was it “rebels” with backing from the U.S., the UK, France, Turkey, and Saudi Arabia?

Derrick Broze
Por Derrick Broze
In this Monday, April 16, 2018 photo, people look out of their damage apartment windows just meters away from where the alleged chemical weapons attack occurred in the town of Douma, the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack, near Damascus, Syria. The survivors blamed the attack on the Army of Islam, the powerful rebel group that controlled the town before it was taken over by Syrian government forces this week, although they did not offer evidence to back up their claims.(AP/Hassan Ammar)

In recent weeks the American public has been inundated with reports claiming the U.S., the U.K., and France have conclusive evidence that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad reportedly used chemical weapons against his own people. Most of the American, British, and French media have lined up behind the proclamations of their respective political

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