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Wednesday, September 27, 2017

An exposé of some myths about socialism, science and climate change

This is worth a read.

http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/42062-climate-change-brings-socialism-and-science-together
Posted by Doug at 12:31 PM No comments:

Monday, September 25, 2017

How dictators stay in power

This detailed article explains who gets US foreign aid.  Apparently dictatorships are well supported:

http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/42020-us-provides-military-assistance-to-73-percent-of-world-s-dictatorships
Posted by Doug at 12:05 PM No comments:
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